THE TURTLE OF OKINAWA
PERSONALITY AND WORKPLACE CULTURE This summer I headed with my family to Japan on vacation. Once we made known our destination to the kids, we got different reactions from them. My daughter delved into...
How to start a Career Change.
A recent survey by InHerSight showed that ‘seven in ten women are looking to change careers’ and ‘the need for more pay (32 percent), followed by the desire to find a career with a...
Self-Confidence: The Essential Skill Women Need to Lead in The Workplace
Photo: pixabay.com The push for gender equality has resulted in more women ascending positions of power in the corporate world and in public service. However, the number of women holding positions as C-suite...
Why women’s participation in governance should be encouraged
Since time immemorial, research has shown that women’s participation in GOVERNANCE is highly beneficial and has a greater positive impact on people’s lives. Let’s bring it down home a little – In the home...
MEET THE HEROINE: NANCY PELOSI
Pelosi was born Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro on March 26, 1940, in Baltimore. She was the last of six children, and the first daughter. The family lived on Albemarle Street in Little...
Meet the Heroine: Atifete Jahjaga
Atifete Jahjaga was born 20 April 1975. She is a Kosovar politician and stateswoman who served as the third President of Kosovo.[a] She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first non-partisan candidate...
10 POWERFUL WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
The saying that “Whatever you give to a woman comes back tripled” has over time been proven true especially in our present century. Women have been found to be more intuitive, empathic, and self-driven...
The Louboutin theory.
Last Friday at the Women in Leadership conference organized by Boundlesshands Africa and IHS. I sat on a Panel with some amazing and accomplished women as we discussed the topic; “Women in the Board...
8 Characteristics and Skills to Develop for Effective Leaders
Leaders or managers, this is the problem. While managers can be leaders, the reverse is not a must. In fact, these two roles are often separate. After all, modern businesses seem to prefer it...
5 Tough decisions that will determine your success or failure as a leader
Most of the best leaders in the world are uniquely attuned to the 5 key decisions that change the fate of careers and organizations. Here are some of the decisions that will make or...