As Women's History Month comes to a close, many organizations move on quickly, closing the chapter on panels, spotlights, and internal campaigns. In technical fields like cost engineering and analysis, the month can feel peripheral to the "real work": building estimates, managing uncertainty, defending assumptions under pressure.

During a recent podcast interview I recorded for one of Italy's leading coaching programs, I had the opportunity to discuss a concept I explore deeply in my recent book, Authentically Yours: "Courage is a muscle."

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, many organizations move on quickly, closing the chapter on panels, spotlights, and internal campaigns. In technical fields like cost engineering and analysis, the month can feel peripheral to the “real work”: building estimates, managing uncertainty, defending assumptions under pressure.