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Bola Oyesanya: Managing Director, Head of the Law Firm and Professional Services Group, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
“I take a daily dose of vitamin G for gratitude,” says Bola Oyesanya. “It’s intentional. I make sure to remind myself how fortunate I am to be here and be able to do what I love.” It’s a fitting metaphor for how Oyesanya moves through both her career and her life: with…
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Resource Like a Leader: Optimize Your Energy and Time
As a leader, managing your time and energy expenditure is essential. But when it comes to the capacity equation, not all time holds equal value—particularly, your ability to discern how to allocate energy in a way that is impactful and fulfilling matters. Sometimes, a workplace…
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Allison Lurton: General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of Futures Industry Association
By Jessica Darmoni “As a lawyer developing policies, we bring meaningful change to the market, but it has to be logical and the new rules need to move our markets forward,” says Allison Lurton. “Everyone in this market is a steward of it, and we want to make sure that any change…
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Executive Presence: Four Communication Hacks To Improve Your Leadership Impact
Let’s argue you are already well-versed in effective communication skills as a leader. You’ve cultivated self-awareness and emotional intelligence. You listen actively. You are mindful of body language and nonverbal cues. You consider different perspectives. You ask open-ended…
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Juli Bowe: Head of CMBS and CLO Trading, Wells Fargo
“The times throughout my career that seemed the most challenging have turned out to be some of the most incredible opportunities,” says Juli Bowe. For Bowe, the challenge is often where the opportunity begins. In 2023, she was promoted to run Wells Fargo’s CMBS trading desk just…
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More Than One Way Forward: Career Lessons from Latina Leaders
Last year during Hispanic Heritage Month, The Glass Hammer looked at the steep ascent Latina women continue to face in corporate leadership, including the systemic and cultural barriers that can make advancement more difficult. This year, we are asking a different question: What…
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Karelis Barrios: Global Head of Wholesale Lending Operations, Citi
“I often reference Maya Angelou’s quote, ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel’,” says Karelis Barrios. “It’s the resounding philosophy of who I want to be as a leader.” As Global…
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Op-Ed: When You’ve Had Your Fill of Corporate – Entrepreneur Like a Mother
We sat in the boardroom with an idea we knew was good. We had the numbers. We had the plan. We walked the room through every line of it. Heads nodded. People agreed it had legs. And then came the sentence that decides a career if you let it. “Maybe next year.” Not no. Not […]…
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The Skills That Will Matter Most for Future Leaders
As part of our mid-year roundup, we’re revisiting the answers women leaders gave when we asked them what skills will matter most for the future of leadership. Their answers were wide-ranging. Some pointed to adaptability and learning agility, while others emphasized judgment,…
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How to Coach Your Team Using DiSC and Color Language and Why It Works Even Better Paired With the Five Behaviors
If you’ve ever left a meeting thinking “that went great,” only to find out later that half the room walked away confused or quietly annoyed, you already know the core problem. Teams don’t fail because people don’t care. They stall because people process, communicate, and handle…