Category: Career Corner

• HERFORMATION — What Was I Thinking?

  

  I remember my first senior leadership role.I was excited. Not because of the title—but because of what it meant. It felt like a new beginning. It felt like everything I had worked for was finally paying off. I remember looking at the offer and thinking… this changes things. This means I can provide differently.This means…

• HERFORMATION —Loving From a Distance

  

  I’ve always loved people… I just learned to never let them get too close. That’s something most people don’t realize about me. Growing up, I learned how to read people. Not just what they said… but what they didn’t say. I could feel when something was off.I could see when someone was hurting.And I didn’t…

• HERFORMATION – The Prayer Before the Application

  

  The moment I decided to apply for the VP role didn’t happen in a conference room.It happened quietly.At home.At my desk.Sitting alone.I remember staring at the screen and saying a prayer to myself.Not the polished kind people say in public. The honest kind.“God, why would you want me to apply for a role that we…

• HERFORMATION — Becoming in real time.

  I used to think becoming would feel louder.Like a breakthrough moment.A clear before and after.A version of me I could point to and say,“There. That’s who I am now.”But lately, I’m realizing something quieter.Becoming doesn’t arrive.It unfolds.This season of my life doesn’t look dramatic from the outside.I’m still working.Still mothering.Still showing up in rooms where…

• LeadHERship: AI — The Leadership Lie That Breaks Trust

  There’s a growing trend in corporate culture that looks like integrity from the outside…but collapses the moment real pressure hits. It’s referred to as Artificial Integrity. It shows up in leaders who: …while privately withholding information, undermining others, or bending truth to protect their image or influence. They perform integrity —but don’t practice it. How…

• LeadHERship Wednesday: Leading in the Age of Distrust & Disruption

  There’s a survey out this month that says a lot of Americans are deeply dissatisfied with leadership across business, education, healthcare, and public service.People don’t just want competence anymore—they want leaders they can trust, who understand real life and act with transparency. Today’s “hot topics” — from inflation to return-to-office mandates, labor shortages, vendor pressures,…

• LeadHERship: The Labor of Leading Vendors with Relationship and Accountability

  When people think of labor, they often picture physical work or long hours at the office. But there’s another kind of labor that’s less visible yet just as vital: the labor of leadership. Nowhere is this more evident than in how we lead our vendors. Too often, vendor management is reduced to numbers: cost savings,…

• LeadHERship Wednesday: Why AI Is Magical—But Not Magic

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) feels magical sometimes.It can analyze thousands of data points in seconds.It can generate content, predict trends, and surface insights that would take humans hours—or even days. But here’s the truth leaders must understand: AI is not magic.It gets things wrong. It reflects the biases of the data it learns from. And without…

• LeadHERship Wednesday: The Power of Saying No

  In leadership, every yes is a decision. And every yes carries a cost. Last week, I was presented an opportunity that looked great on the surface: visibility, impact, excitement. But deep down, I knew the timing was wrong. Saying yes would have spread me and my team too thin. So, I said no. Why Saying…

• LeadHERship Wednesday: The Meeting Where I Didn’t Speak First—And Won the Room

  In my early leadership days, I thought my value was tied to how quickly I could respond.Jump into a discussion.Offer a solution.Be the first voice in the room. But I’ve learned something that’s completely shifted my approach:Sometimes the most powerful thing a leader can do is wait. The Power of the Pause Last week, in…