by Gloria Feldt on November 16th, 2011
in 9 Ways Blog, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Power Tools, She's Doing It, Tell Your Story
At eight years old, Ellen Snortland heard her father describe Winston Churchill as a “Renaissance man” and decided then and there that she would become a “Renaissance woman.”
Ellen more than fulfilled her vision for herself- she’s an author, journalist, women’s safety and human rights activist, actor, producer, and writing/media coach, and (full disclosure) an all round generous and wonderful friend. Oh, and she’s also an accomplished Norwegian Kransekake baker !
Ellen personifies many of the No Excuses Power Tools, but her voluminous talents all seem to emanate from her extraordinary ability to use Power Tool #9: Tell Your story. And telling the world her story has been a focus for Ellen in recent years…
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Tagged as: "Now That She's Gone", 5050Leadership, Beauty Bites Beast, Ellen Snortland, empowerment, Gloria Feldt, Kransekake, Lisa Gaeta, Ms. Magazine, Renaissance woman, TEDx Pasadena, The Huffington Post
by Gloria Feldt on November 9th, 2011
in Create a Movement, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Politics, Power Tools, She's Doing It, Workplace
This week’s “She’s Doing It” features a first person account of how a woman I very much admire came into leadership and stepped into her power as naturally as rivers flow from their source, despite some negative messages she received as a girl. Tiffany Dufu is a role model and example of how younger women are moving the leadership needle forward for themselves and others. Read on. And if you’re one of the over 13,000 who has had an experience with The White House Project thus far, won’t you share it here?
It all started when I got the Girl of the Year Award.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest as the daughter of a homemaker and minister, I remember adults around me insisting: “little girls can’t lead.” Yet taking the award into my hands that day, I realized how eager I was to make a profound impact. I had a deep desire to not only affect change, but also be public about it so that other girls would see that they could be leaders, too…
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by Gloria Feldt on November 4th, 2011
in Carpe the Chaos, Create a Movement, Gender, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Politics, Power Tools
Nature abhors a vacuum, right? So who do you think will eventually occupy the leadership vacuum that has been a deliberate feature of Occupy Wall Street’s laudably idealistic start as a movement?
Why not a you or a woman you know?
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Tagged as: 99 percenters, carpe the chaos, chaos as opportunity, Feministe, Gloria Feldt, GoodMenProject.com, HelloBeautiful.com, leadership vacuum, Ms. Magazine, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, The Nation, The Tea Party
by Gloria Feldt on November 2nd, 2011
in Define Your Own Terms, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Power Tools, She's Doing It, Tell Your Story, Wear the Shirt
My heart bursts with joy when people tell me what No Excuses and the message of changing how we think about power so that we can embrace it in a positive way has meant to them.
When I speak to organizations or conferences, I often ask the question “When did you know you had the power to_____.” Each person fills in the blank for herself. Then we discuss the answers with one another. Try it, and talk about it with your friend, sister, mother, or whoever you can requisition.
So after my keynote speech for the New Directions Career Center in Columbus OH (a fantastic organization that helps low income women gain economic self-sufficiency), I had one of those joyful moments. Why?
Read this post by Rae Reed in The Loud Empresses blog, Living Life OutLoud and you’ll see some young women who are embracing their power TO.
I attended an event last week, Gloria Feldt presenting “No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power,” hosted by The Center for New Directions.
I’ll be honest. I had no freaking idea what to expect. Young, wearing jeans and a V-neck, I sat amongst women with ears perked, eagerly anticipating the night’s featured speaker.
It wasn’t long before I figured out why. Wisdom poured from her lips like my brain begged for more…
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by Gloria Feldt on October 28th, 2011
in 9 Ways Blog, Create a Movement, Gender, Leadership, Workplace
Want to have a little cognitive dissonance?
First watch this video of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a keynote address at the first-ever Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Summit 9/16/11 in San Francisco CA, essentially saying that women are the key to the world’s economic future.
And for good measure, take a gander at the latest
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Tagged as: Anita Hill, Bella Abzug, BlogHer Career column, equal rights, feminism, Hillary Clinton, Joanna Barsh, Lareina Yee, powerful women, sexual harassment, Unsought Leadership, Victoria Pynchon, women, women and power, women world leaders, Women's Movement
by Gloria Feldt on October 27th, 2011
in Gender, Heartfeldt Leadership Advice, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Politics, Workplace
“Was there ever any domination that did not appear natural to those who possessed it?” John Stuart Mill, 18th century economist
If you’re a woman over 40, you’ve probably had an Anita Hill Moment. That aha when you realized those suggestive comments, undesired gropes, and surreptitious ass-pats you’d long endured in the male-dominated workplace had a name: sexual harassment.
If you’re under age 40, you probably grew up knowing not only about sexual harassment as a concept, but also that it is a prosecutable offense you shouldn’t put up with it for one minute. You’ve probably had training about it in your workplace, and know how to report it safely if it rears its ugly head. So whether or not you realized it, you’ve had your Anita Hill moment too.
All because of unsought leadership.
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Tagged as: Anita Hill, BlogHer Career, courageous leadership, Gloria Feldt, Hollaback, John Stuart Mill, Justice Clarence Thomas, Loretta McCarthy, Reed Hastings, sexual harassment, The New Times, V-Day, Violence Against Women Act, whistleblowers
by Gloria Feldt on October 26th, 2011
in 9 Ways Blog, Carpe the Chaos, Create a Movement, Define Your Own Terms, Embrace Controversy, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Personal Relationships, Power Tools, She's Doing It, Tell Your Story, Use What You've Got, Workplace
I can’t wait to read Joanne Tombrakos’s new and first novel, The Secrets They Kept and you are going to see why below. After reading Joanne’s story, I think you’ll join me in running out to buy her book. At least I hope so.
Joanne and I met at an 85 Broads breakfast a couple of years ago when we shared our stories of making purposeful life transitions. I’ve admired her writing on her blog ever since. And just look at how she’s applied the 9 Ways Power Tools!
When Gloria Feldt extended the invitation for me to be profiled in this column I quickly accepted. And who wouldn’t? After all this was Gloria Feldt. Best selling author and activist for whom I hold such high esteem.
I was honored. I was excited. Until the waves of nausea washed over me. What was I doing that was worthy of a profile in this column? Certainly not curing cancer or feeding the starving in Africa.
Not a particularly commanding statement when invited to write on a blog whose subject matter is about women and power.
But forced, as I have been to think about it, the truth is I am doing it. My way…
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by Gloria Feldt on October 24th, 2011
in 9 Ways Blog, Gender, Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Politics, Power Tools, Tell Your Story, Workplace
It’s the 20th anniversary of Anita Hill’s truth-to-power moment (I’ll dub it Hill’s personal “power to” moment) confronting then U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, now Justice Clarence Thomas, that changed the culture’s understanding about sexual harassment forever. I delayed the Friday Round Up in order to share two important events that I participated in last week, along with a selection of related news reports and commentary…
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Tagged as: "We Believe Anita Hill", Anita Hill Moment, empowerment, Gloria Feldt, Gloria Steinem, Jamia WIlson, Julie Zeilinger, Justice Clarence Thomas, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Linda Meric, New York Times, political leadership, power-to, Robin D. Stone, sexual harassment, Shelby Knox, social justice, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, Vickie Pynchon
by Gloria Feldt on October 19th, 2011
in Inspiration, Leadership, No Excuses, Politics, Power Tools, She's Doing It, Tell Your Story
I’ve known Phoenix City Council candidate Brenda Sperduti as a civic activist for over 20 years. Because I so often encourage women to run for public office, it’s only right that I do what I can to highlight the accomplishments and character of those I’d like to see making the decisions at all levels of government.
Special note to my Phoenix friends: Early Voting deadline is fast approaching and the election ends November 8th. Please remember to cast your vote. For election information, click here.
Here’s Brenda in her own words…
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Tagged as: Advocacy, Arizona politics, Brenda Sperduti, civic activist, Gloria Feldt, leading her dreams, life aspirations, phoenix, Phoenix City Council District 5, political leadership, politics, public policy, Toastmasters, women in politics, women in public office, words of action
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