Tag Archives: women
World Economic Forum-Davos Finally Gets it right!
Women are the way forward. Finally, beginning today – Feb 1- some of the most powerful companies in the U.S(Coca-Cola, Accenture, and others) are signing a worldwide pledge to bring women into the economic mainstream. And not a second too soon. They are finally beginning to understand what development experts have known all along: women [...]
Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or It Is Nothing At All
At age almost 96 and on hospice, mom moves up and down like a roller coaster. We call her YoYoMa, one of our ways of staying sane when our hearts are so heavy. Yesterday morning, she would not open her eyes or acknowledge I was there. But in the afternoon, when I returned to see [...]
What if you had no memory?
In some ways, that’s sounds great; you could forget the bad dates, the mistakes you kept making, the people you’d REALLY like to banish, and those horrid pictures from when you were a teen. However, Alzheimer’s does not just take away what you’d like to forget but instead tears you from loved ones, from hard-earned [...]
Give to Get
I ran into my local grocery store yesterday. Under the cool overhang by the automatic door, high school cheerleaders were waving posters and asking for donations so they could go to an out-of-state competition. In a hurry, I ignored them. Driving back to my house, sitting on the curb in the hot sun were two [...]
Lessons from the Simmons Leadership Conference
I’m thrilled to say that I was interviewed by Liz O’Donnell, Author of HelloLadies.com about the Simmons Leadership Conference. You can read the entire interview at The Glass Hammer.
Is Your Family a Barrier to a Senior Leadership Position?
I get daily updates on any news that comes out related to leadership and women. Today, this release caused more than a pause. According to research from Opportunity Now, balancing work and family responsibilities is the biggest barrier women face to getting senior jobs. The study, which questioned over 850 line managers about female progression [...]
“Woman of Independent Means”
To: My Dear Reader, From: The “Woman of Independent Means” I laugh as I write this last line. Funny but it seems to capture all the vigor and verve of self-sufficiency, achievement and hard core measurable goals which marked my passage and intentions upon entering the decade of the 90s. I was determined to change [...]
Music Enters the Soul and Leads You Home
Mom has been a resident at Ageis Assisted Living for 2.5 years. In this time, her little body has taken assaults from a broken leg, broken hip, bouts with gastritis, deep depression, memory loss, and now three inoperable hernias. When words and medicine fail to comfort, music takes over. As a family, we always have [...]
Three of the important questions you will ever answer.
What brings you to joy? What are you good at? Does anyone need you to do it? For some reason, I found myself reflecting this Holiday on a weekend spent with my twin brother as he facilitated a Boston College tradition called Halftime. This free, elective weekend is for sophomore or junior year students to [...]
Remembrances can give you goosebumps
Just back from Washington DC and the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal. The actual ceremony will be broadcast tonight on CSPAN and has been picked up by all major television and print media. But what you won’t see is the Remembrance Ceremony held the day before to honor the 38 women who died in [...]