Courage To Change: Leaders Lean Into Trust For Reckoning Moment

The common assumption in the workplace about trust is that you can’t trust the people around you. That needs to shift. Trust with colleagues, leaders, clients, associates and employees must always be on the menu.

At the recent Take The Lead’s Power Up Conference 2026, Minda Harts, best-selling author, consultant, filmmaker, equity specialist and workplace communications expert, spoke with David Smith, Professor and Co-Director of the Gender and Work Initiative at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, about what trust—and the assumption of its absence—means today.

Leading Out Loud is back and this one is going to hit different.

Felicia Davis and 2026 Power Tool Champion Wonder Wendy Farrell are coming together for a live, no filter conversation on Power Tool #4: Embrace Controversy and they are not holding back. This is the kind of bold, necessary conversation that moves you forward and challenges the way you lead. Audacious women do not shy away from controversy. They embrace it. Come ready to listen, learn, and lead out loud.

Join us this Thursday, October 15 at 12 PM AZ on LinkedIn and Youtube Live.

Your next leadership lesson is waiting for you and it is closer than you think.

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The Midlife Brain: How Perimenopause and Menopause Shape the Brain—and the Workplace

Virtual Symposium | October 21–22

Hosted by the Feminine Leadership Evolution Institute

Brain fog, forgetfulness, and disrupted sleep often show up right when women are leading teams, building companies, and moving toward the C-suite. Too often, women doubt their own competence, and workplaces mistake symptoms for performance issues.

Brain fog is a symptom. It's not a measure of competence.

Why it matters:

1 in 10 women working through menopause have left their jobs because of symptoms (Fawcett Society, 2022)
1 in 6 have considered leaving because of inadequate support (CIPD, 2023)
Two-thirds say symptoms hurt their concentration, stress, and confidence at work (CIPD, 2023)

Over two days, the symposium brings together neuroscience, clinical expertise, and lived experience to explore what's happening in the midlife brain, along with practical strategies to support and retain experienced women at work.

Who it's for: professionals navigating symptoms now, HR leaders ready to move from reactive to proactive support, and companies innovating in this space.

🎟️ Early bird: $69 through Oct 14. Use our code MBRAIN-TAKETHELEAD for 10% off.