Is Your Company Just Paying Lip Service To Diversity?
Diversity and inclusion has become an important differentiator for companies. According to a Glassdoor survey, two-thirds of people consider diversity important when deciding where to work. Most companies today are addressing diversity and inclusion in some fashion....
Forget the Glass Ceiling. Female Attorneys Now Face a Concrete Wall
Private law firms have for the most part held on to their tradition of male leadership and partnership. The most recent Law360 Glass Ceiling report validates this by citing the lack of significant progress at the top for female attorneys. In fact, the representation...
This Morning Routine is the Key to Your Success
“Gratitude is the open door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the Universe. You open the door through gratitude.” ~Deepak Chopra May McCarthy is grateful. As a sophomore in college in 1982, she started a business with her sister that grew to 250 employees...
10 Steps To Owning Your Personal Power
No one can gift you power. Yes, you may be promoted, elected, and perhaps even worshiped. And as you assume powerful roles, people assume that you have power. But that assumption dissipates over time if you don’t own your power. For authentic power does not come from...
The Networking Advice No One Tells You
We’ve all heard the advice that networking is important for our careers. And regardless of your profession, your industry or demographic, the message is loud and clear. If you want to be successful, you need to spend time networking. It’s great advice. But the...
How To Speak Up Effectively When You Find Out You’re Not Being Paid Fairly
Adrienne was shocked when she did a performance review for her male direct report and found out he was making the same salary she was. A veteran of the pharmaceutical industry for over fifteen years, Adrienne was his manager for just six months. This was her first...
Age Discrimination and Women in the Workplace. Here’s How to Avoid Getting Pushed Out
It didn’t matter that she had a track record of excellent performance, received five individual awards and over fifteen team awards. It didn’t matter that her status of Managing Director was earned with hard work and dedication over twenty two years. Meredith was...
Here’s What Women In STEM Need To Do To Get Ahead
Born and raised in India, Rashi Khurana loved physics and mathematics from an early age. Her father encouraged her and enrolled her in a computer programming class. That was a turning point for Rashi. Majoring in information technology and choosing that as her career...
What Would Your Career Be Like If You Weren’t Afraid?
There is a purpose for our fear. Fear pumps out the adrenaline that helps us to escape perilous situations. Fear protects us by signaling us to fight or run away to save ourselves from harm. Of course, today we rarely find the need to run from a lion. But fear...