It’s the message that organization after organization continues to ask for, and why so did the DC Shuffle ultimately delivering it three times! It’s all about knowing your value and how it’s a powerful tool in your life and leadership aspirations. We dive in deep as I broadcast from Washington D.C. at The Executive Leadership Council (ELC)’s Mid-level Management Symposium where I delivered the talk twice–once as…
The paperback of the award-winning No Thanks, The Remix is now available worldwide today in paperback, ebook and Kindle. This is the second edition of No Thanks, originally exclusively available in hard cover on Amazon. Now, you can purchase your copy of the 2021 National Association of Black Journalists Outstanding Book Award-winning The Remix anywhere and in paperback and digital format for whatever device you prefer. This special…
Excited to speak to the Board Members of @blackgirlsincyber this evening. The ladies received a special delivery to their doorsteps a few weeks back which included my book No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself, The Remix. It arrived in time for our conversation about Knowing Your Value tonight. Knowing one’s value is so crucial for women in tech, but especially for Black women in…
Wondering why you just can’t get to your “ah-ha” moment? Your brain may simply be too busy processing other things. It’s time to free your mind and get back to innovating. In today’s #YesPlease Ask Me Anything, we explore actions you can take to clear your mind and get to the insight your brain needs to create. This year has been overwhelming for me with a ton of…
I spent the morning recently speaking to media, and the same question crops up each time. “What spurred the decision to become an executive coach?” Some have guessed incorrectly that it happened before I left the big company because my business was established while I was still working there. The fact is, it was serval months after I left the company and after a coaching intensive weekend…
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I’m so incredibly thrilled to be speaking to young artists about knowing their value and putting that into action as they begin their careers at the Denyce Graves Foundation’s Shared Voices launch at Washington DC . I’ll also be signing copies of my book No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself. Shared Voices is a Conservatory & Consortium, and the launch event will be…
Ever considered how language can be leveraged to dictate the rules of a culture? Tonight’s episode of The Culture Soup Podcast® is a Coaching Corner episode, and we discuss exactly how that it happens in world events and the workplace and what that works to the detriment of those who are not centered. We also take a deeper dive into today’t #YesPlease Ask Me Anything question: How do…
Someone asked this: what do I do to get opportunities to pursue me? Coach L. Michelle answers that today in her new series #YesPleaseAsk Me Anything! Have a leadership question that you’ve been pondering? You’ve been wondering who you could ask confidentially. You may even have questions that are culturally or gender-nuanced, but you’re not sure where to turn. Well, now you can send your questions directly to Coach…
About a year ago, I hosted an extremely special guest on my show, The Culture Soup Podcast®. I like to call her “Our Carmen” but everyone in their right mind claims this amazing beauty and talent. I’m talking about the incomparable, mezzo soprano Denyce Graves. At that time, she had extended an invitation to me that I accepted swiftly and without any real thought because… really? What else…