Hiking a trail near the lake today reminded me of the vast possibilities we sometimes overlook that are right under our noses. I discovered an app that uncovers all the trails in the world. I was aware of a handful near my home, but had no idea how many really good ones were just within a drive, some within a short walk. Opportunities are around us, if we…
L. Michelle Smith is the founder and CEO of no silos communications LLC in Cedar Hill, Texas, where her focus is speaking, writing and providing female leaders with culturally nuanced, accessible executive coaching to reach their highest potential. She is also the creator, executive producer and host of “The Culture Soup” podcast. Rolling out recently caught up with the business entrepreneur to discuss her new book, No Thanks:…
The next in the series… coming fall 2021. Yes Please: 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite The 7 Secrets Women of Color Need to Know Now to Find Their Happy and Win in an Exclusive Corporate Culture …and as always, I come with the data, the storytelling, the executive voices, the affirmations, the coaching and the receipts. Pre-order, Summer 2021. Who’s ready? This is the…
Thanks to Mike Roberts for having me on your Snackwalls Podcast for this important conversation about recruiting more women of color in tech. And of course we discuss the gems in the book that reveals what Black women and women of color already baked into our DNA that makes us great candidates to lead in tech as high-performing, over credentialed professionals. #podcast #womenofcolor#womenintechnology Checkout my #snackwalls @sdcs_iointerview with…
Professional speaker and business coach L. Michelle Smith says Black women in corporate America are taught to blend in. “If I stand out, if I shine, I get backlash,” Smith says. “I heard from women who lost their positions because the shine got too bright.” That’s why Smith says she wrote her latest book, “No, Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Include Myself,” which Smith describes as a “hardcore leadership…
Are you stuck thinking that your mentors must be more powerful or more senior than you to be your mentor? Let’s blow up that paradigm and see how you can expand your tribe or personal board of directors with more members who can add rocket fuel to your career and leadership growth. This is part of the section assembling and activating your tribe in my new book No…
You need a sponsor on your personal board of directors, they tell you. So you get one. In fact, they chose you. But they didn’t deliver or never do. Just very exciting talk, you’ve noticed. At the end of the day, you need to put more trust in yourself and your abilities and be pleasantly surprised when a true sponsor shows up and shows out for you. But…
I do not own the rights to this video. Courtesy Roland Martin Unfiltered. Thrilled to speak to Roland’s illustrious panel and especially in awe to take a question from Dr. Jullian Malveaux. GET THE BOOK.
Are you being mindful of your small gestures? We examine this in my new book No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself. Often we skip over them and tend to the grand gestures, but that can do damage to your reputation. Take a listen to today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day. Get the book at nothanksbook.com.
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