by BalanceGirl | Dec 20, 2018 | Balanced Leadership, Career, Change, Corporate America, Equality, Leadership, Training & Leadership, Women and Leadership, Women and Success, Women In Business, Women's Code, Women's Issues
When Nike supported Kaepernik, many thought it was a ballsy move. I think it was a diversion from the real issue that plagued the company — that is, the gender discrimination lawsuit lurking in the background. Yes, gender discrimination. At Nike. Why Are Women Treated...
by BalanceGirl | Jun 30, 2018 | Balanced Leadership, Career, Career/Success, Change, Equality, Growth Architecture, Women and Success, Women's Code, Women's Issues
The state of the American workplace is best explained in numbers, and these numbers tell a story of the changing demands on our workplaces that have occurred in the past 40 years. According to Gallup’s 2017 State Of The American Workplace study, 67% of Americans are...
by BalanceGirl | Jan 27, 2018 | Change, Equality, Relationships, Self Improvement, Women and Leadership, Women and Success, Women In Business, Women's Code
Each January I select a word that will rule all my decision making for the year. After much contemplation, my word for 2018 is: IMPACT. It’s time to make a bigger impact by reaching more women and the businesses that support them. As my friend Pattie Grimm says:...
by Beate Chelette | Jun 8, 2017 | Change, Transformation, Women's Code, Work Life Balance
Sometimes we hit a bump in the road. And after our initial reaction our internal voice suggest ever so slightly: “It’s you – not them.” Lately I’ve been dealing with… well… life. My daughter is moving which causes me sleepless nights and a lot of worry. I thought that...
by Beate Chelette | Nov 26, 2015 | Career/Success, Change, Communication, Discover, Innovations, Women and Leadership
What matters now? This is the question Dr. Marilyn Joyce asked me and it brought our conversation to a screeching halt. But let me back up first… As many stories go, a young man or woman is fed up with the confines of the existing system. Repressed, unhappy, and...
by Beate Chelette | Nov 19, 2015 | Building a Community, Change, Discover, Leadership, Politics, Transformation, Women's Code
After binge watching CNN for the past few days, I emerge with two feelings. The first is a state of disbelief at how radicalized young men can justify killing so many innocent people. Much like the rest of the world, I wonder where things went wrong for those men. One...
