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The American Dream: Who Owns Small Businesses Today?

For many, owning a business is part of the American Dream. And more members of minority groups than ever are coming into their own as business owners. In part, the rise in diversity may be due [...]

Stop Putting Yourself on Sale, You’re Worth More Than That!

I have long been an advocate of owning and valuing your skills and setting rates (or commanding a salary) that you are worthy of.  As I work with my current set of clients to get them [...]

Diversity Best: 20 Reasons Why We Still Need The “F” Word

For the week of August 8, Empower Me! Magazine will be reposting some of its best articles related to diversity. Join the conversation by responding below, following us on Facebook or catching us on twitter @EmpowerMeMag. [...]

Accepting Recognition–and Even Striving for It!

As women, we are often loathe to accept the kudos we so richly deserve.  We want to be team players, and we’re wired to work more collectively, in general, than men. However, in a work setting, [...]

Storytelling in the Art of Leadership

As women (and especially women of color), we have cultures that value storytelling.  For me, as a Latina, I recall a number of stories that were crafted to teach us messages about how to behave, what [...]

20 Reasons Why We Still Need The “F” Word

In our privileged world “Feminism” has become a dirty word. For most western young women, to be called a Feminist is an insult. My son and his girlfriends associate Feminism with anti-men and women who wear [...]

No More Excuses or Justifications..Time to Integrate

Lately I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the ‘man vs woman‘ thing we seem to still have going on in this country, heck, the world. Nobody is doubting there are distinct difference between men [...]

Are we missing the point?

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” [...]

How to Get Promoted: Do Less. Delegate More. (Part 2)

In Part 1 I discussed how delegating creates an opportunity for you to demonstrate your leadership potential. In this post, I shed light on the negative impact of doing everything yourself. [...]

Reality TV is NOT My Reality

There is an article published on TheRoot.com that has been making rounds on the web lately called Has Reality TV Become the Enemy of Black Women. Earlier this week, a Facebook buddy sent a message out asking if [...]