The launch of UN Women in the UN General Assembly Hall this week, February 24th, felt like a celebration. There was indeed a reason to celebrate. Who wouldn't celebrate the vision set forth by the United Nations for global gender equality and the empowerment of women? The leaders and celebrities...

These days people's courage is surely being tested. It's under fire. Courage could be one of the least appreciated leadership principles. I am truly inspired by how the citizens of the world are mustering up their courage on a daily basis to make change that impacts all of us.

If...

No matter how much we have been impacted by the economy, we'll all be out shopping for holiday gifts. But before you match your shopping list to your choice of retailers -- online and off -- think about how your purchases will impact the economy.

Small business is the lifeline...

In one of the most contentious political years ever remembered (by me), we have tea parties shouting down latte drinkers, broadcast icons blasting lies and innuendos over the airwaves and politicians and supporters riling up hundreds of thousands through accusations never proven. Some may consider this exciting. But for me...

Here I sit, working on a Sunday, as usual. (It takes 24/7 to keep going in 2010.) But today I'm not doing my normal work, I'm reading Arianna Huffington's latest book Third World America, which is riveting. Reading this book is like reading a dramatic fictional best-seller. But unfortunately, it...

It's a little embarrassing to share my addiction to Big Brother -- the summer reality show on CBS that drops 14 strangers or houseguests into a fake house on a TV set for three months to compete for a $500,000 prize. I could blame my addiction on my husband, but...

Yes, I am a Yankee fan. I follow every game. I read the sports page. Well at least the stories about the Yankees. I love the players. And I have always been fascinated by George Steinbrenner, owner of the most successful franchise in baseball history, the Yankees. His passing truly...

For many of us in the world of business, and particularly business owners and leaders, 2009 was a year to which we are thrilled to say "adieu." Now that we're past it, I can stop being angry at 2009, and take a moment to say thank you for all that...

Recently I went to see Tim Burton's film Alice In Wonderland. Much has been written about the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton collaboration, the film's record-breaking $116 million debut, and its 3-D presentation. But little has been written about Alice. After all, isn't Alice In Wonderland all about Alice? Linda Wooverton wrote...

If you haven't listened to the song "Feeling Good," recorded by some of the greatest singers from Nina Simone to Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble, it's time to go to YouTube and listen to it. I'd like to make the tune the theme song for America's small businesses this year....

I'm in ecstasy. My New York Yankees won the World Series. And they clinched it 9 minutes
before my birthday. I got the best birthday gift money can't buy. My happiness caused me to reflect about why I love the Yankees so much. The answer popped into my head...

Mathematics and statistics used to be boring to me. Then, my husband introduced me to the TV Show Num3rs, which is about how mathematics helps solve crimes. It's an engaging show, based on true stories, about 2 brothers, one a mathematician and the other an FBI agent, who combine their...

I am a huge New York Yankee fan and I talk about them and write about them a lot.
This annoys some of my female friends and business associates but I can't help it. I learned to enjoy professional sports from my husband Richie and my son Josh....

Recent headlines remind me again that things are far from equal in the power suites of America. What's worse is so many men are not even aware of what they say or what they do publicly to exclude women. They subconsciously communicate - through both words and actions - to...