by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 27, 2014 | leadership, Uncategorized, Women in Business
Denise Morrison always thinks strategically. Her success is a testament to her strategic plan. She had a personal mission to run a national company. She implemented the plan and reached her goal. When Denise Morrison joined Campbell Soup as CEO in 2011, she had a...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 20, 2014 | Books, leadership, Success
It is a commonly held belief in our culture that competition is good for our professional and personal development, our business growth and our economy. We believe that competition motivates people to work harder and the most talented individuals win out over those...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 13, 2014 | leadership, life lessons, Success, Uncategorized, Women in Business
If you are like me, you are tuned into what other people want and need, and that’s a good thing. That being said, it can also work against you in the workplace. How? Understanding what other people want and need can prompt you to immediately take action to help them...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 30, 2014 | Mentoring, Success, Women in Business
Women make up about half of the workforce in America, but they only represent 24% of the workforce in STEM fields. Why should we care? First and foremost, this statistic calls attention to an untapped potential; talent that we need in science, technology, engineering...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 23, 2014 | creativity, Success
Being innovative is a great way to differentiate ourselves in the workplace. Offering different solutions to problems and thinking outside the box sets us apart from those who simply show up and do their jobs every day. Yet we can’t force ourselves to be creative and...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 16, 2014 | Communication, life lessons, Office politics, Uncategorized, Women in Business
Mary was out of Harvard Business School for ten years when she took an executive position in Brazil and moved her family there from Texas. She started the job with the best intentions and the highest expectations. She respected the values and mission of the company....
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 9, 2014 | Office politics, relationship building and women, Success, Women in Business
Linda secured a new position with a consulting company in Texas. From New York, she was an outsider from the onset, but she made it her intention to build a great relationship with her boss who had a reputation as being very difficult to get along with. No one else...
by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 2, 2014 | Assertive Communication, Books, leadership, Office politics, Success
When Lois Frankel wrote Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office in 2004, she had hopes that her message would help generations of women position themselves for career advancement. She recognized then that women’s tendency to be nice and their desire to be liked by...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 16, 2014 | Assertive Communication, gender diversity, Office politics, Self Promotion, Women in Business
I am currently writing a book, Anatomy of a Blindside: The Ambitious Woman’s Essential Toolkit to Navigate Office Politics. As part of the research on the topic of women and office politics, I have conducted many interviews and these interviews offer valuable...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 9, 2014 | life lessons, Success
I originally wrote this post last February and here we are again with three big snowstorms in one week. It seemed appropriate to repost this! Last week we got 24 inches of snow in Connecticut. My car was safe and out of harm’s way in the garage, but as I witnessed the...
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