Beyond the Broken Rung: Building Equitable Pathways to Leadership
By Dr. Michele D’Amico Much has been written about the glass ceiling, but fewer conversations address the structural barrier that keeps many women from even reaching that point: the first promotion into management. Known as the “broken rung,” this missed step
Toxic to Transformative: How Women Leaders Can Shift Workplace Culture
We’ve all met them—the colleague who dominates conversations, withholds information, or subtly erodes confidence in meetings. Sometimes they’re charming. Sometimes they’re blunt. But their impact is the same:They drain energy, diminish trust, and destabilize teams. As women rise into leadership roles,
Clarity in the Chaos: Leading with Integrity in High-Growth Environments
By Dr. Michele D’Amico Founders don’t just start companies. They launch movements. They birth ideas, inspire teams, and chase innovation. But too often, in the heat of growth and the thrill of what’s possible, they forget something vital: themselves. In the rush
The Words We Use: How Language Shapes Power, Silence, and Change
By Dr. Michele D’Amico We tend to think of language as neutral as simply a way to describe what happened. But language is never just descriptive; it’s deeply powerful. It shapes perception. It directs emotion. It either shields truth or reveals
Unmuted: The Power of Women’s Collective Voice
By Dr. Michele D’Amico What would happen if every woman in the world stopped muting herself? If she spoke up in the boardroom, at the dinner table, in courtrooms, on street corners, in classrooms, on social media—not with a whisper, not with