How do you lead in turbulent times like these? If you’re presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, you look to people who led brilliantly in times past. In particular, you look to the people she refers to as “my guys:” Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and LBJ. “Just as we learn from the […]
The Expert Q&A: On Transitions With PTC’s Eduarda Camacho
Q: What recommendations do you have for how women who have lost jobs in 2020 can best network to find a new position during this time? A: It’s a really difficult time to lose a job, especially given the many additional responsibilities and anxieties the pandemic has placed on everyone. If you have lost your […]
Celebrate You: Prioritizing Your Self-Care and Mental Health
December is a time of celebration. It is also a time when many feel sad, lonely, depressed and frantic with the holiday frenzy. These emotions are difficult to manage in a normal year – and 2020 has been an extraordinary year with immense emotional strain. This year, more than ever, don’t let your self-care take […]
Courageous Conversations: Skills for the Brave New World of Work
As a nation we find ourselves at a tipping point around race, gender and power. So, how do we mobilize and ensure positive change within our work lives and communities? Trish Foster and Yaro Fong-Olivares from Bentley University join us to offer actionable tools for having courageous conversations – dialogue that is reciprocal, respectful, compassionate, […]
An Executive Coach Shares Her Hard-Won Insights into Finding Your Voice, and Strength, in 2020
One truth about tumultuous times like these is that it can be difficult to get a sense of perspective—the kind that allows you to take a bigger view than the day’s headlines and begin to find your voice, your strength, and your role in a changing world. That’s why, this month, we are happy to […]
Feedback Doesn’t Have to Hurt—with M. Tamra Chandler
Many of our beliefs and ideas about feedback are incorrect and counterproductive and have been long distorted by our experiences. Feedback doesn’t have to be a dirty word that brings up feelings of self-doubt. Our ability to give and receive feedback can take our productivity to another level, especially with the added complexities of communication […]
Suze Orman Has Some Advice for You: About Money, the Future of Work, and More
In a recent exclusive interview with the Conferences for Women, Suze Orman—America’s best-known financial advisor to women—was characteristically outspoken money, the future of work, and more. Orman, the author of 10 consecutive New York Times bestsellers and winner of two Emmy Awards, recently came out of a short-lived retirement to again advise women about a […]
Suze Orman—How to Create a Financial Roadmap for a Lasting Legacy
Living in the midst of a global pandemic has forced many of us to think about our legacy and face our mortality much sooner than planned. How you set up your finances for your family to navigate short- and long-term will be a part of your legacy—for better or worse. As unsettling and uncomfortable as […]
3 Ways Employers Can Support Women (and We Can Support Ourselves) Now
It’s no secret that working women are facing unsustainable new challenges this year. Many working mothers have lost access to good childcare. Many working women without children are taking on new eldercare responsibilities. And even those without new caregiving demands are burdened by the fears and loneliness of these times. “Everybody’s lives have been upended. […]
Creating Your Authentic Personal Brand In These Times – with Yai Vargas
COVID-19 has greatly changed the way we network—requiring us to be more innovative than ever, especially with our use of technology. So, how should you think about building a strong personal brand in this new environment? In this episode, Yai Vargas, branding guru and founder and CEO of The Latinista, offers actionable ways to create […]