On a freezing December night in Georgia, my girlfriends and I had the conversation women have when they’re done pretending – we talked about how we struggle to own our hard work. One woman who’s in the middle of divorce proceedings, told us she’s been reflecting...
**I selected the photo for this blog in honor of every woman, particularly women-of-color, who has been constantly asked to be less than who they truly are. 1. We are unwaveringly committed to every human being’s birthright: to own their agency and be seen and...
I’m working on refining my thoughts and language around my Ally Leadership Framework. In this post, I’ve expanded on how Ally Leadership works as a leadership framework in the work environment, and, really, any structured environment where we find ourselves. My most...
Lord have mercy! The temperatures yesterday were getting too close to 100 degrees for me. When it’s too hot to go outside, what’s a person to do? Read. Since the 4th of July is upon us, I thought I’d suggest an even dozen books for your summer reading list. Lately,...
Job search sucks. There, I said it out loud. It particularly sucks for women. The longer I work with women, the more I see how the system blocks them from owning their accomplishments, their voices, their power, and their value. How do you find a great opportunity...
I remember an afternoon in Athens when I was meeting with a professor (he was gay, this isn’t about sex) – a favorite one – we were talking about a decision I’d made. Of course, 50 years later, I can’t remember which decision we were talking about. He looked and me...
Y’all. I cannot even believe this. In three short months, we’ll usher in the 2nd quarter of the 21st century. We’re working hard to build a brand new world, and a brand new world demands and requires a different form of leadership. As women continue to change the...
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to work with two women, one a new acquaintance and one a long-time client, as they grapple with owning and claiming their full power and the power of their work. They shared a common problem with all of the women I work with –...
I’ve never recovered from COVID. I figured it out the other day as I found myself crying over our most recent book club selection: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. It’s a novel about COVID times. About all of COVID times, the uncertainty about the disease, the...
Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) famously used his mom’s phrase “look for the helpers” to reassure children who were worried and scared after 9/11. He shared that when he was worried or scared about something that had happened, his mom told him to “Look for the helpers. There...
