Making a few meaningful connections is often better than working an entire room – 7 Ways to Boost Your Networking Skills
Networking lets you put your best face forward. No matter what profession you’re in, networking is the fuel that accelerates success. Not only is it useful for learning directly from individuals you meet, but the benefits of association and growing your own authority is very powerful. So? here are seven ways to up your networking game. Mindset Before […]
Here is How to Reclaim Your Power if You Have Been Emotionally Abused
If you’ve found yourself in an emotionally abusive relationship, there is hope. You can find your way back to freedom and happiness, but you have to tread carefully and make sure you’re doing your research. Abusers — by their very nature — are volatile and unpredictable, making it critical to plan carefully before you draw […]
#CareerSheroes Cynthia Augustine, Global Chief Talent Officer, FCB Says Avoiding Avoidable Mistakes is Vital in Building a Career
Cynthia Augustine, Global Chief Talent Officer, FCBCynthia “Cindy” Augustine, is the highest-ranking Black woman at FCB, a global integrated marketing communications agency with more than 8,000 people in 109 operations in 80 countries. She leads HR, talent acquisition and development, organization design, change management, compensation, benefits, and diversity and inclusion programs for the network. A […]
Feeling Stuck At Work? Here Are 5 Ways to Shake Yourself Out of a Career Rut
At some point in your career, you’re likely to feel like you’re in a rut. Maybe you took a job for the money thinking that it’s temporary, and five years later, you’re still there. Or you’ve signed on for a position you were told was one thing and suddenly you realize you’re wearing 20 hats—and […]
“You Must Do The Work, and while you work, Have Faith in the Process”- #LLA Meets Patricia Onumonu, Lead Designer & Creative Director, Trish O Couture.
Patricia Onumonu is the Lead Designer and creative director of Trish O Couture; a lagos based internationally driven fashion house. With over a decade of experience that has evolved into interior and home decorations, Patricia Onumonu has become a widely recognised brand, breaking grounds in the fashion space and is excitingly our lady boss of […]
8 Times NikkieBillieJean of All Things Ankara Gave us a Run For our Money in Ankara
Nikki Billie Jean is the founder and editor-in-chief of All Things Ankara. Nikki is the fashion designer, fashion stylist, fashion director & event producer for the Nikki Billie Jean brand. Nikki became passionate about ankara print fashion, while participating and event producing African fashion shows in college at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). In August […]
The Highs and Lows of Life as a Black Editor-In-Chief
From all of my closed-door talks over the years with successful people of color, female leaders, young innovators, and especially Black female bosses, it seems there is a universality to some of the challenges we face in the workplace. When we achieve something big, we are often told we are “too much.” “Threatening.” “Intimidating.” “Entitled.” […]
Subtle Signs of Emotional Abuse You Might Be Overlooking
What is emotional abuse? Just like physical abuse — emotional abuse is an attempt to control another person. Rather than hitting or kicking the other party, however, the perpetrator uses emotion as their weapon of choice. The abuser might be aware or unaware, but they generally are keenly aware of a deep-rooted insecurity (which drives them to […]
#LLAInterview: “Young Girls Need to Be Able to See Themselves in Their Role Models” Leading Ladies Africa Meets Ashaba Faridah, Founder, Bambino Life Foundation
Ashaba Faridah is a pilot in Uganda, East Africa. She is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Bambino Life Foundation, an organization that focuses on promoting girl child education, creating awareness about children living with disabilities and providing a sustainable environment to children living in orphanages. Ashaba was recently selected to be 1 […]
Meet Haben Girma, the First “Differently Abled” Person to Graduate From Harvard Law
Can you imagine the difficulties you would face going through law school as a deaf person? The image in our heads is most probably one of us relying almost exclusively on our powers of sight to intake any information presented to us. Can you imagine, then, taking away the power of sight also? Now imagine […]