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Hello, I’m Marsha Sampson Johnson, an old bird (some would say a wise old bird) with a personal mission to make all work environments more inclusive, especially with respect to women and people of color. My approach is to openly share my own experiences and lessons learned in 70 years of living, and some 50 years of navigating my career in a variety of sectors.

As a retired senior executive from a Fortune 200 company, I have had the rare privilege of seeing up close the good, the bad, and the ugly of workplace dynamics. If I can help even one person more skillfully and more confidently respond to those dynamics, then this stage of my life’s work will not be in vain.

Navigating Careers, Transforming Leadership, Creating Inclusive Workplaces

Marsha is available to speak on topics covering leadership at all levels and fine points of navigating careers. She shares lessons learned over more than 50 years working in government, not-for-profit, small business, and Fortune 200 business sectors. Fee schedules are provided upon request.

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Sample Speaking Engagements

Women’s Month in South Africa
Lecture Series on Women in Leadership & Career Navigation Workshops

Eduloan
Department of Arts and Culture
Vuma Reputation Management
South African Post Office
University of Zululand
Department of Foreign Affairs

Super Tuesday Conference
Atlanta Business League

International Women’s Forum
Global Conferences

MOMENTUM Leadership Program

“Possible Woman” Conferences

Executive Development Roundtable
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Gender, Society, and Change Conference
Claremont College

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Giving Back, Paying Forward, Learning from Others

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The Red Awning Way

A TRIBUTE TO WARWICK RULE:

When we’re lucky and stars align, we have a chance to personally know true legends while they live and work among us. When legends pass, we hold tight to fond memories and cherish lessons they taught.

A Thin Line between a Genius and a Fool

On many occasions, co-workers would ask how I stayed grounded as a senior executive with the ability to connect with workers at every level and continue to “say it plain.” I was perhaps an odd ball because of my relentless quest for common sense solutions to complex problems.

A Dog that Brings a Bone

From my earliest days of listening to women in my family talk about stuff I was not supposed to be hearing, I remember one or more of them saying, “A DOG THAT BRINGS A BONE WILL CARRY A BONE.” It might have been an intense conversation they were having about someone outside the family (and sometimes inside) bringing news of what someone else had said or done. You know, someone bringing the proverbial gossip. They were bringing a “bone.”

Choose Your Battles

As I listen to news and current events this year, my mind whirls with the sheer number of things being hurled at the president. I think about him and know it is impossible for him to respond to everyone and everything, everyday, all the time. So it is with us as we take on crazy stuff at work.

Learn the Unwritten Rules