Happier Way Original - A common phrase we hear all the time is “it’s a small world.” And truly, it is! In the era of zoom conferences across time zones, knowledge sharing and information dissemination taking place across vast geographical areas in what seems like no time at all, new and improved modes of communication... Read more
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Virtual Youth Leadership Summit
Please join us to hear young people present their ideas for transforming the foster care and youth homelessness systems in Washington state! About this event The Youth Leadership Summit is an inspiring, youth-led event where youth from across Washington state come together to present their advocacy ideas for the coming year to legislators and policy... Read more
4 Key Lessons of Strong Leadership, From Proven Leaders
Happier Way Original - Early in careers, as employees try to gain their footing within a company, they strive for excellence as a team member or individual contributor. Eventually, though, as they grow in their careers, individual contributors seek the next step of the professional journey. This next step is typically the one that thrusts... Read more
Virtual 2021 Global Girl Up Leadership Summit
About this event A two-day virtual Summit bringing together movers and changemakers from around the globe committed to gender equality presented by P&G and its brands Always and Whisper. Can't wait for the 2021 Global Leadership Summit? From July 7-12, we're visiting a region near you for the Leadership Summit Tour, tackling topics that are... Read more
Level Up Your Leadership with These 7 Top Leadership Skills
Happier Way Original - You’ve reached the management level, got that promotion, made it to the big leagues. Congratulations on your new position! While you are celebrating and contemplating the workload that comes with this senior position, have you thought about what kind of leader you are going to be? Maybe you will be the... Read more
Preparing for the big leagues: Career Transitions in PRO Sports
Tune in to Her POV to sharpen your gender and cultural intelligence. With a significant underrepresentation of female leadership at the VP level and up in professional sports organizations, we have intentionally designed this space to uncover, explore and redesign what barriers may exist to such opportunities and learn about the work that needs to... Read more
Facts and figures: Women’s leadership and political participation
Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data shows that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide, and achieving gender parity in political life is far off. Women in executive government positionsWomen serve as Heads of State or Government... Read more
How to be a courageous leader, according to the president of Microsoft U.S.
Kate Johnson, Microsoft U.S. president, is a leader on diversity and inclusion.She discusses the importance of making actionable changes within businesses, harnessing empathy and hope. Johnson's actions have been described as courageous, and here she explains what courage means to herKate Johnson, president of Microsoft U.S., leads a $45 billion solutions and services 10,000-person field... Read more
The crisis of leadership — and a new way forward | Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman
What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways -- or risk becoming irrelevant. In a conversation with curator Bryn Freedman, she shows how anybody can step up and make a difference, even if you don't yet have power. "There's a leader... Read more
Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self-Compassion
Managing Yourself When you have a setback at work, treat yourself as you would a friend: with kindness and understanding. by Serena Chen From the Magazine (September–October 2018) Summary. When we experience a setback at work, we tend to either become defensive and blame others, or berate ourselves. Neither response is helpful. Shirking responsibility by getting defensive may... Read more
Everybody can be a sustainability leader | Annick Schmeddes
Everyone can put some sustainability effort in his or hers current job and way of life. Forget about drastic changes, Annick Schmeddes teaches us how you can maximize your sustainable talents, and become sustainability leaders. Everyone can put some sustainability effort in his or hers current job and way of life. Forget about drastic changes,... Read more
3 Important Lessons On Sustainable Well-being in Leadership
Recent challenges have triggered much interest in the “epidemic” of employee burnout. Articles and podcasts highlight that 76% of employees will experience burnout at some point in time, offering leaders tips to support their team’s well-being and prevent such ends. However, as is too often the case, such studies fail to address that leaders, too, have... Read more