Join Dana Theus and Mary Brodie in a conversation with Mary Schaefer about what a "pro-human" work culture means. "You may have heard the term "pro-employee" workplace, but what would it mean to have a "pro-human" workplace? You could say it’s about employee engagement, employee satisfaction,...
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Workplace Fashion: Our InPower Women/Silkarmour “Un”fashion Carnival
To celebrate our partnership between InPower Women and Silkarmour, we asked some women to choose a piece from the Silkarmour website that they like and share with us why they chose it. The "why" includes how it supports their own personal brand and style, and how it fits into their view of work...
How to Achieve Your Goals
Hey it's not the "new year" anymore, how are those resolutions coming? Yeah... us too. Enjoy Mary's more pragmatic take on what brings real change to your life. - InPower Editors Tired of the whole “new year, new you” resolution practice? Most times, it doesn’t happen. On average it takes you 66...
Women Leaders Aren’t A Modern Invention
You don’t know where you are going if you don’t know where you have been. It’s a common cliché, but it can be true – especially when we talk about women and leadership. When we think about historic women leaders, names that frequently come to mind are Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I. We don’t...
Women: Picture a World Where We Are Winning And Not The Underdog. It’s Here Today.
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend” -- Henri Bergson According to the media, the battle of the sexes continues and women are the underdog. We often hear messages that present women’s situation as lacking compared to men. Women are paid less. Women aren’t in the board rooms...
Choose To Be An Authentic Leader. Read Henna Inam’s Book, “Wired For Authenticity – Seven Practices To Inspire, Adapt, and Lead”
The chapter “Face the Dragon” in Henna Inam’s book, Wired for Authenticity, Seven Practices to Inspire, Adapt, and Lead resonated with me. Generally, I have no problem speaking up and sharing my thoughts. However, I hate disappointing others, so it can be difficult for me to set boundaries...
Live Your Own Fairy Tale by Negotiating Your Own Value
My dirty little secret: I love Disney princess stories. My favorite princess was Aurora of Sleeping Beauty. When I was four, I would convince my uncle to play-act the story with me - from the initial curse to the 16 year-old pricking her finger, falling asleep, and being rescued by the prince. My...
Book Review: Spiraling Upward, the 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise – How It Is Helping Me Restart My Business
“Your job as a co-creator is to nurture this seed in you and continue to open to the truth of who you are, which is wanted and needed in the world.” —Wendy Wallbridge, Spiraling Upward There were 2 reasons why I was thrilled to read, Spiraling Upward, the 5 Co-creative Powers for Women on the...
As We Get More Women in STEM, Have We Limited Their Options?
About a month ago, my friend Maureen called me for advice. A young family friend, April, was entering college, and she was getting a lot of pressure to be a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) major from family and teachers. She excelled at math and science, but she loved her English...
Want a True Start-up Business? You Need 3 Things.
What are the keys to business success? It turns out is the same as the keys to life success! - InPower Editors A couple of weekends ago, I volunteered at the Dallas Startup Weekend: Women’s Edition, held at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (the DEC). If you haven’t been to a startup weekend, think...