by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
It is almost 9 years ago to the day that I gave the opening keynote at a business management conference at UC Santa Barbara. I flew in from New York the day before to get somewhat adjusted to the time difference, attended a dinner for attendees that night, and settled...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 22, 2026 | ambition, leadership, Office politics
You finally got the promotion. Or maybe you landed the executive role you’ve spent years pursuing. You should be celebrating. Instead, within weeks, you’re wondering: Why does everything seem to be on fire? The team is demoralized. The budget has been slashed....
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 15, 2026 | leadership, Office politics, Women in the Workplace
Early in my career, I believed that if I had the facts, prepared thoroughly, and delivered a compelling argument, people would naturally support my ideas. Sometimes they did. Many times they didn’t. It took me years to realize that I wasn’t losing because my ideas...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 8, 2026 | ambition, leadership, networking, Office politics, Women in the Workplace
For years, I believed that if I worked hard enough, delivered exceptional results, and treated everyone with respect, my career would naturally progress. I was wrong. Like many women, I was operating under the assumption that organizations are meritocracies. I thought...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 17, 2026 | ambition, Office politics, relationship building and women, Women in the Workplace
For years, I believed that hard work was enough. And I worked my tail off to do my best work. Like many women, I was taught that if I put my head down, delivered great results, and stayed focused on doing excellent work, my efforts would be recognized and rewarded....
by Bonnie Marcus | May 27, 2026 | ambition, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
Midlife women often reach a point where they begin questioning the role they’ve played for years. We’ve been the reliable one, the supportive one, the woman who makes everything work for everyone else. We were conditioned to believe that being selfless was admirable,...
by Bonnie Marcus | May 13, 2026 | Gendered Ageism, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace, womenoverr50
Image by Teona Swift at Pexels I’m too old to be promoted. I was 49 years old when I was lost out on a promotion despite the fact I worked my tail off, gave my life to that company for nearly a decade, and had a consistent record of great performance. The rejection...
by Bonnie Marcus | May 6, 2026 | ambition, goal setting, self-esteem, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
I got a new coaching client last week. She’s an extremely talented and successful architect in her mid forties. My zoom call with her immediate manager along with the CEO of the company that sponsors her work with me, provided me with their goals for the coaching...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 29, 2026 | Office politics, relationship building and women, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
You were told that if you worked hard, kept your head down, and delivered results, you’d be rewarded. But that’s not reality, and in midlife, that realization hits even harder. Because while you’ve been focused 100% on your work, something else has been happening all...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gender Bias, life lessons, Women Empowerment, Women in the Workplace
There’s a shift that happens with age. It begins in midlife, when you stand steadfast like wheat in a field facing an impending storm and say, I’ve had enough. You can’t knock me down. I’ve had enough of compromising my values to fit in. I did that for decades, trying...
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