Twelve CEOs were staring at six bottles of nail polish I had placed on the conference room table. (Two women and ten men were participating in their monthly LEVERAGEDWISDOM peer learning meeting. I asked the women to hold their answers.)

Raising one small clear glass bottle filled with nail polish, I asked, “What color is this”? Purple?  No!  Plum?  No!  Blue-violet? No!
Holding up another bottle, I asked, “and this one?”  Deep pink?  No!  Rose?  No!

One more. “How about this one”?  Red?  No.  Maroon?  No! Read more →