by Lisa McAdams | Oct 17, 2017 | Lead the Way
The balance of power is shifting in Hollywood with actresses who have long been forced into silence or vilified for speaking up now banding together. The silence around Harvey Weinstein has has ended and since then he has been: Sacked from his company His wife has...
by Lisa McAdams | Oct 11, 2017 | Lead the Way
The talk around domestic violence has started to include the impact on childhood for children raised in an abusive household. There is absolutely no way a child can live in a home where abuse is a daily part of life and not be effected. Children witness the...
by Lisa McAdams | Sep 20, 2016 | Lead the Way
When it comes to the issue of domestic violence I think we have reached a point where we need to go beyond talking about awareness. We have created a conversation and evoked genuine emotion around this issue. Now is the time to take the emotion out of the what we do...
by Lisa McAdams | Aug 22, 2016 | Lead the Way
When someone discloses they are in an abusive relationship it is tempting to tell them to leave, on the surface it makes sense. They are being abused they have come to you for help, their life maybe in danger why wouldn’t they simply leave. I realize in a world...
by Lisa McAdams | Jul 19, 2016 | Lead the Way
Discussing domestic violence in the workplace is not easy, but it is important that employees and customers feel heard and believed. The reaction someone gets the first time they disclose domestic violence can be the difference between safety and staying in a...
