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The Color Blue: Elegy For My Brother Paul

It is the color blue that my father once called “deep, dark, rich, pale blue” to describe a favorite rug. It is the color of the lane…

11 min readAug 24, 2021

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The Color Blue: Elegy For My Brother Paul

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micheleweldon

COVID Cancel:

Why I Was Planning To Lie At My Reunion

6 min readSep 29, 2020

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COVID Cancel:

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micheleweldon

The Sounds Have Gone Missing

By Michele Weldon

8 min readAug 6, 2020

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The Sounds Have Gone Missing

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micheleweldon

SolvingThe Parent Trap: How Policies, Empathy and No Bias At Work Help Moms

Give the moms a break.

6 min readMay 11, 2019

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SolvingThe Parent Trap: How Policies, Empathy and No Bias At Work Help Moms

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micheleweldon

This Gets Old: How You Can Counter Ageism In The Workplace

Regardless of your personal assumptions about ability and competence, you certainly can’t discriminate against someone who is older…

5 min readMay 10, 2019

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This Gets Old: How You Can Counter Ageism In The Workplace

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Are You Dreaming Big Enough? Valerie Jarrett On Finding Your Voice

Valerie Jarrett says when she set off for her first year at Stanford University in 1974, her mother gave her a warning.

6 min readApr 19, 2019

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Are You Dreaming Big Enough? Valerie Jarrett On Finding Your Voice

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micheleweldon

Practically Perfect in Every Way:

8 Leadership Lessons From The New Mary Poppins

6 min readJan 13, 2019

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Practically Perfect in Every Way:

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micheleweldon

For The Love Of Raising Money For Good: Literacy CEO Fuels Nonprofit Mission

“Can you pick up Susan Sontag at her hotel?”

3 min readDec 12, 2018

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For The Love Of Raising Money For Good: Literacy CEO Fuels Nonprofit Mission

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micheleweldon

Say Yes! 7 Tips To Eliminate Negativity in Your Workplace

I recently led an all-day seminar where a few people in the room exuded negativity starting from complaints about the breakfast and…

7 min readDec 2, 2018

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Say Yes! 7 Tips To Eliminate Negativity in Your Workplace

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micheleweldon

To The Ballot Box: Vote For Her And Get Women In Top Office

Red. Blue. Republican. Democrat. Independent.

5 min readOct 26, 2018

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To The Ballot Box: Vote For Her And Get Women In Top Office

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micheleweldon

micheleweldon

Author of Act Like You’re Having A Good Time +5 other books; NU emerita faculty; journo, OpEd Project leader; editorial director TakeTheLead, mother of 3 sons.

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