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, âNo, Thanks,â as…
Professional speaker and business coach L. Michelle Smith says Black women in corporate America are taught to blend in. âIf I stand out, if I shine, I get backlash,â Smith says. âI heard from women who lost their positions because the shine got too bright.â Thatâs why Smith says she wrote her latest book, âNo, Thanks: 7 Ways to Say Iâll Include Myself,â which Smith describes as a âhardcore leadership…
Afrotech has called The Culture Soup PodcastÂŽď¸one of Seven Great Podcasts for Black Tech Entrepreneurs. đđ˝đđ˝ Shout out to the incomparable Morgan DeBaun and her incredible team at Blavity and more. Thanks for the recognition. We are on hiatus until January 2021, and we are planning some great shows. Meantime, there are about 200 episodes for you to binge listen to over the holidays to get caught up. Enjoy! Read the…
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 Rolandâs 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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(photo courtesy: Debra Hunter Johnson) The pandemic has spiked in many states. The CDC is issuing warnings about holiday gatherings.  Thatâs all fine,  it then it hits you: you have to break it to your family that you wonât be coming. Afraid to face off with your mother or that demanding uncle? Today, I recorded an interview on NBC DFW on how to break that  news to family.…