Why don’t women, but especially Black and brown women make it to the C-Suite more often? There’s the company line, and then there’s reality… the part no one says out loud. Except me. I wrote a whole book about it. Here is one of the seven secrets I reveal in Yes Please! Seven Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite. Go get yourself and a friend a…
Why don’t women, but especially Black and brown women make it to the C-Suite more often? There’s the company line, and then there’s reality… the part no one says out loud. Except me. I wrote a whole book about it. Here is one of the seven secrets I reveal in Yes Please! Seven Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite. Go get yourself and a friend a…
Women of color get Dr. Gay’ed at every level in business, in every industry. Everyone remarks on our unbelievable resilience. This isn’t an accolade. It’s is your indication to slow down, exit, put on DND and take care of yourself. The healing work is the healing—not the escape; and that takes time. Don’t let them confuse you with the praise for taking the punishment with the grace that…
…Reflecting on blessings before churning out another 10,000 words. Each year, as I ramp down the year, I not only spend time writing and planning for 2024, but I am also investing in myself. The kind of self care I’m referring to is up skilling. Last week, I had an executive leader comment in a coaching session that she was amazed at how no matter what challenge she…
Some have called this leadership book the “cheat code.” Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite is access to success, the evidence-based way, but now for your ears. The key ingredient: how to get happy despite the unique challenges that face women of color—the way science says you can. … because only happy people are successful people. Get your download on Audible, Amazon or Apple iTunes.
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You’re cordially invited to an extraordinary event that brings together two dynamic voices in the world of women’s empowerment. L. Michelle Smith, author of “Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite,” and A’Lelia Bundles, renowned journalist and biographer, will engage in a captivating fireside chat followed by a book reading and signing. Date: Wed, Oct 4, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Busboys & Poets,…
I’ll be signing copies of my latest book, “Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite,” in Washington D.C. on October 5th at the Executive Leadership Council’s Mid-Level Management Symposium. Join me immediately following my session, “The Power of Positive Emotion to Propel You to Better leadership,” from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. ET. 📍 Location: Gaylord Hotel & Resort, National Harbor. Check your symposium…
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News Release EDITOR’S NOTE: Smith and Gardere will host a private, online kick-off event tonight called “Happy Anyway” at 6:30 p.m. CT/ 7:30 pm ET. DALLAS, TX, August 30, 2023 – Acclaimed author and leading certified executive and personal coach, L. Michelle Smith, have joined forces with renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere, also known as “America’s Psychologist,” to launch a transformative initiative called “Coaching + Counseling”. These…