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...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 21, 2013 | life balance, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Are you “leaning in” or hanging on? That’s the question addressed in this recent New York Times Article. According to the article, many women (and men) with children under 18 would much rather have flex time and/or work less hours than have the corner office and more...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 14, 2013 | Communication, life lessons, networking, relationship building and women, Women in Business
This past week I led a discussion for senior women at an 85 Broads event in Boston about politics in the workplace. As we exchanged ideas about the best way to build relationships and alliances with men in the workplace, the subject of golf came up. Many of the...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 7, 2013 | Communication, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Every organization has its own unique culture. This culture is usually created and maintained by those in power and those who seek to advance their careers need to understand its subtleties. Understanding how people are rewarded and recognized will give you a...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 30, 2013 | goal setting, Success, Women in Business
I don’t believe I have ADD, but there are some days that my lack of focus makes me wonder. For example, since I started writing this blog post, I stopped to pay a couple of bills, finished washing my breakfast dishes, and checked out Facebook. Can you relate to...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 23, 2013 | gender diversity, leadership, Success
This past week there was an interesting article in The Atlantic that quoted the Dalai Lama as saying that “The world needs leaders with compassion.” And in his mind, that means “the world needs more female leaders.” The article referred to research that has...
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