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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…
Microaggressions in the Workplace Harold Fisher August 18, 2023 at 8:18 pm in NEWS, PODCASTS, The Daily Drum Insight Segment It’s the end of the work week. Time to breathe a sigh of relief after dealing with the stresses of the workplace. Sometimes those stresses can be small, but significant when directed at you by coworkers. We’re talking about microaggressions on the job, especially those delivered by passive-aggressive…
Did you know that being happy can have a profound impact on your leadership journey? There are science-based reasons for intentional happiness, especially for leaders like yourself. 🌟 Improved Decision-Making: Happiness positively influences cognitive abilities, leading to better decision-making and problem-solving skills. Studies have shown that happy individuals exhibit higher levels of creativity and critical thinking. (Source: Harvard Business Review) 🌟 Enhanced Resilience: When you intentionally cultivate happiness,…
You couldn’t make it? We’ve got you! This special episode is dual streamed and sponsored by The Culture Soup Podcast®️ and PR Yourself Podcast with Leah Frazier who is my guest host for this show. It is an audio-only replay of the DFW Book Signing for Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite, recorded before a live audience, those who attended the signing and…
Perspectives S35/Ep26: Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite In YES PLEASE!, author, CEO and certified executive and personal coach L. Michelle Smith draws upon positive psychology, neuroscience, and the experiences of high-performing professional Black women, including herself, to reveal the seven secrets for success for the “double disadvantaged” in senior executive leadership positions, most notably tapping into positive emotion. Her book emphasizes the…
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Author: Good Morning Texas Published: 2:31 PM CDT June 19, 2023 Updated: 2:31 PM CDT June 19, 2023 DALLAS — In today’s society, it’s easy to get so caught up in the rat race of it all – especially as women. Being perfect professionally and personally, and before you know it, we begin to feel burnt out and unmotivated – our next guest is reminding us to take…
Caught in the act—doing the work—in Pittsburg, PA, moderating an opening plenary about the changing workplace post pandemic at Opera Conference with a panel of amazing leaders, some of them clients, and a packed ballroom of thousands. I love what I do. Your leaders and your business are under increased pressures in business, demands at home and our current cultural context. They need insights, strategies and inspiration that…
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…