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Don’t Let this Virus Define You

t’s been three months since I wrote my last blog post about my husband passing away.  I’ve been grieving.  I’ve experienced many strong emotions: disbelief, profound sadness, loneliness, depression, etc…  I couldn’t sleep, found it hard to concentrate on work and lost the energy and motivation to workout.  I just hurt so much.

Time helps.  Many people told me that it just takes time and that I should be patient with myself.  They were right.  Today I’m doing better.  Time passed, and my head clea...

Adopt-a-Mentor Approach Better Than Direct Ask

Aspiring young professionals sometimes become overly aggressive in seeking mentors.  Last week, I received an email from someone I had never met asking if I would serve as her mentor.  Despite being a mentor to many, I don’t recall anyone ever asking in such a direct, impersonal manner.  The best mentoring relationships just happen. They’re not over orchestrated.

Over the past five years, I’ve written several posts about mentoring, including topics such as mentor etiquette and how to properly tap...

Caring is Sharing: Show your compassion for others during this very challenging time

“Noel, caring is sharing!” my five-year old granddaughter reprimands her three-year old sister, who doesn’t want to share her toy.  It’s a mantra my daughter uses to teach her children. As I witness this exchange while I “shelter in place” with them in Tampa, Florida, it strikes me that the whole world needs to be reminde...

LatinTrade asked me about board "How should boards of directors react to unanticipated risks?"

Here is the article: To read the article on their website, please click here: https://latintrade.com/2020/03/23/how-should-boards-of-directors-react-to-unanticipated-risks/?v=3e8d115eb4b3 

How to get to the board room

One of the questions that I receive frequently is how to get on a board? A year ago I did a webinar exactly on this topic: “How to get to the board room”. Now thanks to the team Watermark, you can watch it for free. You just need to enter your information to be able to access.

Watch it here

The End of Black History Month is Only the Beginning…

In celebration of Black History Month, below is a Q&A with Shellye Archambeau, one of Silicon Valley’s first female black CEO’s and black female executive at IBM. Archambeau has over 25 years of experience handling business and consumer relations, turned her failed businesses into overnight successes, and is a sought afte...

It’s all about the Teamwork

People say it’s all about the team.  You will hear that often.  Many leaders focus on getting the best talent, but the quality of each individual doesn't automatically translate to the quality of the whole team.  There is a difference between having a team of all-stars and having an all-star team.  There are many success factors for creating an all-star team who can consistently execute.  But I believe the two most important are having team members with diverse perspectives and the ability to ef...

Be judicious when building your board

“Have you asked your board members for help?” I asked.  She sighed, “It’s hard to get a return phone call.”  This occurs all too often.  An entrepreneur excitedly creates a board with high profile people, believing their personal brands will lend their new organization credibility.  While that can happen, I’ve seen too many cases where these influential people are now on your board, but just aren’t helpful.  They are busy and you aren’t their priority.  It can also impact your ability later to g...