On @theculturesoup, @jarretthill and I discussed how there are so many allies who are articulating so beautifully why All Lives Matter shouldn’t be the retort to Black Lives Matter. There are all sorts of analogies swirling on the interwebs. You’ve heard them all: ✅ The one house on fire ✅ The dinner table where one person isn’t served ✅ The breast cancer event where someone asks why not…
I usually begin my messages with storytelling, and while I could tell any number of stories of my experience with discrimination in Corporate America, I want to humanize this message by focusing the discussion on you–the leader who actually has some decision- making power to do something about the black employee experience in your workplace. I’ll start by asking this question: How will you move this important…
WATCH: Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day– Lead with Tech. A couple nuggets for you in the video, but I’ve also highlighted what I shared with leaders at the Opera America Conference last week as we explored Technologies and Their Impact for OPERA America. If you want to lead as a brand or an individual, here are 5 Simple Questions to connect and engage with tech that will…
I had a wonderful time engaging with 100 of the Executive Leadership Council’s finest mid-level and executive managers from Fortune 500s from across the country when I hosted an online workshop that blended coaching and training that focused on preparing them for life and work after Covid-19. I provided five cornerstones to navigate and lead through what’s next with this pandemic and I also provided a hierarchy…
When a global pandemic hits, things change, and they can for the better if you just put your mind to it. Five of technology, business and opera’s finest minds discuss how covid-19 will bend but not break because it is determine to lead with technology and not just use it as an “in the meantime” tool. This fascinating discussion is applicable to any industry or business plotting…
BY LAUREN HAWKINS • MAY 18, 2020 Since 2018, The DEC Network has teamed up with Capital One, which is the WEDallas founding partner and title sponsor, on the WEDallas Mompreneur event. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the two organizations still hosted the annual event—this time as a virtual happy hour. As always, the event centered on being both a mom and a business owner, but this year’s event had…
ANNOUNCING: NSC eLearning, the rebrand of The 30 Minute Mentor which started in 2018 as my flagship learning and mentoring platform. NSC Coaching & Consulting offers e-learning in the form of webinars, masterclasses.. audiocasts and audio conferences and other digital content. Full online courses will be offered within weeks. We can also tailor live, in-person masterclasses for your business or organizations. Click here to book a time to…
How are you staying connected with your community of clients and prospects? I mean, beyond that email newsletter they’ve gotten so use to that they rarely open? I mean, beside the notes that come from your CRM platform? How are you surprising and delighting them? What are you doing that is just for them and no one else? If you are wondering how to get people to open…
The Coaching Corner is going through some changes. Leaving Linkedin Live? You’ll want to hear this! It seems appropriate, since the order of the day seems to be change on Planet Pandemic. How are you getting ready? We talk about Career Transitions. Get ready.