What’s Essential? Author, CEO, Founder on What Leaders Need To Do Now: Take The Le ad 1/212025

"The pace of change is greater than ever," says Christie Smith, Ph.D., founder and CEO of The Humanity Studio, and co-author with Kelly Monahan of Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI and Global Shifts Arte Creating A New Human-Powered Leadership,

"Technology is outpacing leader capabilities. The paradign has shifted dramatically. There is a skills scarcity," says Smith, whose more than three-decade career including leader Global Talent & Organization consulting at Accenture, after her role as Managing Principal of Deloitte Consulting, and developer of the Deloitte University Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact.

"This is not our mother’s and father’s leadership," says Smith, whose co-author, Monahan, is managing director at Upwork and creator of the Upwork Research Institute.

The Power To Change The Long Relay Race Towards Social Justice

By Nadine Hack

Having been ‘advancing women’s rights’ since the 1960s as part of larger social justice movements, I would’ve liked for us to be further along than we are in 2024. You might imagine that I’m a bit fatigued, even disheartened six decades later.

To the contrary, I’m as fired up as ever. I’m especially inspired by young activists around the world who are tackling myriad interrelated issues in new, dynamic, exciting ways. It’s called "intersectional organizing."

Equal Rights for All: On MLK Day, How RBG Logic Can Advance the ERA

On this long weekend when MLK day falls on inauguration day, and much of the country faces a big chill, a long overdue step forward for women’s rights was announced by President Biden: the ratification into the U.S. Constitution of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA for short).
Many of you have asked me about the status of the ERA since President Biden declared that it is legally ratified yesterday, but did not instruct the archivist to publish the 28th amendment into the Constitution–an element of the normal process that might or might not make a difference in the ultimate inclusion of the 28th amendment in the law of the land.

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Great Stuff To Read, Watch

The Good News First:

Yeah For ERA!
Equal Rights Amendment now law.
READ AT AXIOS

Edu For All
Women transforming academia.
READ AT FORBES

Ali's Legacy of Compassion
Widow explains empathy's power.
READ AT MSNBC

Thought Partners Helpful
How they can assist women leaders.
READ AT FAST COMPANY

Make Health Equity Global Goal
How women's health needs priority.
READ AT WE FORUM

Not So Good News:

Ban The Lies, Disinformation
Bring back respect for truth.
READ AT NEWSWEEK

Encourage Entrepreneurs Early
Start with young girls.

READ AT INSIGHT

Females Punished For Male Energy

Gender gap in energy expression.

READ AT FORBES

Closing STEM Gap
5 Ways to reach equity.
READ AT ENTREPRENEUR

Taliban Aiming To Change Bans
Afghan girls may get to attend school.
READ AT MSN