by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 20, 2013 | Self Promotion, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
Head & Shoulders, the shampoo company, recently surveyed 2,000 British women about their confidence level and 48% said they believe that they would have progressed further in their careers if they had more confidence. First of all, it is a little surprising...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 13, 2013 | networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Women in Business
We know that nothing stays the same for very long and in the current business environment you need to be prepared for the many changes that take place every day. Companies reorganize to stay profitable and marketable. Mergers and acquisitions are ever present. All...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 29, 2013 | relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Your focus is making everyone around you happy. This includes spouses/partners, children, family, colleagues, friends, and bosses. You want everyone to not only be happy, but to be pleased with you. You like doing things for others. You are most content when...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 22, 2013 | goal setting, leadership, Self Promotion, Women in Business
Women excel academically. We are currently earning almost 60% of college degrees, about 50% of doctorates, and roughly 45% of MBA’s. We are more prepared than ever to assume leadership roles in business. Yet just 4.2 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. So...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 15, 2013 | leadership, Self Promotion, Success
I facilitated a workshop this past week for women executives from ADP at The Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College. Before the workshop, a survey was sent out by The Athena Center in order to determine some of their barriers to advancement....
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 8, 2013 | life lessons, Success
This past week I moved from Martha’s Vineyard to Connecticut; lots of packing and unpacking; organizing and discarding. Now that I am fairly (?) settled in my new place, I realize how challenging change can be, even when we plan for it. Our daily routines are...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 25, 2013 | goal setting, life balance, life lessons, Women in Business
It’s ok to “lean in”. It’s ok to “lean out”. It’s ok to opt-out. As I was writing this, I had a visualization of doing the hokey pokey. Do you remember that from your childhood? “You put your whole self in. You put your whole self out. You put your whole self...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 18, 2013 | fear of failure, leadership, life lessons, Success, Women in Business
We all do it. We make mistakes every day; some big mistakes and some minor ones. It’s part of life. Do you know that if you Google “learning from failure”, you will get about 129 million results? So you are not alone. We can’t avoid our missteps but we can...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 4, 2013 | life balance, Success, Women in Business
Many companies are now offering more flexible work options in order to retain their top talent pool, especially women. But does this flex time work for or against women’s career advancement? And how important is this to women? According to a recent survey by...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 28, 2013 | Communication, leadership, relationship building and women, Success
Is it more important to be well liked or to be considered competent? According to new research, if you want to be influential and successful as a leader you need to be both likeable and competent. However, likeability is much more important initially. By...
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