In January of 2016, dozens of women in the workplace were interviewed...
Women who were fed up with antiquated definitions around “leadership,” convicted to upend outmoded paradigms, and ready to reach for their grandest dreams. They were asked a question…
How are you personally redefining the leadership landscape?
Interviewees dove into how they were challenging the status quo, how they defined “leadership,” and where they wanted the business world to head next. More than a dozen interviews later, a Q&A blog series “Redefining Leadership” was born. As the women profiled read the words of others in the series, they asked to be brought together. That October of 2016, more than 30 leaders came together to discuss barrier breaking and leadership re-envisioning. From there, the Women in Leadership Nexus was born.
Over the last 7 years, Nexus has transformed from a blog to a convening association to the partner for women across the globe that it is today.
The Nexus how
Since our inception, Nexus has offered cohort programs, workshops and coaching so our leaders can expand their perspective, challenge normative beliefs, and curate careers on their terms. Nexus leaders break barriers, disrupt the status quo, build unbreakable community, and reach their highest leadership calling.
Check our video for a look at where we’ve been and where we’re headed.
The Nexus effect
Nexus has partnered with more than 1,000 women across the globe, helping them call into vision their most soul-aligned career choices, shift their perspective on what’s possible, and impact and influence the communities they serve. Women tap Nexus services to…
✓ Curate careers on their terms, embracing non-linear and unconventional advancement pathways
✓ Reach new levels of acceleration in however they define that — promotions, C-suite, entrepreneurship, M&A, etc.
✓ Launch new businesses, services offerings, and brand stories
✓ Build relationships that defy geographic borders, age, experience, and industry
✓ Achieve career-defining milestones, e.g. authoring books, keynoting, quitting toxic jobs, salary negotiation
✓ Prepare themselves, teams and businesses for what’s coming next
✓ Challenge and reshape traditional workplace dynamics and constructs
In the words of our Nexus leaders…
Darlene Morris
“Nexus speaks to the woman who wants to be a different kind of leader. Those who are less concerned with self-promotion and ‘getting ahead’ and more concerned with making a difference to their company, community, and most importantly to other women. It’s a place where a person can be who they are and express vulnerability without fear of criticism or negative impact.”
Michelle Wu
“I love Nexus programming. I participated in DoorD to push myself to define career success and impact on my terms. As someone who launched as a fractional COO and medical device development consultant, DoorD gave me new tools and perspectives to bring my whole amazing self in everything I do and break through mental barriers preventing me from doing so.”
Elizabeth Shanley
“Nexus leaders support each other because we come from a place of abundance; there is a genuine connection because we all want each other to succeed. We offer unique perspectives on personal or professional issues, and welcome the opportunity to help one another. Nexus is full of professionals who want to develop, grow and become the best version of themself.”
Leadership themes
Whether you get involved in Nexus via a leadership cohort, corporate workshop, public event, our Insider newsletter, etc., our programs and trainings center around several core themes…
Future of Work: Our leaders are the pioneers of the Future of Work movement, ahead of business trends, modeling new behaviors for others, and serving as change champions.
Equity and Inclusion: Continued commitment to creating true allyship, fighting systemic racism, and learning to build truly inclusive and equitable workplaces.
Invisible Pathways: Nexus leaders choose the emergent, progressive, atypical pathway. Seeing invisible career options to curate a life on their terms.
Imperfect Leadership: We confront perfectionism head on, commit to unlearning harmful, self-limiting thought patterns, and celebrate and honor an imperfect leadership paradigm.
Strengths Centered: Harness the power of positive strengths psychology to augment your leadership philosophy. We believe in strengths as the key to unlocking newfound potential.
Champion Relationships: We believe there is a different way to form relationships, bonds rooted in Championship, reciprocity, and circular thought. We choose these relationships over surface level relationships.
Support as you envision.
Your most defining career moment is a few decisions away. Are you ready to take your leadership to the next level? Say out loud the dreams that have been in your heart?
