If you want a life outside your business, then you need systems! I love to travel; however, I am also an entrepreneur/business owner. Anyone that is a business owner will, more than likely, tell you that those two things do not mix well together, especially a small business owner. Many would say to you there…
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Power and Success: What’s Different for Women
Nancy Pelosi is now the re-elected Speaker of a US House of Representatives more female and more racially diverse than ever in our history. Pelosi and the new congresswomen are giving us a changing picture and a new narrative of what power looks like and how to achieve it. What’s different? Jill Filipovic of the…
She Is Me
Elizabeth really lays it all out there, boldly talking about why women aren’t in leadership and the pain of working with women you don’t like. For more about Elizabeth’s philosophy and some inspiration, please visit Lionsology.com
Why Being an Older Woman Rocks!
It’s an exciting time to be an older woman. This wasn’t always so for me. I remember the pain of realizing, around the time I turned fifty, that people, especially men, were looking right through me as though I was invisible. I also became aware of career opportunities that were closing because of my gender…
Origin Bank’s Women Leaders of Today: Callie Salls of Meyer & Sage
Plaid: When you aren’t in the kitchen, where would we find you and what would you be doing? Callie: Drinking some vino and snacking on some appetizers at a local Fort Worth restaurant. Plaid: What was your inspiration for becoming a chef? Callie: Growing up, I was always obsessed with cookbooks and food in general. My mom would have…
Books Can Enrich Our Lives
Are you one of the 26% of Americans that have not read a book last year? In my lifetime and career, I have found that reading, whether for pleasure or for self- development, has always helped me move my goals and intentions forward. In the work that we do with our wealth management clients, we…
Origin Bank’s Women Leaders of Today: Liz Lanier of JOY Macarons
Plaid: What are your Fort Worth roots? Liz: My parents met and fell in love while attending TCU. They spent a short time in Corpus Christi where I was born but moved back to Fort Worth when I was about a year old. I spent most of my childhood in Fort Worth and went to TCU as…
The One Book Which Always Provides Relevance
When I formed Alignment, Inc. almost 15 years ago, the word (and concept) of ‘alignment’ was, for the most part, reserved for body shops and chiropractors! Yet, successful leaders and my senior leader/CEO friends LOVED the concept as they said THAT is what distinguishes successful leaders, organizations, cultures, and strategies. Of course, I could not agree more….
