Claudia San Pedro, President of SONIC Drive-In, was a recent guest of colleague Donna Miller on her weekly “Let’s Share the Journey” call. As a first generation immigrant, Claudia shared her inspiring story and the lessons she learned along the way. It’s always gratifying to hear women who’ve already made it to the top reinforce many ...
Building professional influence is vital to unlocking career opportunities. It involves 4 main areas: 1) forging meaningful relationships with coworkers, 2) collaborating well and often, 3) managing the organization’s perception of you and your work, and 4) developing insight into the broader business and business community. Informal relationships outside the chain of command often determine ...
How many hours are in your day? It seems like a silly question, but it’s common for entrepreneurs and business leaders to act like they have more hours in a day than everyone else. They take on too much, hoarding tasks and information until they become a bottleneck for their company. Until their growth grinds ...
I recently happened to catch an interview that Dan Rather was doing with Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray said that one of his dad's greatest lessons to him was, “if you don’t know what to do, stand still.” That’s not only a good lesson in life – it’s a great lesson in strategic leadership in ...
Welcome to the newly relaunched EWF International newsletter! I'm thrilled to announce that long-time EWF Dallas Forum member Jennifer Carter and I have acquired EWF International and are in the process of relaunching it to even greater heights. That means a stronger brand and website, insightful newsletters, engaging events, and more ways to equip and ...
I recently had the pleasure of serving on a panel of executive women at a recent conference of the Telecommunications Industry Association held in Dallas. The purpose of the panel was to discuss the need for greater gender diversity and gender equality in the telecom industry and the panel took place as part of the ...
Three accomplished Dallas women executives discussed what it means to both have and be a great mentor at the recent EWF Dallas annual leadership breakfast. They also shared insights into their own career journeys and sparked a lively panel discussion. As women rise to more senior levels, whether as a business owner or corporate executive, "giving back" ...
Are you in a role that puts you "in the zone"? Having worked with hundreds of co-workers, EWF Forum members, and coaching clients it’s become abundantly clear to me that those leaders who consistently excel are in a role that “brings out the best of themselves”. It’s like an athlete who is “in the zone”, ...
