Leadership

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Gutsy or Bold, Are You Ready to Take a Step Forward?

By Sylvia Lafair | January 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Gutsy or Bold, Are You Ready to Take a Step Forward?

What does it take to make the leap? Whether you’re gutsy or bold, are you ready to take a step forward? I was reflecting on the physical or emotional cost when you take a GUTSY or BOLD step out of the old ‘this is the way it is meant to be’ mentality. I was thinking…

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Gutsy Woman Profile: Karen Mangia

By Sylvia Lafair | January 16, 2019 | Comments Off on Gutsy Woman Profile: Karen Mangia

I want to share the story of Karen Mangina who I recently met and to me is the epitome of a GUTSY woman. What would you do if you were in a situation you knew, yes knew, deep inside would be a vast mistake to follow through? Would you take a deep breath and say,…

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The core issues gutsy girls face

By Sylvia Lafair | December 5, 2018 | Comments Off on The core issues gutsy girls face

I want to address a topic that I feel is very important.  Specifically, what issues do gutsy girls (and women) face in today’s world plus the 3 major mistakes females make and how to make changes that are both healthy and positive. Let me start by sharing a story… Yesterday my 13-year-old granddaughter asked me if…

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Have a heartwarming and growth-inducing Thanksgiving

By Sylvia Lafair | November 20, 2018 | Comments Off on Have a heartwarming and growth-inducing Thanksgiving

I am writing a heartfelt message to hopefully help make your Thanksgiving time as positive and fruitful as possible. First, here is a quote from retired Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O’Conner: The Family unit plays a critical role in our society And in the generations to come. In all the work I have done…

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What Does Equality Look Like?

By Sylvia Lafair | November 13, 2018 | Comments Off on What Does Equality Look Like?

What does EQUALITY look like?  And what I am talking about here is FULL equality? That was one of the main questions I was asked at the Indianapolis Conference for Women where I presented last week. I was pushing for women to embrace the concept of FULL EQUALITY in my presentation “GUTSY: How Women Leaders…

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Why some words have high emotional power

By Sylvia Lafair | October 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Why some words have high emotional power

Did you ever wonder why some words have high emotional power while others just slide off people’s lips without a second thought? The old saying, “Sticks and stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you” is 100% not true. Let me explain. While recently preparing my presentation for the Indiana Women’s Conference,…

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How good are you are telling the truth?

By Sylvia Lafair | October 23, 2018 | Comments Off on How good are you are telling the truth?

How good are you are telling the truth? Think about it for a minute. Where do you hold back to be polite? Or when do you shrug and say “Whatever” rather than let your underlying feelings out? Telling truth to power is not for wimps. It takes great courage to stay strong and speak out.…

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What Do Women and Men Want?

By Sylvia Lafair | October 2, 2018 | Comments Off on What Do Women and Men Want?

Here is an excellent response to my question, “What do women want” and “What do men want.” Please read this thoughtful comment and then my answer. We are all living in such interesting times and need to keep talking and getting to the core. That’s where change really happens. Dear Sylvia, Nice one about men…

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Leadership: Being a Change Maker

By Sylvia Lafair | September 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Leadership: Being a Change Maker

If you are interested in being a change maker, read on. If not, well, take a break, get some danish and coffee and chill. You see, I think the world is divided into doers and escapers. Doers will speak up to be heard and find ways to rattle the chains of old behavior patterns till…

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Take a different view of leadership

By Sylvia Lafair | September 12, 2018 | Comments Off on Take a different view of leadership

Today, I’d like to take a different view of leadership. It’s about you and you and you and me. It’s about how to bring our voices into the conversation and how we each can play an important role, no matter what. My husband Herb and I recently returned from Madrid and Bilbao Spain. This trip…

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