Stop saying “sorry”. Start saying “no”.
Creating boundaries and setting a fence around the things that really matter in your work is a powerful way to make sure you're aligning your time with your goals.
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Connecting with curiosity (and a discussion about career mobility)
We all know connectivity and strength of your networks can directly influence your long-term career prospects. But - ugh - networking. How can we bette equip ourselves to take the risk?
The Power of an Equitable Parental Leave Policy
One Series A Founder & CEO walks through her experiences being pregnant while running her startup, and the leave policy she put in place to support parents in her workforce.
Performance is NOT a Predictor of Leadership Potential. So What Is?Â
Many variables get in the way of identifying the people who could make great leaders. These four factors provide a powerful framework for identifying people who will be strong.
Your Startup Grows Faster than Your People
A lesson learned for startup founders: Planning early for team growth can pay dividends down the road, especially when your startup is growing fast.
The Neuroscience Behind DEI
Emotions can be deeply connected to the subject of diversity, and it's helpful to have language and processes to address those emotions.
One Employer Sends a Clear Message on Sexual Harassment
This CEO is not permitting a culture that ignores harassment policy, and, in fact, terminated a group of executives for failing to take allegations of sexual harassment seriously.
Letter From the CEO: Welcome to Switch
As Women 2.0 changes over to Switch, our CEO gives context to the update, and lays out what's to come with our 15+ year community.
Tech Founders: 10 Signs You’re “Too Late”​ to Start Working On Diversity
Startup founders often wait until growing to 50 (or 300!) employees before they start working seriously on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or belonging.
People Who Are Authentic Don’t Have to be Perfect: Seeing Past the Facade
One woman learned to see through the facade of perfection that others put up, and hold space for them as they learned to be their own authentic selves.
Understanding Emotional Boundaries: The Key to Owning Your Superpowers
Emotional boundaries and Circles of Influence are critical to you being successful, expanding influence, bringing people closer, and improving resilience.
How a Board Can Support Founder & CEO Success
Founders and CEOS have an important, and frequently untapped, resource in the form of their Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members.
All You Need is Love: How to Nurture Compassionate Love in the Workplace
Leaders who take these intentional steps to create environments of care, affection, tenderness, forgiveness and kindness can transform their workplaces.
Your New Superpower in 2021 is Your Homemade Personal Routines
One founder reflects on how implementing habits and routines can be one of the most effective tools for reaching your full cognitive potential.
Understanding Emotional Boundaries – The Key to Owning Your Superpowers
Emotional boundaries help us define our personal space that we can defend safely and feel a sense of individuation.