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LEADERSHIP BLOG
An intro from Sheila.
Who is Your Best Boss Ever?
A few weeks ago, a former team member named me as her best boss ever which immediately made me ponder who was mine. It took seconds for me to name Lisa Nash as that person.
What I love most about Lisa is the ease in which she supports her team. We were all young in our careers, including Lisa, and capable of delivering at the highest levels. Lisa encouraged that in us and knew that our success, was her success.
The “Best Boss” Surprise
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m grateful for a surprise text I received last week. The sender said I was her best boss ever!
Who is this wonderful soul, you ask? Her name is Hannah Cardenas and if you want someone incredibly loyal, hardworking, inquisitive, creative, energetic, collaborative and supportive on your team, please consider reaching out to her. I know for certain that you’ll be glad you did!
Thankful Thursday: The Big We by Hali Lee
There’s nothing like another rainy night in Seattle to huddle up in an independent bookstore and get real talk about real money doing real things in big and small ways.
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m thankful to Tuti Scott for her invitation to hear author Hali Lee talk about her new book, The Big We, How Giving Circles Unlock Generosity, Strengthen Community, and Make Change. Hali is a co-founder of the Donors of Color Network, founder of the Asian Women Giving Circle, and co-creator of Philanthropy Together, a national collective giving support organization.
Thankful Thursday: The Ladder of St. Augustine
It’s a Thankful Thursday during Women’s History Month and today I’m grateful for my Mother, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. You ask, “what do these 3 people have in common?”
Thankful Thursday: Istanbul Part 2
It’s Thankful Thursday and here’s the 2nd installment on my work travel to Istanbul.
Thankful Thursday: Gretchen Hirsch
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m sending gratitude to Gretchen Hirsch, the first consultant I hired when I started my first company many moons ago.
Thankful Thursday: Istanbul, teşekkür ederim (thank you)
It’s Thankful Thursday and this week it's all about Istanbul, Türkeye where I am while writing this post!
I may have come for the baklava, my top of the list, most ever favorite dessert. But that wouldn't be totally true. I am actually here on the invitation of one of the clients of Mercedes Martin & Company, where I serve as the Strategic Advisor to the CEO.
Thankful Thursday: Healthcare Providers
It’s Thankful Thursday and I’m sending a note of gratitude to our healthcare providers.
I recently spoke with a doctor about physician burnout. She’s a general practitioner and her calendar is way beyond full. She’s scheduling appointments with her regular patients 7 months out. How do I know? She’s my doctor.
Thankful Thursday: Collaboration
Today is Thankful Thursday and I would like to send gratitude to those who collaborate willingly and enthusiastically!
Thankful Thursday: Those Who Speak My Name
On this Thankful Thursday I’m sending gratitude to all of the people who lift me up, speak my name into rooms full of opportunity, provide a lead, call or text unexpectedly to check on me, and give me encouragement. YOU want me to be successful and in your own way you have shared something that contributed to just that.
Thankful Thursday: Nikki Giovanni
It's Thankful Thursday and today it's all about Nikki Giovanni. I loved this poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator for my whole life.
Thankful Thursday: Song Lyrics
It’s Thankful Thursday and this week it's all about song lyrics. I love a good song and if you know what I know, for the most part they are about finding, being or losing love.
Thankful Thursday: Ben Reuler
This week’s Thankful Thursday gratitude is for my new friend, Ben Reuler. Ben is the CEO of In the Area Productions in Seattle Washington and is leading some powerful anti-racism conversations with white leaders.
Thankful Thursday: National Hispanic Heritage Month
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m grateful for this month’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15, 2024). This year's theme is Todos Somos, Somos Uno: We Are All, We Are One.
Thankful Thursday: The Gift of Time
It’s Thankful Thursday and today’s gratitude goes to the gift of time to do whatever I want, whenever I want. One thing I learned during my extended summer break was that I could actually negotiate time.