GalleryThe 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 part, and somehow I avoided having to take any college math or finance classes. I remember breathing […]
GallerySilence
I exhaust me.
Especially this time of year. So I need the meditative practice I began five years ago. It’s called Centering Prayer, and it’s been a life saver when my brain wants to begin […]
GalleryA Treasure Chest of Hope
When Bill’s dad, Stu, passed away two springs ago, we inherited his small lake house in Michigan. As we finally emerged from heavy-hearted grief, we came here to befriend the home; to take its […]
GalleryA Leadership Conference in Italy
I recently travelled to Italy to attend a small conference of senior level women. Our goal was to strategize ways we might join together to topple the barriers impeding organizational progress around diversity. We […]
GalleryJames
I met James in DC. I had come to the ballroom early to run through my book presentation, and there he was sitting at one of the tables, looking down at his cellphone. A […]
GalleryAll the Light We Cannot See
I am reading this gorgeous book, All the Light We Cannot See, and the title fits well with my last few weeks of book touring. When I think of light, two things come to […]
Gallery“Am I too nice?”
“Is it possible to just be too nice at work?” asked a young woman last week during the Q&A part of a speech I had given about my book. I sighed and thought: We’re […]
GalleryThe Dress Code
“Susan says it’s a good idea to get some blazers so I’m going shopping.”
So said Leah, my friend Barbara Kalosieh’s 25-year old niece, after reading Chapter 7 of my book. Of all the strategies […]
GalleryThe Stool
It was me or The Stool, and only one of us would win.
I’d gotten the good news that Bloomberg Business News wanted me on the air to talk about my new book. I’d be […]
GalleryWisdom, Joy and Love
It’s hard to believe that in two weeks my book will be on bookshelves. It took three years, a lot more discipline than I wanted to have, and has provided great joy.
In one […]