The 7 Most Common Mistake We Make Promoting Ourselves
Self-promotion is a struggle for many of us. We know we should do it and do it more often if we are to gain the visibility and credibility we need to advance our careers. But it’s not a simple task. Although women seem to agonize more about self-promotion, the...
5 Effective Ways to Keep Your Negative Self-Talk from Throwing You Off Guard
Her look said it all. She checked me out with a quick up and down glance that would kill anyone’s confidence. She was tall, thin, and blonde and very accomplished in her field. She wished me luck before I went on stage to deliver my keynote. “I’m sure you’ll be...
The Real Reason Male CEOs Commit To Diversity
Like many of my colleagues in the women’s leadership space, I believed that the business case for having more women in leadership roles was a defining moment. With this data, I was encouraged that male CEOs would finally wake up and get that diversity is not a “nice...
Carla Harris On Her Ambition And Drive
Carla Harris didn’t get to be Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley by luck. It took talent and hard work as well as grit and determination to succeed. I recently spoke with Carla, a keynote speaker at the...
The Top 5 Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face Today
Women entrepreneurs in New York are launching new businesses at an astonishing rate. In fact, New York has far more women- owned businesses than other major cities in the United States. A new study, “Breaking Through: Harnessing the Economic Potential of Women...
Let’s Engage in Positive Politics
The 2016 presidential campaign has reached an all-time low. The name calling, insults, and belittling jabs between Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz do not reflect well on these candidates seeking a vote of confidence from the electorate. For those of us who...
How Big Data Is Helping Move Women to the C-Suite
This is the second in a two-part series about how technology is helping companies reach gender equality. Although the headlines focus our attention on the lack of diversity in business, especially in tech companies, many organizations are diligently working to create...
Will The Toy Industry Help Empower Young Girls?
I grew up playing with Barbie dolls and my body image still suffers. After all, how can any human being possibly have a body with those proportions? It’s unrealistic and certainly damaging for young impressionable girls. I was one of them. Research supports the fact...
Do You Feel You Have Control Of Your Career?
Every week we learn of more research about how the current workplace culture affects women’s ambition. There is a consistent message that a lack of gender equality and pervasive bias and discrimination sabotages women’s careers. Certainly the reports validate our...