The 7 Tenets of Leadership: Lessons from Kamala Harris in Action
As a leadership coach and educator with a focus on women's business/career success and leadership, I believe that last night's debate was...
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August 20th Newsletter: Courage & Relationships
While doing some research for my new book Start with Vision , I reached out to a few women who have taken my program over the years....
August 1st Newsletter: Politics & Our Circles of Collaboration
Over the past years, I have left my American Political Point of View at the door. Everyone is entitled to their politics without me...
Get Others There
It's her last line that I am focused on. "Get others there." Yes, your circle of collaboration is part of the foundation of success....
July Newsletter: Summer is Finally Here
Hello friends, For many of us, change is in the stars. Some astrologers say this spring’s total solar eclipse affected many people by...
The Caitlin Crisis That Isn't
While I love the attention the media is paying covering women's basketball since Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA as the first draft...
Melinda French Gates' Vision to Remove Barriers Facing Women
Melinda French Gates’ new philanthropic venture, Pivotal Ventures, has a clear vision: ‘Accelerating social progress by removing barriers...
How to Achieve Your Ambition
Hello Leaders, Friends, Women Executives and Entrepreneurs, According to research, women are more ambitious than ever before. Are you? A...
Beyonce & Circles of Collaboration
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I am writing a book with Leslie Grossman (founder of Her Circle Leadership)...
Who Are You Thanking This Holiday Season?
It's holiday time, a period when many of us reflect on the year's history and contemplate ideas, hopes, and goals for the upcoming year....
Why Taylor Swift is Everyone’s Role Model
Absolutely no one achieves great success alone. That includes superstars like Taylor Swift. We all need trusted relationships – an inner...
Leaving Your Imprint
Until I read Jamie Cat Callan's piece below on leaving behind her imprint, I never thought about the concept of leaving an imprint. But...
Monica Lewinsky: Twenty-Five Years Later
The Seven Her Circle Leadership Tenets identify the strengths that move women forward to reach their goals, even when blocked by the...
All Hail, Madame Senator
All hail Madame Senator. That is, Senator Dianne Feinstein. Visionary. Courageous. Bold. How quickly we forget the contributions of...
What Has Changed for Women Who Work Since 1894?
We recently celebrated two holidays - Women's Equality Day (marking the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 giving women the right to...
Talking Women in the Workplace
I joined K2OHSolutions leaders and podcast hosts Kathy Opp and Deanna Brown about ground-breaking issues in the workplace facing women....
On the Side of Fear is Freedom
Summer is usually the season when we want to feel carefree and do fun things. There’s another side of summer, too. It’s a good time to...
Stop The Exodus Of Top Women Managers From Your Organization
Reposted from CommPro “Women are leaving their senior and mid-level manager positions at the fastest rate ever,” according to McKinsey &...
What’s The Best Advice for New College Grads?
Ninety percent of college commencement speakers advise graduates to follow their passion. Are they right or wrong? This premise was...
Her Circle Leadership Hints - Honoring Tina Turner
The Late Tina Turner - the "Queen of Rock & Roll" - will never be forgotten. We can learn so much from her remarkable life. Today, I...
RESPECT: How to Get More of it in the Workplace
Aretha Franklin's song "Respect" is a powerful anthem about demanding respect and recognition from a partner in a romantic relationship....
Who Said That? You?
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I was with a group of women the other night and a conversation woke me up to...
Women's Leadership Wins Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards
Women's Leadership was 'on fire' at the Academy Awards this past Sunday. If you were listening - and not just looking at the gorgeous...
Generations of Women in the Workplace
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I’m in Washington DC this week, the guest of my fabulous daughter, Sarah Istel,...
It’s International Women’s Day: What Happens Now for the Other 364 Days of the Year?
Reposted from CommPro Show Women You are Investing in Their Own and Your Organization’s Future As your companies plan their annual...
Review of "The Martha Mitchell Effect" Documentary
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I struggle with leading things. Or things that I want to be led. I have come to...
Bad News for Women: Gender Gap Grows to 151 Years
The news about the 'State of Gender Parity' - announced at the World Economic Forum ‘23 meeting in Davos - is not good. The report...
Leslie Grossman & Christine Merser Talk the Strongest Women Leaders Of 2022
Leslie Grossman and Christine Merser share their picks for the Women Leaders of 2022, with a few surprises. Watch: Listen: Leslie's...
Leadership from the Spectator Seats
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle SE graduated a year ago from college, and she worked at Blue Shoe during...
Prepare for 2023: Set Goals & Actions Steps NOT Resolutions
If you follow these 7 steps you are guaranteed to get the New Year off to a GREAT start. Actions to Take Before January 1st: Step 1....
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Tips for Getting What You Want Before You Break Up at Work
‘Breaking up is Hard to Do’ - the top 40-hits song by Neil Sedaka was huge in the Sixties and Seventies. In 2022, breaking up is back!...
The Salem Witch Trials
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle A friend and I recently visited Salem, Massachusetts. I have taken an interest...
Halloween is Coming. What Scares You?
Halloween is a scary holiday even for an optimistic person like me. There’s no better time of the year than October to think about what...
It's 'Just' Me
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle We need to rethink the word ‘just.’ Not as in being a just person, which is a...
Republished from Andrew Singer: American Women’s Voices from the Past
Women are different and yet the same - always growing from the position we have been placed in for centuries. China’s women. America’s...
Make August Your Month of Resilience
Never give up. We’ve all been there. Things may look bleak. Don’t give up. You are working so hard. It seems like it will never get...
Backgammon, Tennis & Investment Banking
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I think often about leadership and struggle with so many things about it. Can...
Cassidy Hutchinson & the Seven Tenets of Women Leaders
Cassidy Hutchinson, the woman who stunned the nation earlier this week with the information she shared about that day in infamy, January...
Abortion & The Supreme Court
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle “The rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield for a reason.” — Christine...
Ballet or Tap?
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle We all have them, those stories from our childhood that are laugh-out-loud...
What Coaches & HR Professionals Need to Know To Attract More Women Leaders Back to the Workplace
Written by Leslie Grossman What Coaches & HR Professionals Need to Know To Attract More Women Leaders Back to the Workplace After years...
Taylor Swift’s Legs — Worth More Than Her Voice?
Written by Christine Merser OK, gather round. I was speaking with an intern last week whose friend works in specialty insurance. Being...
15 on Friday: Courage in Leadership
Courage is under fire in Ukraine. Margareta Kull, founder of Kull Leadership in Sweden and author of the new book, The Courageous Leader,...
Talking The Empathetic Leader with Katharine Manning
Listen in and hear how strong leadership is displayed in Ukraine. Katharine Manning, expert and author of The Empathetic Workplace,...
The Courageous People of Ukraine Need Us. The World Needs Us.
By Leslie Grossman, Founder, Her Circle Leadership My two-year obsession with COVID media updates has been replaced with an obsession on...
Inner Circle Member Christine Merser Presents the New Ethical Standards in the Social Media
By Christine Merser, Circle Leadership's Inner Circle Blue Shoe's Christine Merser presented to a group of people working in technology...
Happy February 15th!
I am starting a new holiday which occurs the day after Valentine's Day. It's called Love Yourself Day. Women need this holiday more than...
The Remote Work Revolution
By Leslie Grossman, Founder, Circle Leadership Welcome to the Remote Work Revolution. Forces out of our control – the pandemic – moved us...
Affinity Marketing Update - Or, Viewer Beware
By Christine Merser, Circle Leadership's Inner Circle AUTHORS NOTE: "Affinity marketing is not new and it's not going away. Awareness of...
Yearning for Learning in 2022
By Cary Broussard, Circle Leadership's Inner Circle & Author, Speaker, Coach, DE&I Advocate McKinsey & Co just released an all-time...
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