Social Media Savvy? How and Why To Make Your Digital Presence A Career Booster
In light of the recent overwhelming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to ban TikTok in the U.S. due to its Chinese ownership and use of data from its 170 million users, it is prime time to take a look at your own social media use. And what it can and cannot do for you professionally. Some posts can get you fired. But a positive social media presence and a willingness to expand your digital skills can enhance your career and your standing in the organization. Just remember, every post lives forever, even when you delete.
The Power To Impact Sustainable Change in Fashion By Kiran Jade
I am the Founder and CEO of Wolven. We create sustainable activewear and swimwear and are committed to challenging the status quo of boring, generic clothing and the harmful impacts of the fast fashion industry. Our mission is to empower Gen Z and Millennials to make healthier choices for themselves and the world around them. Growing up with Hindu and Muslim parents, inclusivity and South Asian culture have always been a deep part of my life.
If I Had A Hammer: What Can An Old Song Teach Today’s Leaders?
I often share the metaphor of a hammer in leadership development training and speaking. That’s because power is like a hammer — you can build something with it or break something apart.
Power has no attributes of its own. It’s energy to be used at will, and it becomes whatever we do with it. It’s the same with leadership. I’ve found in both my research into what holds women back from leadership and in doing training, as I had the pleasure of doing recently with 100women@amazon, that when I root the discussion first in understanding power and shifting the paradigm from oppressive power OVER to generative power TO, something magic happens.
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"Intentioning Democracy: Five Power Moves Only You Can Make"
Using strategies and key power tools from her latest book, Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics, and How Women Will Take the Lead for (Everyone's) Good, Gloria Feldt expands on what individuals can do for themselves and for the culture.
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