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Over the past six months, I’ve been working with a delightful nonprofit board of directors. The board came to me because they knew they...

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I attended a fabulous retreat in Baltimore with one of my mentors, Barbara Stanny, a few years ago. The retreat on Sacred Success was for...

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In a recent Smart Women Survey, almost 38% of our readers said that their biggest challenge is money. Today, I want to share a...

I don’t remember if I’ve written about this incident before, and if I have, I apologize. Well, actually, I don’t, as today I was reminded...

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I asked three people what comes to mind when they hear their coworkers laughing, and I got three different responses: “Does it mean they...

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A long-time friend of mine recently lost an incredibly tight race for an elected position she had held for a long time. Knowing her...