by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 25, 2009 | leadership, Women in Business
The common belief that leaders should be competent and assertive (typically traits associated with the male gender) often presents a challenge for women in leadership positions. The double bind challenge is that when in leadership roles, women must not only be...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 18, 2009 | Entrepreneurs, networking, Self Promotion, Women in Business
We all have unique stories to tell about our careers and our businesses. I did a presentation last week on self-promotion in Boston to the Downtown Women’s Club and heard many great stories from the attendees and I was reminded again how truly wonderful all our...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 11, 2009 | leadership, Success
Let’s face it. Women are often busy doing the grunt work while men spend more time building their careers. We have a problem with taking on too much responsibility and it limits us from doing what needs to be done to advance our own careers and take care of...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 3, 2009 | Communication, Women in Business
Assertive communication is speaking up appropriately for oneself while considering the needs, wants, and rights of others. The verbal characteristics of assertive communication are clear, direct, and honest statements of feelings and the use of “I”...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 27, 2009 | leadership, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
As women, we have a lifetime of mixed messages around becoming strong leaders and connecting with our innate talent and personal power. This often results in what I call the “yes, but” mentality. You instinctively know what to do BUT you don’t do it....
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 20, 2009 | Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Did you know that it takes only four minutes to make a first impression and that body language accounts for 55% of that impression; 38% from tone of voice; the remaining 7% from our actual words? In other words, competence is only one factor in career mobility. Those...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 13, 2009 | life balance, Success, Women in Business
Whenever I hear people talk about re-discovering their inner child, I have noticed more often than not that it’s about connecting with the innocence and joy of childhood. Usually the quest to re-discover our inner child is focused on incorporating more...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 4, 2009 | gender diversity, leadership, Success, Women in Business
In 1986, an article in The Wall Street Journal by Carol Hymowitz and Timothy Schellhardt first introduced the term Glass Ceiling. The illustration that accompanied the article showed a woman in a business suit pushing up against a glass barrier. After that article,...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 3, 2009 | Podcasts
Kayte is a leadership coach and organizational development consultant with over 30 years of hands on experience in both management and volunteer capacities. She received the 2008 and 2009 NAWBO Member of the Year Award and the Small Business Philanthropy Award at the...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 31, 2009 | Podcasts
Christine is CEO of Positive Leaders, LLC. Her organizations’ work which helps to unleash the full potential of future leaders by focusing on their strengths. Her other business is Impact Partners. Impact Partners works with mid-sized and large companies to...
Recent Comments