“We are now in a position to move forward with you,” boasted a long-awaited email to a friend. Imagine the excitement. She’s been networking in pursuit of a new opportunity. A new direction. Maybe you’ve seen this movie? Countless meet and greets. Electronic job postings. Online applications. Long overdue or impersonal responses from hiring companies. Not this email. A sparkle? A validation? Continue reading…
Summer Book Review #30: Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
“Part of me has been taken away,” shared a bright energetic woman during a 1:1 interview I conducted for Novofemina’s Research Jam. We had pivoted to her personal story after she had agreed to share some transition observations from a women’s economic development organization where she worked. A career change. A new husband. A first child. Mixed in with these life events I heard isolation and failure, or something that resembled it. Her reaction?