SWSG has been busy with events and celebrations as the school year comes to an end.   It was great to see so many Leadership Coaches, Coachees and their elementary school girl Mentees, and to witness the support we receive from of our extended community. We enjoyed sharing our SWSG experience with volunteers from several organizations and hope their employers will sponsor them as Leadership Coaches in the future. A familiar question...

As mentors and Leadership Coaches, we are frequently asked to help others solve problems.  I would like to share an effective exercise that is designed to help us drill down to gain clarity.   It is taken from the book From Intuition to Entrepreneurship: A Women’s Guide to Following Her Dreams, by Barbara Schwarck and William Weil.   I have participated in a workshop led by Barbara, and her work is fascinating.  She is a respected...

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down with Christy Uffelman, SWSG Pittsburgh Advisory Council Member, and talk with her about the new Strong Leaders program in Pittsburgh, her role on the advisory council, and her hopes for SWSG in 2012. Christy is the Vice President of Employee & Organization Development at Mascaro Construction Co., and has an extensive background in engaging emerging female leaders in Pittsburgh.  This year she...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Sue Quinn, who will  be supporting SWSG as the new Leadership Coach Liaison for the Strong Leaders program in Pittsburgh!  As part of her work, once a month Sue will be posting her column “Leadership Circle”, in which she will field questions from our Leadership Coaches around issues related to their work with their mentees.  If you have a question for Sue, please email her...

As the SWSG South Florida AmeriCorps Leadership & Development Fellow, I have the privilege and honor of working both with our college mentors and professional women in the Miami community. As I’m wrapping up “Meet Your Match,” the kickoff event for SWSG’s Strong Leaders program, I’ve been reflecting on the roles of Leadership Coaches. A crusty old English professor I once had in college used to advocate the following: “To...