The Leadership Crisis Sabotaging Your Business — And How to Fix It
The Leadership Crisis Sabotaging Your Business — And How to Fix It This Isn’t a Story About Customer Service It’s a story about agency — or more accurately, what happens to human
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What Is Social Impact? (And Why Most People Get It Wrong.)
What Is Social Impact? (And Why Most People Get It Wrong.) By Suzanne F. Stevens — Wave-Maker, Conscious Leadership Advocate, Founder of the YouMeWe Social Impact Group and YouMeW Summit Let’s be honest. Everyone
The Power of Small Business— and the Price of Ignoring Purpose
The Power of Small Business— and the Price of Ignoring Purpose October is Small Business Month — a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs who build communities, fuel innovation, and spark change. Small businesses
Feedback or Fallout? How Conscious Leaders Keep Collaboration Intact While Speaking Up
Feedback or Fallout? How Conscious Leaders Keep Collaboration Intact While Speaking Up Let’s be honest: Feedback is one of those words that makes people either brace… or bolt. And yet—nothing meaningful happens
Curiosity vs. Prying: The Leadership Line You’d Better Not Cross
Curiosity vs. Prying: The Leadership Line You’d Better Not Cross Curiosity is not just a charming trait—it’s a leadership advantage. A relational catalyst. A bridge to insight, empathy, and innovation. But like
Turning Difficult Conversations Into Trust
Conscious Leadership: Turning Difficult Conversations Into Trust Conscious leadership isn’t just about making decisions—it’s about feeling everything, deeply. Yes, even the discomfort. Especially the discomfort. Leadership demands that we not only
How Hurt Sharpens Your Leadership
The Uncomfortable Truth: How Hurt Sharpens Your Leadership Are you wondering how hurt sharpens your leadership? Well, let’s start here. What makes you feel hurt? Is it that micro-aggression from a colleague, a friend
The UNRULES of PRESENTING
The UNRULES of PRESENTING: The Old Rules Won’t Make Waves Anymore. The way we persuade has changed. The old rules? They won’t make waves anymore. Wave-Makers, welcome to The UnRules of Presenting.
Empowerment Thru Pay is Real Empowerment
Take this into account during March – Women’s History Month. In 2024, I made a bold statement. I boycotted #InternationalWomensDay events where women speakers were expected to work for free. That post
The New Rules of Persuasion: What I Had to Unlearn About Presenting
You know, I spent years—years—training leaders across five continents on how to persuade any audience. And they did. They won business, transformed cultures, and inspired action. But those same techniques? They’re no longer
Silence Nights, Not Silent Fights: Turn Holiday Hurt into Healing
Ah, the holidays—a time for mistletoe, merriment, and Aunt Carol’s unsolicited career advice. It’s also the season when hurt shows up uninvited, like that neighbor who double-dips in your cheese
Impostor Syndrome: Turn Your Doubts into a Catalyst for Confidence
Do you ever feel like a fraud? That nagging voice whispering you’re not good enough, despite your accomplishments? This is impostor syndrome, and there are strategies to silence it and
Is Worry Preventing You from Consciously Leading?
Let’s get real. Worry. It creeps in like an uninvited guest, sets up camp, and before you know it—bam—you’re stuck in a cycle. Sound familiar? Worry has this sneaky way of
The Eyes Have It: Elevate Your Impact with Conscious Eye Contact
When you’re standing in front of a room—whether pitching funding for your next big initiative, rallying support from stakeholders, or captivating a conference audience—it’s not just your words that move
Curb Guilt to Amplify Your Authentic Essence
I have the pleasure of interviewing accomplished women on YouMeWe Amplified Podcast who have transformed companies, communities, and countries with their conscious leaderships and social contributions. No matter their success