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…
All this month, we will be focused on understanding workplace stress and what yu can do about it in The Circle. Workplace stress can impact anyone, but as women leaders, we often face unique challenges. Let’s explore neuroscience-backed tips to manage stress effectively. 1. Acknowledge Emotions: Recognize that it’s okay to feel stress. Our brains are wired to react to stressors. 🧠❤️ 2. Deep Breathing: Practice deep, mindful…
We’re kicking off a series that will take us into fall… The Culture Soup Podcast®️ presents A C-Suite Chat, where we highlight voices from my new book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite. This episode, we are featuring Dr. Kecia M. Kelly, SVP and Chief Nursing Officer at one of the largest healthcare networks in the nation. Dr. Kelly and I discuss intentional…
Dear friends… When I decided to write Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite, I had one mission in mind: to explore the emotional state of women of color especially Black women in the corporate realm and explore what it actually takes to weather the challenges that more often than not weed most of them out of the leadership pipeline on the way to…
Hey, DFW… I call you home, so you go first. I’m pleased to announce that WFAA-TV’s Cleo Greene (@cleogreene_tv) will grace the platform with me for a fireside chat about my new book Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite at the ever-so-dope venue BLACKLIT bookstore in Dallas, Texas. I’ll do a little reading. We’ll do a little chatting…you know, just moving the needle…
Save the date Dallas/Ft Worth! It’s time to meet the author. Coach L. Michelle will be reading from her new book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Way I’m Entitled to the C-Suite the evening of June 16, 2023 at @Blacklit Bookstore in Dallas at 8 p.m. She will be joined by a special guest who will facilitate a fireside chat before she signs her book. Stay tuned for…
There is still time to take advantage of early discounts for SOAR Women’s Leadership Academy fall cohort 2023. Aren’t you ready to get serious about your leadership aspirations? Plot your course to senior executive leadership in a way that is tailored to you. We’re opening up the application process early for the fall cohort, making it even easier for you to get the training and coaching you need…
Uncover the power of positive emotion, self discovery and and the right mindsets to take you through some of the most challenging and isolating times of your life—in those “rooms” at work and even at home…on your way to the top. Seven affirmations. Seven secrets. 32 powerful questions. One science-based leadership book. Insightful storytelling. Stinging truths. Foreword by America’s Psychologist @Dr Jeff Gardere. June 15. Learn more here.
When you’re outnumbered and singled out daily, it can kill your confidence… Even when being singled out comes in the form of a compliment. WATCH as I reassure women and women of color that even something as seemly benign as a compliment can work on your mindset in a negative way. We have to recognize the issue in order to deal with it, and many times this confidence…