Is Your Leader Like Curious George?

Remember Curious George from the childhood book? Always curious and getting himself into one adventure after another because of his intense curiosity. Curious George took curiosity to an extreme. Yet, he inspires me to think about how curiosity is a necessary and often underrated leadership quality.

Step Up Leader Live: Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever!

Last week Step Up Leader participated in the first “Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever” workshop along with Dr. Carmella Sebastian and Michelle Bauer, President of Common Language. Audience members were women leaders, business owners, and entrepreneurs. What they all had in common was a strong desire to learn something new, shake something up, and come away with something different.

The Mirror in the Box

This weekend I had the privilege and honor of hosting two young women leaders from Rwanda. They are visiting the U.S. as part of the Akilah Institute for Young Women “Metropolitan Safari Tour.” These extraordinary emissaries are raising money for scholarships to Akilah so other young women in their country can have the same opportunities to achieve their full potential.