RESOURCES from 4word
Don’t Let a Detour Derail Your Dreams—How to Grow From Setbacks
Deborah Bradshaw, author, TEDx Speaker, and Master Certified Life Coach, gives her advice to women in the workplace who feel like their dreams won't ever get back on track, and reminds all of us that setbacks are still a part of God's plan. Read More
Six Ways Organizations Can Keep Their Female Leaders Empowered
Learn which six actions organizations can take to support their already empowered female leaders, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
Are You Experiencing Workplace Abuse? Read an HR Expert’s Insight On How to End The Abuse
Dawn Kaiser, author, HR expert, and Global Joy Refueler, offers her insight into how to correctly identify workplace abuse, the right way to confront it, and what those in leadership positions should do to protect company culture against fostering abusive behavior. Read More
Four Ways Leaders Are Getting Workplace Wellbeing Wrong
Read about four ways leaders could be more mindful of workplace wellbeing, how to heal past wounds, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
How to Process Your Brain’s Default Reactions to Feedback
Diane Paddison lists three mental triggers you may encounter when receiving feedback and how you can use those triggers to retrain how your brain reacts to feedback. Read More
May Brought a Historic High Number of Women Public Board Appointments
Learn just how many women were added to American boardrooms in May, what COVID did to friendships, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
A Father’s Advice to His Working Daughter: ‘Don’t balance—blend.’
Gene Glaeser and Amber Maenius, a father/daughter duo, share how they both came to realization that trying to find balance is a lofty goal that should be replaced with a new practice of finding ways to blend. Read More
Have You Been Misusing These 5 Bible Verses?
See if you are guilty of misusing one of these five Bible verses, why the term "Supermom" needs to go, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
Are You a Go-Getter? Here’s Why You Should Become a Go-Giver
Sandy Lamb, owner and CEO of Altitude Business Coaching and 4word Advisory Board Member, offers her advice for choosing collaboration over competition. She also talks about why there isn't an age cutoff for learning to be an emotionally intelligent leader. Read More
The Vice President’s Advice to Women: “Continue with your ambition and don’t apologize for it.”
Read what the Vice President had to say to women regarding ambition and age, learn working moms' value, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
Why Women Avoid Drawing Attention to Their Workplace Accomplishments
4word: Houston leader Marty Lundstrom talks about the moment she realized she (like many women in the workplace) shied away from putting a spotlight on her accomplishments, and shares two practices any workplace can implement to encourage self-confidence in their employees. Read More
Three Tips To Help Women in the Boardroom Lead with Success
Learn three tips for being an effective female boardroom leader, what a woman's highest calling is, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
Why It’s So Hard to ‘Let Go and Let God’
4word: Houston leader Tana Deshayes explains why she thinks Christians struggle to let go of their difficulties and hand control over to God. Read More
How to Repair Your Friendships—Unless They’re Toxic
See how you can repair worthy friendships (while getting rid of toxic ones), and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
You Can Ask For Help At Work and Not Be Weak
Accountant and author Courtney Watson talks through how she learned to leave behind the idea that independence equals strength, and shares four questions everyone should ask themselves when something has us stumped. Read More
7 Ways to Make Sure You’re Making What You’re Worth at Work
Learn about 7 things you can do to make sure you're earning what you're worth at work, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
Insecurity: The Biggest Threat to Inner Strength
Catherine Gates, Executive Director for Women in the Marketplace, guides us through the idea that our lack of inner strength and resilience stems from allowing insecurity to win, and how we can rally against that insecurity to win back our drive. Read More
A Mentor Talks Rebounding After Job Loss
Read a mentor's advice for getting back on track after losing your job, why to value office friendships, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More
Pandemic Parenthood: How 4word Moms Have Grown In a Year
In honor of Mother's Day, three moms within the 4word community share the highs and lows of the past year and identify one way the pandemic has changed their parenting for the better. Read More
Here’s How to Drop Those Time-Wasting Work Projects
Learn how to get your work team to drop time-wasting projects, read a wife's letter about her husband, and more in this week's Friday Faves! Read More