by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 9, 2012 | leadership, Mentoring, networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Catalyst studies show that women are just as ambitious as men and use the same career advancement strategies but they don’t get the same pay off. “Clearly, access to the ‘hot jobs’ and to senior-level sponsors with clout to create that access...
by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 2, 2012 | Communication, leadership, Success, Women in Business
The trigger could be any number of things. The project you have spent months working on gets cancelled without warning. A colleague steals your idea and presents it as his/her own to senior management. You discover that the promotion you have been waiting for is given...
by Bonnie Marcus | Nov 22, 2012 | life lessons, Success
Of course, it’s the time of year that everyone is writing and thinking about what they are grateful for. We give thanks on Thanksgiving and it’s a great tradition to take the time to ponder about all the positive and wonderful things we have in our lives....
by Bonnie Marcus | Nov 18, 2012 | goal setting, life balance, life lessons, Success
One of the first things I recognized at the onset of my long journey to Kenya was that I would be —unplugged— and disconnected from my smartphone, email and social media for several days. I tell you this with the full recognition that I am addicted to technology. I am...
by Bonnie Marcus | Nov 12, 2012 | Assertive Communication, leadership, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker and coach at the Women in Leadership Conference in Nairobi, Kenya last week. Women from six different East African countries attended to learn the skills that will help them advance their careers. Never having been to...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 28, 2012 | gender diversity, leadership, Success
We lack female representation in our electoral politics today. The U.S. Congress is currently comprised of 16.8 percent women and our state legislatures 23.6 percent. How does this lack of female participation and gender equality affect the overall agenda of...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 21, 2012 | life lessons, Success
Do you call upon your optimism and hope to help you move your career and business forward? I recently read Deborah Mills-Scofields article in Harvard Business Review on Hope is a Strategy that opened my eyes to how optimism and hope (based on reality) can give us the...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 14, 2012 | Assertive Communication, leadership, networking, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
A soon to be published study, A Status Enhancement Account of Overconfidence, from the Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley reveals that overconfidence helps people attain more respect, prominence, and influence. Confidence may or may not be...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 7, 2012 | fear and anxiety, fear of failure, self-esteem, Success, Women in Business
Last week I attended the Pennsylvania Conference for Women and had the pleasure of hearing Arianna Huffington speak. She shared her ideas about what it takes to be successful for a woman in business today. My biggest take-away from her talk was when she spoke about...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 30, 2012 | gender diversity, leadership, networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Imagine this. You are a competent, highly skilled woman. You work hard and expect that opportunities for advancement will present themselves. But, they dont. Youre puzzled. Youre doing everything youve been told to get ahead and its not working. Whats going on?...
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