Issue 229 — May 22, 2023 My grandmother was a Bolshevik. Grandmother Rose was anything but revolutionary by the time she was my primary caregiver during my preschool years in Temple, Texas. …

Issue 228 — May 8, 2023 We got a cool tutorial in ChatGPT and Open AI from Marisa Hambleton, a participant in Take The Lead’s Intentioning Leadership Mastermind Series last week. I love learning about new technologies that are being employed to work better, faster, and more creatively. The big…

Issue 227 — May 1, 2023 Tell me. What’s the biggest obstacle you have faced on your path to leadership? Here’s a secret for you. *There are no obstacles. Only opportunities.* I had the honor of keynoting the Women & Worth Summit on April 26. I had been given this…

Issue 226— April 17, 2023 I’m having a blast leading the new mastermind series, “Intentioning: Transform Your Dreams to Reality with the Power of Intention” live online. …

Issue 225 — April 9, 2023 Thank you for supporting Take The Lead! You make this essential work for gender parity possible. As a donor, you deserve to know what your gifts accomplish. We’ve been heads down doing the work — delivering training, creating valuable leadership content, and planning exciting…

Issue 224 — March 28, 2023 I am brimming with excitement to share these comments from some of the women who are enrolled in my just-launched mastermind series, Intentioning: Transform Your Dreams to Reality with the Power of Intention. “Excited and inspired. Because of the pandemic and a cross-country move…

Issue 223— March 13, 2023 Forbes 30/50 Summit chair and founder of Know Your Value Mika Brzezinski must have said “Failure is a stepping stone” half a dozen times during the Forbes 30/50 Summit held at the beachfront Saadiyat Rotana Resort in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, March…

Issue 223— March 7, 2023 Greetings from Abu Dhabi where I’m attending the Forbes 30/50 Summit. That’s an event to which both those women on the 30 under 30 list and those on the 50 over 50 list are invited, along with their plus ones if they choose to bring…

Issue 222 — February 20, 2023 I love this phrase from Susan Wojcicki’s letter, announcing she is stepping down as CEO of YouTube: “It’s an incredibly important time for Google — it reminds me of the early days — incredible product and technology innovation, huge opportunities, and a healthy disregard…