Sahar El Hawary: Woman’s Football Pioneer
Sahar successfully founded women’s football [aka Soccer] in Egypt. She fought against conservative values which dictated that women should not play.
#19 Build Self-Efficacy, the Confidence That Leads to Success
Here is how you build confidence. The type of confidence that counts. Confidence equation in two minutes: Background. The Hot Mommas Project women’s leadership research initiative with the partnership of the George Washington School of Business Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence has adapted and tested elements of famed social psychologist Albert Bandura’s self-efficacy principles to arrive at “The Confidence Equation.” Tests have taken place with women aged 18-55 starting in 2009.… Read More »#19 Build Self-Efficacy, the Confidence That Leads to Success
The Bold Women of Breast Cancer
It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. At the Hot Mommas Project, there’s not a better time to honor the inspirational bold women of breast cancer who are creating awareness, comfort, funds, and fight for all of us.
Advice from 50 Mentors: A NAWBO Power Celebration
This week was the announcement of the DC National Association of Women Business Owner’s Woman of Distinction. While speaking there, I covered “hot topics” from the Hot Mommas Project and the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership course at the George Washington University. These included:Negotiation, Mentoring, The Confidence Equation, Frenemies, and more.
Un-Book Club 2: Featuring Caroline Adams Miller – the Highest Value Book Club You’ll Ever Experience
It’s our un-book club – a component of our Beta Virtual Campus – where we bring role models and mentors from around the world to life. Caroline’s award-winning case-study (see link below) will bring you up to speed before the call. In what may be the highest value, shortest time ratio: You’ll learn from a real role model and mentor her experiences, amazing life story and be able to ask… Read More »Un-Book Club 2: Featuring Caroline Adams Miller – the Highest Value Book Club You’ll Ever Experience
Un-Book Club 1: Featuring Cynthia Thomas – The Highest Value Book Club You’ll Ever Experience
About our featured Case Author and Speaker Cynthia_ThomasCynthia is an experienced researcher, strategist and designer. She’s led strategy and solution development for brands and companies such as the Briggs & Stratton, E*Trade, Miller-Coors, Harley-Davidson, GE Healthcare, Johnson Controls, Guinness Atkinson Funds, Kimberly Clark, and Froedtert Hospital, as well as organizations University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Marquette University and Creative Alliance Milwaukee.
Hot Mommas Project Announces Women’s Leadership Fellows Program
Washington, DC – March 7, 2013 – The Hot Mommas® Project has awarded Tinu Abayomi-Paul a Women’s Leadership Fellowship, a position designed to create exponential benefit to women and girls. The announcement comes in concert with International Women’s Day, 2014.
Celebrating International Women’s Day together
Who Is In Your Sisterhood Circle? We all have women we admire who teach us the true meaning of sisterhood, setting an example that’s the opposite of the mean girl that Kathy talks about in her CNN featured report. This International Women’s Day, express your gratitude to that person by tagging them with our Sisterhood of Success crest. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #IWDSIsx when sharing via social media,… Read More »Celebrating International Women’s Day together
On Becoming Your Editor
Like many others, first time I heard of the Hot Mommas Project, I wanted to join it. At the time, I didn’t think I had an exciting enough story to tell that could be entered in the case library competition. And by the time I did? The experience was so raw I had problems getting it down to the required number of words in time. But I digress. Coming… Read More »On Becoming Your Editor
Building a World Where a Sisterhood of Success Replaces Mean Girls
Research shows that around age 11, girls can begin to experience deficits in what is called “self-efficacy.” In layperson’s terms, this is the feeling of “I can do that.” It doesn’t stop there. As the instructor of a nationally award winning women’s leadership course, I’m called into corporations where I hear about…well…grown up versions of “Mean Girls.” Is there a connection to that 11 year-old?