A year of Books and Bikes...Pages and Pedals...Writing and Riding. Whatever you want to call it -- this has been a year of Resolution to Reality for me.

In January, I wrote about my personal journey and a few key milestones in 2025. This included my story about getting laid off from my last pharmaceutical company, and how that put me on a completely new path.

It was November 2014 and my boss called me into her office. The HR rep was there, so I knew something big was about to happen. The pharmaceutical company I was working for at the time had just been acquired. As with most acquisitions, we knew layoffs were coming.

If you've been paying attention to politics lately—or just mildly conscious—then you've likely heard the comments directed at Kamala Harris and other women calling them the "DEI hire".

One of my favorite Taylor Swift songs (yes, I'm a Swifty) is called "Out of the Woods". In the chorus, she repeats the phrases "Are we out of the woods yet?" and "Are we in the clear yet?" These days, I'm asking myself these same questions when in comes to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) topics.

Dear friends -

How do you think you're perceived as a leader? Do you think other people's perceptions of you are accurate? Can their perceptions impact your success or even your career progression? We can guess how others see us, but the reality is, we may never really know.

For the first time, I have created 3 new emotional intelligence resources that you might find helpful. These digital products are available for a one-time purchase and download via PDF. They are available on my website as well. You can click below for more details on each.

2023 has been a rough year for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. Of course, much of what has occurred is playing out in a politically divided environment where corporate diversity practices are the subject of frequent social media firestorms.

Today, many companies are striving to be more diverse and inclusive. Studies show that more than 70% of job seekers are looking to work for a company with a dedicated commitment to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion).

However, most companies are still falling short. Why?

For the past 10 years, I have wanted to give a TED talk. If you're in the speaking biz, as I am, it's a real feather in your cap -- an achievement to be proud of. However, it is not easy to do as thousands of people apply to speak at TEDx events around the world each year.

In recent years, the focus on diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has become increasingly popular across every sector in the world -- corporate, not-for-profit, government, education, medicine, military, and even religion.

Today marks the start of Women's History Month -- a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture, and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987.

In each article or blog that I write, I promise to share my best insights with you on the broad - and important - topics of DEI, Bias, Leadership, Gender, and Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

In Winter 2021, I was asked by Diversity Woman Magazine to contribute to an article as a leadership and gender expert. The topic focused on women's superpowers. What they are and how they contribute to success.

Whether you are early in your career wanting to advance, in a senior role wanting to lead more effectively, or an entrepreneur wanting to build a business -- knowing your emotinal intelligence (EQ) is important.

Over 30 years ago, psychology professor Carol Dweck and her colleagues at Stanford became interested in the role of students' attitudes about failure. They noticed that some students rebounded while other students seemed devastated by even the smallest setbacks.

I recently read an article in the Harvard Business Review titled "Stop promoting incompetent leaders". It caught my eye because I often speak on leadership and gender and teach a course at UC Irvine called Women & Leadership.

Humility is the quality of being humble. Dictionary definitions accentuate humility as a low self-regard and sense of unworthiness. It's also defined as a modest or low view of one's own importance. This translates to low confidence, low value, and low self-esteem.

On this last day of Women's History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to write about women's leadership. I gave a keynote to 150 women this morning, and it always reminds me how much women have to offer.

As you may know, March 8 of each year is designated as International Women's Day (IWD). In fact, March is Women's History Month. What most people don't know is that the first gathering of IWD was in 1911 (111 year ago)!