Ben Zander, the famed conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and author of a sweet little book, The...
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The Only Skill You Need to be a CEO
I went through school terrified of math. I liked business subjects a lot, just not the numbers...
A Leadership Conference in Italy
I recently travelled to Italy to attend a small conference of senior level women. Our goal was to...
“Am I too nice?”
“Is it possible to just be too nice at work?” asked a young woman last week during the Q&A...
Wisdom, Joy and Love
It’s hard to believe that in two weeks my book will be on bookshelves. It took three years, a lot...
Lighten Up
In the book The Levity Effect, there was a line that has stayed with me: "Great leaders bring...
Imperfection, Revisited
I’ve gone back to Brene Brown, and her book "The Gifts of Imperfection." I have coffee with her in...
No Females Allowed?
In 2010 I watched Dr. Jane McGonagel, from the Institute of the Future, take the TED stage and...
Lots of Drama
Throughout my career I negotiated with men, and since my work was in the cable programming...