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Women's Leadership Wins Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards
Women's Leadership was 'on fire' at the Academy Awards this past Sunday. If you were listening - and not just looking at the gorgeous...
Mar 14, 20232 min read


Generations of Women in the Workplace
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I’m in Washington DC this week, the guest of my fabulous daughter, Sarah Istel,...
Mar 14, 20234 min read


It’s International Women’s Day: What Happens Now for the Other 364 Days of the Year?
Reposted from CommPro Show Women You are Investing in Their Own and Your Organization’s Future As your companies plan their annual...
Mar 8, 20232 min read


Review of "The Martha Mitchell Effect" Documentary
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I struggle with leading things. Or things that I want to be led. I have come to...
Feb 20, 20235 min read


Bad News for Women: Gender Gap Grows to 151 Years
The news about the 'State of Gender Parity' - announced at the World Economic Forum ‘23 meeting in Davos - is not good. The report...
Jan 18, 20233 min read


Leslie Grossman & Christine Merser Talk the Strongest Women Leaders Of 2022
Leslie Grossman and Christine Merser share their picks for the Women Leaders of 2022, with a few surprises. Watch: Listen: Leslie's...
Jan 4, 20231 min read


Leadership from the Spectator Seats
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle SE graduated a year ago from college, and she worked at Blue Shoe during...
Dec 19, 20224 min read
Prepare for 2023: Set Goals & Actions Steps NOT Resolutions
If you follow these 7 steps you are guaranteed to get the New Year off to a GREAT start. Actions to Take Before January 1st: Step 1....
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Tips for Getting What You Want Before You Break Up at Work
‘Breaking up is Hard to Do’ - the top 40-hits song by Neil Sedaka was huge in the Sixties and Seventies. In 2022, breaking up is back!...
Nov 9, 20222 min read


The Salem Witch Trials
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle A friend and I recently visited Salem, Massachusetts. I have taken an interest...
Oct 17, 20224 min read


Halloween is Coming. What Scares You?
Halloween is a scary holiday even for an optimistic person like me. There’s no better time of the year than October to think about what...
Oct 11, 20223 min read


It's 'Just' Me
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle We need to rethink the word ‘just.’ Not as in being a just person, which is a...
Aug 29, 20222 min read


Republished from Andrew Singer: American Women’s Voices from the Past
Women are different and yet the same - always growing from the position we have been placed in for centuries. China’s women. America’s...
Aug 24, 20226 min read


Make August Your Month of Resilience
Never give up. We’ve all been there. Things may look bleak. Don’t give up. You are working so hard. It seems like it will never get...
Aug 11, 20221 min read


Backgammon, Tennis & Investment Banking
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle I think often about leadership and struggle with so many things about it. Can...
Aug 4, 20224 min read


Cassidy Hutchinson & the Seven Tenets of Women Leaders
Cassidy Hutchinson, the woman who stunned the nation earlier this week with the information she shared about that day in infamy, January...
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Abortion & The Supreme Court
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle “The rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield for a reason.” — Christine...
May 6, 20224 min read


Ballet or Tap?
By Christine Merser, Her Circle Leadership's Inner Circle We all have them, those stories from our childhood that are laugh-out-loud...
Mar 28, 20223 min read


What Coaches & HR Professionals Need to Know To Attract More Women Leaders Back to the Workplace
Written by Leslie Grossman What Coaches & HR Professionals Need to Know To Attract More Women Leaders Back to the Workplace After years...
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Taylor Swift’s Legs — Worth More Than Her Voice?
Written by Christine Merser OK, gather round. I was speaking with an intern last week whose friend works in specialty insurance. Being...
Mar 19, 20222 min read
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