Don’t Get Mad: Keys To Calm Negotiating With Tough Partners For Your Win
A newly pervasive culture of shouting matches at school board meetings, city council meetings, citizen meetings with elected officials, youth sports, union meetings, public protests, board meetings,
diplomacy meetings and even televised negotiations from the Oval Office have all normalized yelling, name-calling and bullying.
But this behavior is neither normal nor productive. So how do you change the momentum of the moment when you are in a work environment and someone shouts, yells, screams or causes chaos to erupt?
The Power To Accelerate Action: Breaking Barriers in Cannabis
By Narmin Jannous
I’ve never been someone capable of complacency - whether that’s because I live in chronic pain and refuse to tolerate one iota more of discomfort is yet to be determined. What I do know is that complacency has no place in my life, career, or the cannabis industry.
When I first entered this space, I saw far too much stagnation. Licensing regulations that didn’t make sense, social equity plans that rang hollow, and marketing strategies that catered to one very particular type of man.
What an amazingInternational Women’s Day 2025 I was privileged to experience! It was equal measure inspiring celebrations of women’s progress and passionate calls to action to change the state of the world for women, where rights won are being lost and many protections of equal treatment are being erased a warp speed. The two events I attended both received well deserved standing ovations. That’s because of the way each exemplified progress is possible through struggle and movement building. And each illustrated a poignant reminder that no step forward is forever unless there is constant activism.
Vote Local Toolkit For You To Participate in 2025 Elections:
“All politics is local,” attributed to former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, means that the most important motivations directing voters are rooted in local concerns. Our new VOTE LOCAL: 2025 Elections Toolkitserves Civic Alliance member companies (and can be used by individuals too) in: 🗳️ Championing the significance, as well as the how-to, of participating in 2025 elections 📍Familiarity with the landscape and lexicon of local and state elections 🤔 Enhancing your audiences’ understanding of their ballots 📚 Connecting employees and customers with resources
Women's History Month: Write to Change the World with Take The Lead & The OpEd Project!
In honor of Women's History Month, and in honor of the importance of women's voices in the media, Take The Lead is proud to partner with The OpEd Project to offer members of the Take The Lead's community a $100 credit code to join The OpEd Project’s globally-recognized “Write to Change the World” workshop (description below). Sign up for any upcoming workshop on The OpEd Project's website (there are 10+ date options through June 2025), using the code TAKETHELEAD2025. The code will be valid for the entire month of March. In addition, for those who would benefit from a full scholarship, Take The Lead is able to nominate three full and/or partial scholarships. Please reach out to Michele Weldon at Michele@theopedproject.org.
Write To Change The World
The OpEd Project’s “Write To Change The World” workshop is a discovery-based interrogation of authority and knowledge. It walks participants through a method for changing hearts and minds, addressing opposition and building consensus, and thinking bigger. It connects them to a network of journalist mentors, and results in them publishing op-eds (if they wish). It also provides valuable tools for anyone seeking to build a case for something new (new book, new research, new job, new business, new policy, etc). It is open to the public, 100% virtual, and typically takes place over two half-days. All those who complete the workshop will receive one month of follow-up support.
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Women’s leadership has never been more important. Whether it’s $10 in recognition of our first 10 years, a recurring gift of $10 monthly, $100, $1,000, or any amount of your choice, donate here to make the world a better place for women, and everyone else.
Take The Lead prepares, develops, inspires, and propels all women of all diversities and intersectionalities to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. Learn more at www.taketheleadwomen.com.
