Words can be like weapons of destruction: It takes so much effort, and the cooperation of so many people, to build something - and so little effort of so few to tear it down.

The key to conversation at work is flexibility and understanding how what you say might be perceived by others.

Some days you just want to get dressed and go about your business. But if you're a woman, you can't, because there is no unmarked woman.

Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.

Part of the reason images of women in positions of authority are marked by their gender is that the very notion of authority is associated with maleness.

To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It's a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued.

Life is a matter of dealing with other people, in little matters and cataclysmic ones, and that means a series of conversations.