I am not the first person to espouse this point of view. Indeed, in 2006, Frank Dobbin of Harvard, Erin Kelly of the University of Minnesota and Alexandra Kalev of the University of California, Berkeley undertook a study of federal employment statistics provided by companies over...
Have you been following Elizabeth Warren (D. Mass.) in the Senate? I have and I love her. I don't know if Senator Warren is "leaning in" or "setting the world on fire" but I like just about everything she does. And, I say just about everything because I don't know everything she does so I can't be 100%...
Spring is upon us and with it comes the desire to refresh our look. Accessories are often an easy way to give last year's outfit a new look. When you shop at Shoptimize, your accessorizing has an added purpose: moving women led-businesses forward at a critical time in their development and helping women's nonprofits. A fine example can be found in the amazing bags designed by emerging entrepreneur Sobia Shaikh.
Sobia...
In my last blog post I asked the question “Is there a need for civility in social media?” Since my post I have become...
Masters Channel is pleased to announce the official launch of its first fundraising campaign, “Help America Smile Again.” The organization, founded last year by Diogo Pascoal, his sister Candice Pascoal and their long-time friend Richard Baldwin, has grown into the world’s premier provider...
I recently read a brief and thought provoking interview by Art Kleiner of Strategy + Business, with Betty Sue Flowers.
It raises powerful questions regarding what are the prevaling myths that 'run' our organizations. Especially useful if we are leaders, but also useful as colleagues, employees, customers, investors, etc.
And of course, the questions that the article poses are just as applicable to our personal lives.
What are the mythologies we live by without question or...
**As a journalist and storyteller, it is my goal to shed light on individuals, organizations and or businesses which are creating programs which have a positive impact on and in their communities. Despite what popular culture tells us, I don't believe "news" should be all bad. I'm striving to give more recognition to those who are fostering something "positive" for their communities!
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I have just returned from a week in Bozeman, Montana serving as Executive Producer with Julia Yarbough Media Group, for post production on a video project to highlight a sustainable business model being put in place to assist working women in Nairobi, Kenya.
This is the kind of work my...
