The Impacts of 2020 on Women: How do we approach 2021? COVID-19 cases continue to surge and our political climate is contentious at best. At times, it’s hard to believe all that has happened this year, and it doesn’t take a crystal ball to figure out that we are living in a time that will […]
A Thanksgiving Note From Karen
A Thanksgiving Note From Karen Happy Thanksgiving, Trailblazers There’s a new chill in the air as our first frosts descend here in the northeast U.S. and autumn and its brilliant swath of multi-colors recedes. Our American Thanksgiving holiday this week calls us all to come together with family and friends to celebrate our ancient harvest […]
Will we meet the Greatness Challenge in 2020?
Challenge produces the opportunity for greatness. Given the extraordinary challenges the world faces today, the potential for greatness is monumental. ~ James Kouzes and Barry Posner Will Our Democratic Experiment Tip into Demise or Evolve into its Greatness? With the election just days away, we are at a tipping point. Will we meet the Greatness […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Darling you got to let me know, Should I stay or should I go? If you say that you are mine I’ll be here till the end of time So you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? ~The Clash, Should I stay […]
Future Cast Your Long Term Success
Everyone wants long term success. But it is elusive for most. Long term success is dependent on knowing where you are now and where you are headed. Then closing the gap. Frequently. Continuously. Whether it’s your business, your career or your life at home., it’s easy to get off track, lose touch or get buried […]
The Ever-Narrowing Generation Gap
There was a time when the older you were, the more respect you garnered. But this was also a time of disrespect to youth, when children (and women) were supposed to be seen and not heard. Then in the 60s, the boomers turned this notion on its head, and the mantra flipped to not trusting […]
Midlife Crisis…More like Encore
Midlife crisis. It is a term bandied about, which can conjure images of sports car purchases, new gym memberships, flirtations/affairs/divorces, botox and bikinis. Midlife is, for many, a time of transition, including whether or how to retire. It can be a time of more questions than answers, a time in which you feel less steady […]
Returnment not Retirement
The new reality is that our employees and leaders will be working until we die. A report by the British trends consultancy The Future Laboratory, supports my view that in time more and more employees will want to age in place, but in the workplace. Let’s face the facts. It’s not just Baby Boomers who […]
Lean In . . . or Out?
By now, you’ve probably heard of and perhaps read Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. In her book as in countless articles, women are advised to do this or do that to close the various gender inequalities in the workplace—in promotions (particularly to executive and board positions), […]
No One Wins the Waiting Game
Many of us are waiting. We’re playing it safe, not taking any risks, putting off our next big steps, the transformations we long to make in our lives and work, until the winds of global economic change die down. We’ve locked the doors, boarded up the windows, and headed down into the basement. But the […]
