TCS Podcast Episode 39: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Goals for 2023
In this episode, I discuss 10 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals for 2023, as part of our professional goals. Here are some of the book resources cited in this episode: The Leaders’ Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection and...
Book Review: The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
There are few books I’ve read that have made me feel like my experience as a working woman and a mother in general, and a Black professional woman and mom in particular, is universal. Seldom have I felt more at home than in the pages of Michelle Obama’s latest book...
6 Best Ways Women Can Avoid the Inflated ‘Pink Tax’
Although it is not a tax, the "pink tax" refers to a pricing structure favoring women's goods and services. According to BALANCE, women pay around 13 percent more for personal care items like body wash, shampoo, lotions, and perfume than men. Even razors targeted at...
How to fight weaponized incompetence at work and home
Let me ask you: When was the last time you decided to tidy up the kitchen yourself because no one else at home would do it, or do it right for that matter? How about taking over the task of organizing lunches and get-togethers in your department at work? Or even...
10 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Goals for the New Year
Many are the professional goals set at the beginning of each new year, both at the individual and at the company level. However, little attention is often paid to diversity and inclusion goals as part of these. Yet, diversity and inclusion are an important part of...
TCS Podcast episode 38: Less Resolutions, More Consistency in 2023!
In this podcast episode, the first in the new year 2023, I discuss skipping the usual resolutions and instead going for consistency in 2023! If you're like me, you may pick a word of the year at the beginning of each year to give your year more focus and direction....
3 Financial Goals for Women to Set in the New Year
The New Year is prime time to set goals, including our financial goals. While many tend to think about general life and career goals, few really devise an approach to tackle their finances in the new year. Hence why many find themselves repeating the same negative...
How to Set Family Goals for the New Year
After becoming a mother, I started getting in the habit of setting goals for my growing family. This became all the more important as our family kept growing, and the demands of work and life in general started taking over. Achieving some semblance of balance became...
3 Tips to Be More Consistent as Women and Moms
If you’re like me, you know how difficult it can be to be consistent, whether at work or in life. For many, if not most of us, it can be so easy to set new goals and objectives in our minds, whether it’s being more productive at work or setting a regular gym routine....
How to deal with layoffs as a working woman and mom
As layoffs have been sweeping the business and corporate landscape recently in areas such as tech for instance, many have been directly or indirectly impacted by it. Many working women and/or their partners are currently dealing with layoffs, and having to adjust to...
