Mentoring Matters Live – with Rachael Lorenzo
Setting Boundaries and Saying No Mentoring Matters Live is a monthly live show where we highlight mentors across the globe. Our mentors are here to share their wisdom and provide…
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Mentoring Matters Live – with Adaku Ezeudo
Navigating Cultural Differences Mentoring Matters Live is a monthly live show where we highlight mentors across the globe. Our mentors are here to share their wisdom and provide insight on…
Mentoring Matters Live with Carmen Janak
Why Leaders & Mentors are Important for Activism and Change Mentoring Matters Live is a monthly live show where we highlight mentors across the globe. Our mentors are here to…
How to Host a Webinar
Most of us have been to a webinar or two, but not all of us have hosted one. I started hosting webinars almost ten years ago and I’ve learned a…
Top 5 Tips for Virtual Meetings
I have been working from home and doing my business online for almost 15 years now so my daily life hasn’t really changed. But I know many of you have…
Favorite Social Apps
Living abroad, far from friends and family, I’ve learned how to use a variety of social apps to stay connected, engage, and have fun in virtual spaces. And I’ve been…
How to Work from Home
It has been a challenging time. We are all adjusting to a new normal, developing new skills and strategies for engaging online socially and professionally. This week and next, I…
5 Leadership Lessons Learned Abroad
The end of the year is one of my favorite times of year, because it is a time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. At the…
How to Create a Shared Vision
I have an idea! I have had so many ideas. Ideas for innovation. Ideas for change. And I think most of them were pretty darn good. But not everybody has…
The 3 Reasons Why Starbucks Racial Bias Training Won’t Work
Yesterday, more than 8,000 Starbucks stores were closed for racial bias training, costing the organization between $12-14 million. And it isn’t going to work! It isn’t going to work because…
Time is Up: How to make gender inclusion a reality in the workplace
The #metoo and #timeisup movements have struck a chord and are gaining momentum. It has gotten a lot of us thinking and talking about women’s parity and gender inclusion. But…
Be a Kind Leader
2000 — Happy People — Image by © Royalty-Free/Corbis In 2018, February 17th is Random Act of Kindness Day! It got me thinking about leadership, organizations, and kindness. More specifically,…
What about Gen Z? How to engage the next generation
Gen Z’s are coming of age and beginning to enter the workforce. So the rumblings about Gen Z and how they will function in the workplace has already begun. But…
10 Leadership Goals for 2018
The time has come to say goodbye to 2017, and usher in 2018! Every November, I sit down to evaluate the year and set goals for the new year. And…
Key Leadership Lessons from the Game of Thrones Badass Women
The long awaited penultimate season of HBO’s Game of Thrones has begun, and women have take center stage. This season is a showcase of amazingly badass women who have risen…
Top 5 Mistakes Potentially Effective Leaders Make
Not having the impact you want to have as a leader? Don’t worry, you are part of a very large (and common) club of leaders who have great intentions, but…
Time to Mentor Up
How’s your mentoring game? Earlier this month, I was one of the selected mentors for my local Business Journals #MentoringMonday event and Women’s Summit. As always, I relish every opportunity…
Live and Lead with Purpose: 4 Questions you need to ask yourself
Do you know your purpose? To be great, your life and leadership require purpose. It is that simple. Without purpose both life and leadership are messy and dissatisfying. So why…
Nothing is Wrong with Millennials
Simon Sinek didn’t get it all right! Over the holidays, a video of Leadership Expert and Author Simon Sinek speaking about Millennials in the workplace went viral. One version included…
