Category: Leadership
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Special Gifts
Inspiration is a Great Gift Idea I count the last part of 2019 as a time in which we received a bounty of gifts to renew our hope in making the workplace equal for men and women. I’m not talking about anything related to #MeToo or TimesUp. These gifts were outstanding women setting fabulous examples…
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Are You Sure About What You Didn’t Say?
90% Ready for Change, 10% Irritated By Guest Contributor Lori Simpson, (who we’re 90% sure is CGG (Chief Geotechnical Genius) at Langan) On a recent conference call my headset microphone wasn’t working and I couldn’t speak. Many people on the call didn’t notice the difference, well, because how often do women speak up on conference…
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Confidence of a Higher Order
Yes, I’m Supposed to Be Here Confidence is a subject we have covered extensively on this forum. It should not be a surprise to anyone currently engaged in our dialogue about women’s issues in a male-dominated workplace that a lack of confidence runs rampant through our ranks. Yes, there are women who blaze a trail…
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Revolutions Don’t Happen When Everyone Is Happy
Are You Uncomfortable? (Warning: This post contains a slang word that may be offensive to some. It should be offensive to all). Last week I was sitting in an uncomfortable chair, being assaulted by a stranger’s cell phone conversation overflow, and mourning yet another precious few hours of my life that were forever lost while…
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Patterns for Success
Respond, don’t React by Mia Painter, Guest Contributor I was raised in a small family of women – mom, gram, two aunts, and a few cousins. My family had started out with some men, but the year I was two my grandfather and uncle died and my mom left my abusive father. I remember the…
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Our Sacrifices, Their Future
Driving Toward the Future by Ann Schmelzer, Guest Contributor Did you see the Super Bowl Audi commercial with the young girl driving the boxcar? Here is the link in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6u10YPk_34 The commercial drew some criticism in its pre-Super Bowl preview; Audi North America only has two women in senior leadership positions…