The Zonta Club of Hilo is currently accepting applications for the 2026 Young Women in Leadership Award, as reported by Big Island Now (bigislandnow. com → 2025 → 12 → 02 → applications-now-open-for-young-women-in-leadership-award-from-zonta-club → ). This award aims to encourage young women to pursue careers in leadership positions, pa...
Historically, the maritime sector often presented an image of immense, slow-turning stability, a vast operation resistant to rapid change, where tradition dictated the currents. Yet, squinting at the current nautical charts reveals an industry less like a steadfast oil rig and more like a high-speed catamaran cutting through heavy weat...
A conference gathering is often perceived as a crisp, efficient engine—but I prefer to think of it as a massive, beautifully chaotic, slightly stained patchwork quilt, lovingly spread across a huge lawn on a slightly breezy afternoon. Each square represents a specific industry, a distinct challenge, a unique perspective woven into the who...
The persistent internal demand for strength often masks profound emotional exhaustion, a silent toll on high-achieving individuals who carry significant burdens. The paradox is stark: towering success built on foundations of quiet internal strain. Abigail Rebecca, known widely within sophisticated circles as The Visibility Goddess, has co...
The paradox inherent in female leadership—where demonstrable team excellence often clashes with systemic barriers to advancement—requires a precise, often wearying, examination of individual strategic navigation. This gap is not subtle. The numbers tell a confusing story: while teams under female leadership frequently exceed expectatio...
Sometimes, the simplest directive is the most complicated. Try something new. This requires a peculiar blend of courage and resignation, knowing the endeavor might fail completely. Allow for the confusion inherent in that process. Recognize that believing in oneself is not a static condition; it requires daily maintenance.
Small achieveme...
The quiet anticipation was a heavy thing, lingering in the August House event venue after the sharp, clean lines of Megan Klassen’s presentation about the Flint Group marketing agency had faded. Then came Dr. Debora Dragseth, bringing a sudden, almost confusing shift in focus. The professor of leadership from Dickinson State University...
The engineering field has witnessed a significant increase in early-career hires for women recently, indicating a positive trend towards diversifying hiring goals in STEM fields. However, a study by SheTO, a global network of women engineering leaders, reveals that this progress is short----d as women advance in their careers.
According to...
A quiet, startling number hangs in the air: 51 percent. In the United States, more than half of all executive positions from vice president up at Marriott are held by women. It’s a figure that doesn’t shout; it just sits there, a plain fact, looking a little out of place next to the national landscape, where women hold a mere 29 percent o...
The faint click of a clasp, a cool weight on the wrist against the rising heat of skin. A machine of impossible intricacy, meant not just to measure time but to exist within it, enduring the very forces it records. This was once a world imagined for men, a sort of mechanical consolation prize for all the jewels they were not meant to wear...
Observe the restless machinery of American enterprise. A constant, churning motion of appetite and ambition, of small victories announced in press releases that flutter and vanish like moths. Here, the Women in Restaurant Leadership platform debuts an award, a necessary and overdue gesture. Investing in equity.
In mentorship. The WiRL ...
The BOLD Women's Summit, an event focused on Building Opportunities for Leadership Development, is set to take place in Joplin on November 18 at The Roxy Event Center. The summit will feature keynote speakers and breakout sessions aimed at personal and professional development, with a focus on achieving balance between the two.
According t...
The Zonta Club of Hilo is currently accepting applications for the 2026 Young Women in Leadership Award, as reported by Big Island Now (bigislandnow. com → 2025 → 12 → 02 → applications-now-open-for-young-women-in-leadership-award-from-zonta-club → ). This award aims to encourage young women to pursue careers in leadership positions, pa...
Historically, the maritime sector often presented an image of immense, slow-turning stability, a vast operation resistant to rapid change, where tradition dictated the currents. Yet, squinting at the current nautical charts reveals an industry less like a steadfast oil rig and more like a high-speed catamaran cutting through heavy weat...
A conference gathering is often perceived as a crisp, efficient engine—but I prefer to think of it as a massive, beautifully chaotic, slightly stained patchwork quilt, lovingly spread across a huge lawn on a slightly breezy afternoon. Each square represents a specific industry, a distinct challenge, a unique perspective woven into the who...
Sometimes, the simplest directive is the most complicated. Try something new. This requires a peculiar blend of courage and resignation, knowing the endeavor might fail completely. Allow for the confusion inherent in that process. Recognize that believing in oneself is not a static condition; it requires daily maintenance. Small achieveme...
The quiet anticipation was a heavy thing, lingering in the August House event venue after the sharp, clean lines of Megan Klassen’s presentation about the Flint Group marketing agency had faded. Then came Dr. Debora Dragseth, bringing a sudden, almost confusing shift in focus. The professor of leadership from Dickinson State University...
The engineering field has witnessed a significant increase in early-career hires for women recently, indicating a positive trend towards diversifying hiring goals in STEM fields. However, a study by SheTO, a global network of women engineering leaders, reveals that this progress is short----d as women advance in their careers. According to...
The faint click of a clasp, a cool weight on the wrist against the rising heat of skin. A machine of impossible intricacy, meant not just to measure time but to exist within it, enduring the very forces it records. This was once a world imagined for men, a sort of mechanical consolation prize for all the jewels they were not meant to wear...
Observe the restless machinery of American enterprise. A constant, churning motion of appetite and ambition, of small victories announced in press releases that flutter and vanish like moths. Here, the Women in Restaurant Leadership platform debuts an award, a necessary and overdue gesture. Investing in equity. In mentorship. The WiRL ...
