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We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Cindy Wahler. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Cindy below.

Key leadership skills are comprised of high emotional intelligence, the ability to be agile and strong strategic thinking skills. Of course there are subsets within these areas that include communication, interpersonal skills, stakeholdering, leading with influence and impact and much more.

I come from a long line of entrepreneurs. All bright, accomplished self starters. As a kid listening to balance sheets, profit margins wasn’t such a thrill. In fact it was sometimes pain staking. Little did I know that I absorbed this and later in life I applied this invaluable business model to help launch my own businesses. I consider myself a serial entrepreneur who has taken multiple risks.

I have always believed that life is fluid and nothing stays the same. It has allowed me to adapt to change as well as seek out unique and varied experiences. I don’t believe that people have to have only one career over the course of their lifetime. If you allow yourself to explore and experiment then you can acquire a diverse and rich set of skills.

We know that an organization can have the best strategy for growth that will truly set them apart from the competition. What is equally important, though, is a culture that promotes a sense of value and recognition. 

2020 has been an emotionally difficult and challenging year. Across the globe people have lost family members, friends, confidents and colleagues. At the time of writing this article over 1.5 million people have died.

In the spirit of teamwork, collaboration, and looking out for others, women tend to put everyone ahead of themselves. We are taught or socialized that getting along in the world is equated with ensuring that everyone is heard and everyone has a voice. In this equation, though, we are busy taking...

As I work with women in a diverse range of industry sectors, a common theme emerges. This theme is not unique to seniority, nor levels of service.

A wise mentor of mine once advised me that when there is major upheaval in the world, we have two choices as to how to respond. One choice is to put our energy into returning to the pre-crisis state, and the other is to transition to something very different once the crisis has resolved.

How many of you are happy with your pay?