How to Have a Fearless Voice at the Table

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Kathryn Sweeney (Head of Institutional, Americas and Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Be courageous and make big asks for well-thought out things that are important to you
• Keep your kids in the loop for big decisions, so they understand the importance
• If you want to achieve the next level of success, skill up. Old skills wi
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How to Make Shift Happen

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Anthony Trucks (coach, speaker, author, former NFL player and CEO of Identity Shift), here are a few of the wisdom gems he shared:

• You’re here for a reason bigger than what you actually realize
• Make a real difference and really be heard and have impact
• A special mindset is required that has courage (not just to make the shift) but to be resilient and to keep going when other people might quit
• If that experience
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Top 4 Ways NOT to Bomb in the Boardroom

Have you ever had a meeting, presentation or any important interaction go sideways? Most of us have. Along with being a missed opportunity to  gain the influence, recognition or respect we want and deserve, what stings the most is usually our disappointment in ourselves. Let’s make sure it never happens again.

Here are the top 4 ways that amazing leaders and emerging leaders make mistakes AND how to convert the bomb to bei...

Skilling Up During Disruption

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the fabulous Heather Bailey, AIF (Vice President, Senior Retirement Director at State Street Global Advisors), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• We just said to ourselves “we’ve got to do better”
• I love 401k plans because they help every American achieve that dream of retiring
• If you’re not skilling-up right now, you’re going to be left behind
• www.ssga.com/skillingup is a 4-part series. We focus on clarity
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Women Thriving in International Business and Building Strategic Alliances

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Heather Brewer (Client Director, New Business Development at Bridge Partners), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Be open to new experiences, be flexible, be brave enough to try it
• Go after learning and experiences over titles and $$$
• You do not have to follow the rules or what others want for you
• Taking an extended pause can be powerful and enlight
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Bringing New Products and Services to Market During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Karyn Scott (CMO at Kloudspot), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Creativity, innovative ability and progress require us to risk failure
• Shout out to Lynn Vojvodich for instilling the importance of embracing failure
• Must work harder now to be visible and to be heard
• Kloudspot Quickstart was born from a strategic, swift and a fearless commitment to serve cu
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Building and Nurturing Virtual Global Teams

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the incredible Jill Ralph (Head of Global Membership at Motley Fool), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Know thyself and who you're interacting with
• Leap and the net will appear
• Magical spots are where personal passion and professional paths intersect
• Invest more upfront with recruiting AND onboarding
• Have agendas for meetings and do NOT waste other people's time. Cancel meetings if not vita
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Bully in the Boardroom?

Whether it’s in the highest court in the land, the corporate boardroom, or any other room, most of us have experienced bullying, implicit or explicit, at some time in our career. With the current political climate, it’s not a stretch to say that it is likely to get worse before it gets better.

This hit to company culture is expensive because it causes physical and emotional collateral (difficulty sleeping, higher stress, anxiety, insomnia...

Enabling Growth Through Disruption

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the incredible Nicole Johnson (Director of Sales Acceleration at Veeam Software), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

1. Share your successes and learnings to help and inspire others
2. Fail forward, fail fast, fail often
3. Compete to win, and do it at Veeam speed (ie: go all in, work efficiently, and kick fear and doubt to the curb)
4. Surround yourself with people who will challenge you learn and grow
5. There is
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Creating Transformational Culture Change

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the incredible Latisha M. Roberson (Inclusion & Diversity Strategic Partnerships Lead at Accenture), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

1. Money does not grow on trees.' It's important to understand equal pay, wealth creation, sustainability and growth
2. Set goals, accomplish (or learn:), celebrate!, set another
3. Inclusion and Diversity = Invite to the party AND Ask to Dance -- Shifts need to be gradual
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