The next in the series… coming fall 2021. Yes Please: 7 Ways to Say Iโm 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. Whoโs ready? This is the…
If she only knew… Early on, she recognized how people spoke over her. Telling her what she should do, but she always ultimately plotted her own course. But she didnโt know her power, and that her story was not and wouldnโt be common. She played down her uniqueness because even in grade school, standing out had its consequences, even if it was simply that she looked different .…
The importance of asking for help is often communicated to women. While the ability to seek guidance and assistance in life and career is a highly sought out trait, some find that asking for what you need can be taxing when your requests often fall on deaf ears. L. Michelle Smith, CEO of No Silos Communications LLC, can attest to the power of saying, โNo, Thanks,โ as…
Professional speaker and business coachย L. Michelle Smithย says Black women in corporate America are taught to blend in. โIf I stand out, if I shine, I get backlash,โ Smith says. โI heard from women who lost their positions because the shine got too bright.โ Thatโs why Smith says she wrote her latest book, โNo, Thanks: 7 Ways to Say Iโll Include Myself,โ which Smith describes as a โhardcore 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…
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’sย #NSCRockstarLeadershipย Tip of the Day. Get the book atย nothanksbook.com.
In a piece from Harvard Business Review, Zuhairah Washington and Lauren Morgan say that โwomen of color donโt need to be told to โlean in.โ Research shows that the vast majority of them have confidence and ambition, determination and desire.โ Stated in the articleโs title, women of color simply โget less support at work.โ This concept is not lost on executive coach, author and speaker L. Michelle Smith.…
Filling yourย #Linkedinย timeline with “corporate rah rah?” …and that’s a good look for whom, again, Sis? It’s time to do better. Yourย #nscrockstarleadershipย tip of the day is to leverage the 80:20 rule for employee advocacy, because it really is a win-win for you and your company. Over rotate, and you’ve just squandered your social media real estate…and for companies that have a far bigger marketing budget than you do.…
I kicked off my national media tour with the crew from Rolling Out AM Wake Up Call! Thanks for having me on, Munson Steed and the hosts, Romeo, Tiara and Minnie. We discussed my new book No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself. It will be available later this week on BlackBookstore.com and right now at nothanksbook.com. The audiobook drops very soon,…
Want to lead like a rockstar? Be genuine. Do you really want to be mistaken for the devil on the floor? You know, the one who wears Prada and never gives eye contact? Be aloof, and whether you are really a good person or not, we’ll never know. It’s the old corporate mindset: be removed, cold, unaccessible. The rockstar leaders that you can identify have pushed through that.…