From the Boston Marathon bombings, to the tragedy in West, TX, to the unrest and uncertainty with China, and so on, our world over the past few weeks has been downright scary.

As you and I mourn for and love on those who've lost loved ones or been affected, we...

Has anyone else been waiting for it?

It's been over a month now since Marissa Mayer's Yahoo! memo was leaked, and I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop.

But it hasn't.

Frankly, I've been shocked at how "easy" people have been on Mayer's mandate about Yahoo! employees...

Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In, sure has gotten some attention, hasn't it?

I applaud Sandberg and her willingness to step out and encourage women to seize the moment and take control of the things that are within their control.

But... (you knew that was coming) her book has glaring...

As we celebrate International Women's Day this Friday, March 8th (and Women's History Month here in the U.S. during the month of March. Did I mention I feel the same way about Women's History Month as I do about Black History Month?), I'm reminded of the...

Valentine's Day (although a completely commercialized holiday) provides a wonderful opportunity to think about an ever-important topic. A topic we do not spend nearly enough time thinking about and walking out in day-to-day life...

LOVE.

And not just love for our sweethearts, love for our children, or love for...

It's easy to get discouraged. As I read the articles and heard the reports about the recent White House all-male Cabinet appointments, I could feel the anger, frustration and discouragement setting in.

But then I realized something.

What better way to shed light on the deep-seated problem of all (or...

America was brown before it was white. This is America's truth. You either embrace this fact or you challenge it.

These two positions are contributing to the current situation: a divided America. And actually, during the past election that division became a chasm. A giant, ugly, gaping, seeping chasm of...

One billion women. One billion women will change the face and nature of the business world as we know it over the next decade.

According to an October 5 Fortune article by DeAnne Aguirre, one billion women (yes, that's billion with a B) will be entering the global...

Truth be told, we don't have a clue what collaboration really means. We act like we do, and we throw the word around like we do. But we don't.

If we TRULY understood collaboration, and the power it can wield when utilized correctly, we wouldn't be experiencing the things we...

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've more than likely heard about former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina businesswoman Darla Moore becoming the first female members of Augusta National Golf Club. For the first time in its 80-year history, women will be allowed in. A true...

Something's been ruminating in my brain. When a topic gets swept under the rug or dropped like a hot potato amongst "the powers that be" in corporate America, or in the business world at-large, it stirs my soul and I'm moved to speak.

Here's what I'm referring to: IBM...

Perhaps you read the April 9, 2012, response that actress Ashley Judd released in reference to the recent media frenzy on her "puffy" appearance. As I was reading her well-written comments, it struck me as to how applicable -0 how relatable -0 her insights on reactions to women's...

I fear that leaders of the business world today are like Moses and the Israelites. Wandering the wilderness for 40 years, going around and around the same mountain. It seems that's where we are with D&I -- stuck circling the same mountain for 45 years.

But, just as the...

During a recent discussion with a colleague and friend who is a Ph.D. Associate Professor at a highly-esteemed university's School of Management, the prevalence of our unconscious biases slapped us both in the face.

Here is what she shared, "I was recently on a trip with my mom, and she...

During a recent discussion with a colleague and friend, a Ph.D. Associate Professor at a highly-esteemed university's School of Management, the prevalence of our unconscious biases slapped us both in the face.

Here is what she shared:

I was recently on a trip with my mom, and she was constantly...

As a girl growing up in the Deep South who integrated my Catholic school system in the '60s, never could I have imagined the things I've seen take place thus far in my life.

We're winding down term one of our first black president. Media entertainment giants like Oprah,...

By Trudy Bourgeois and Dr. Ancella Livers

Imagine a time with equal representation of ALL women on boards, at the CEO position and in the c-suite. There'd be no more talk of "breaking the glass ceiling." There would be no glass ceiling. Nor would there be talk of "being the...

Nadia is a scientist with degrees from three of the top universities in the world. She rose quickly through her R&D organization by first working as a line researcher and then by serving as the manager of various research functions. Nadia learned how to "play the game" with much clarity...