by BalanceGirl | Nov 11, 2017 | Balanced Leadership, Communication, Equality, Women and Leadership, Women and Success, Women In Business, Women's Choices, Women's Code, Women's Issues
Isn’t the topic of women’s advancement and equality featured everywhere ad nauseam? Doesn’t it seem like there’s always another women’s conference, a summit, new book or article where a high-profile woman proclaims life’s not fair? What else could women possibly want?...
by BalanceGirl | Nov 4, 2017 | Communication, Equality, Women and Success, Women's Code, Women's Issues
The story is repeated and repeated every day, every minute, everywhere in this world. Women are not speaking up enough, women are speaking up too much, or (my favorite) women have no right to attempt to get ahead by lying about all this harassment stuff done by...
by BalanceGirl | Oct 4, 2017 | Balanced Leadership, Career, Communication, Leadership, Women and Leadership, Women and Success, Women In Business, Women's Code
A few weeks ago, I returned from WBENC West. It’s an annual conference attended by approximately 500 women, most of whom are Supplier Diversity professionals. Attending events like this always reminds me of one thing: YOU ARE POWERFUL. It’s not always easy...
by BalanceGirl | Oct 4, 2017 | Balanced Leadership, Communication, Leadership, Women and Success
The simple question on whether to watch the news or not can get us all worked up. Is it better to know, or to live in blissful ignorance? And even if you make it through the news hour, can you also endure the volatile and extreme opinions that follow right after? The...
by BalanceGirl | Sep 22, 2017 | Balanced Leadership, Communication, Women and Leadership, Women and Success, Women's Code, Women's Issues
Leadership comes from the top down. The boss, owner, anchor, or manager is expected to lead by example. Unfortunately, our recent examples include a resurgence of unprofessional, biased, sexist, misogynistic, and racist comments that women especially had hoped...
by BalanceGirl | Sep 7, 2017 | Communication, Equality, Women and Leadership, Women's Code, Women's Issues
Conversations about men and women in the workplace are my business. Equality— the dreaded word that is scorned by men and women alike is at the very core of what I do. I have come to learn a few things about how women react to the concept of equality. Younger women...
