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Author: Anne Perschel
Diversity

Pregnant CEO: Back to the Future

Marissa Mayer is the first pregnant CEO of a major company, that we know of. With this news, we have the opportunity to re-think the boundary between work and life, Drawing the line with dashes, to achieve greater permeability, will serve us better in a variety of ways. It will even light the spark of innovation more readily.

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July 29, 2012 No Comments
Diversity

A Short Race-y Story

Once upon a time I worked in a forward thinking company. Diversity was a hot and much discussed topic well before it was lukewarm anywhere

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July 19, 2012 2 Comments
Leadership

Killer CEO Character Traits and How to Find Them

Over my career as a consultant, advisor and coach to leaders, I’ve been asked many times, “What do you consider the most important leadership qualities?” Important character traits, not competencies, top my list. Find out what they are and discover how to hone in on them like a laser beam.

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July 12, 2012 5 Comments
Diversity

Having It All or Not Having All: That is NOT the Question

I was not having it all, when Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article Why Women Still Can’t Have It All, caused an uproar. When I stopped having the travel part of IT ALL, I had time to write that the real question is how to change the gender based determination of which ITs men can have and which ones women can have, and offer two solutions.

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July 5, 2012 No Comments

What I Want Her to Know about Suicide

She works hard to keep the words held tightly inside. Sometimes it seems they are going to leap off her tongue, but she seals her lips, On occasion, if you look closely, you will see that her lips open, just a hair’s width, as if she might let the words out, as if she actually wants to put them outside her mouth and into the room, but she has no breath with which to push them beyond her teeth.

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June 10, 2012 10 Comments
Corporate Culture

Dear Leader: Do We Have a Deal?

Dear Leader:

As we begin our journey together, I thought it a good idea to let you know what I would most appreciate from you. I hope you do not think it is too bold of me to speak so directly and honestly to you from the start.

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June 7, 2012 1 Comment

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