GalleryRe-imagine Your Life
A crisis has a way of sorting out what matters in your life. For me, that crisis was in 1999, when my father died. I was in my early 40’s, helping to […]
GalleryThe Best Advice For Our Kids (or Grandkids)
“Where are you going?” This seems like such an innocuous question. Your partner or child may ask it when you’re getting ready to leave the house. A simple question, except if you’re 18, and waiting to hear from colleges you’ve applied to. This was the case with [...]
GalleryRunning the Distance
It’s autumn, which means it’s time for the New York Marathon again. I always smile when the promotion hits for this race because I ran it a few years back, and it taught me […]
GalleryA Holiday of Hope
A Holiday of Hope
I find myself still staying away from election news, since I can’t understand any of it. But I was forced to take my head out of the sand. I […]
GalleryOne Skill That Helps Both Work and Life
My husband loves stand-up comedy and we were watching Ron White recently. I noticed something he did that I’d never thought about before. Right before delivering the punch line, he paused. Like, drumroll, please. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]