Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s "karma" comments at the recent Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference won't die down quietly: Women don’t need to ask for a pay raise because we can trust in meritocracy; the system will treat us fairly. Karma will take care of us. This reminds me of Boy George. Then, I get the giggles. If you’re too young or have better taste than to admit to knowing Boy George and Culture Club’s 1983 smash “Karma Chameleon,” here’s one verse: I’m a man without conviction. I’m a man who doesn’t know. How to sell a contradiction. You come and go. You come and go." Ample others are commenting on Nadella: Lydia Dishman’s The Perfect Case Against Microsoft CEO’s Remark That Women Shouldn’t Ask for Raises is terrific. When I think there's not one more thing to say about Nadella, another insightful article crosses my path. Thanks to Nadella, important conversations have sparked and caught fire. In that spirit, let me share a Microsoft memory. Diversity Moment As a volunteer facilitator for a youth leadership program I was asked to write and share a “Diversity Moment,” a memory of a time when I felt different, or felt I was treated … [Read more...]
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Bring the Love: Amy Markwood
When I think of Amy Markwood the first image that comes to mind is a bursting heartful of love. “Do what you love; Love what you do,” is Amy’s motto. A Vice President of Professional Development for Dale Carnegie, Amy loves developing, designing and delivering customized corporate training. With a M.Ed. in Education and certification in Instructional Systems Design, she’s an … [Read More...]
U.S. Needs Mandela Approach to Rebuilding Trust
The overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. believe that other people cannot be trusted. Pumping gas at an Arizona station just off I-40, a man wearing a dark, wrinkled uniform approached me. He carried a boot that had a few dollar bills sticking out and he asked, "Would you like to donate to the firefighters' fund?" I replied, "Do you have some kind of identification?" The … [Read More...]
The Benefits of Unplugging
Guest Post by Rebecca Temsen of Self-Development Secrets The first thing that is likely to come to our mind when we hear the word technology is the world of gadgets and electronic systems. It is not entirely accurate as technology could be more precisely defined as the driving force behind the successful functioning of these electronic items. There's a high percentage of … [Read More...]
Like Songs, Leaders Can Produce Earworms
I woke up today with an earworm. It’s driving me nuts. No doubt you’ve experienced annoying earworms too. You know, that “little fragment, often a bit of the chorus of the song, that just plays and replays like it's stuck on loop in your head,” explains Elizabeth Margulis, director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansas and author of On Repeat: How Music Plays the … [Read More...]
Jane Austen’s Top Ten Quotes for 21st Century Women
She writes about women and money. She illuminates how difficult it is to be female in a male dominated world. She’s a celebrity without a memoir. She certainly didn't need a sex tape or a reality t.v. show. In fact, she was never even interviewed. Jane Austen attracts readers (and re-readers) like no other. She also attracted her share of haters among the literari–both women and … [Read More...]
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