by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 13, 2021 | ambition, Assertive Communication, Communication, Women in Business, Women in the Workplace, workplace
Since the inception of the #MeToo movement in 2006, women have been encouraged to speak up about the injustices they face in the workplace. #MeToo emboldened us to use our voices and trust that our concerns will be addressed. Though there has been some backlash...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 12, 2020 | ambition, Success
Since the pandemic forced us to lockdown, businesses have suffered dramatically. In order to survive, they have swiftly adapted to remote work, and many have resorted to downsizing their workforce to match the decrease of revenue. Businesses continue to struggle while...
by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 27, 2020 | ambition, Office politics, Self Promotion, workplace
Women have a complicated relationship with ambition. Owning our ambition feels uncomfortable because while men are encouraged and supported to be ambitious, women are often chastised for any public declaration. This hesitation on our part to fully embrace it has...
by Bonnie Marcus | Nov 14, 2019 | ambition, Women in Business
For decades, we’ve discussed how women in STEM fields can survive and thrive. A great role model and leader in engineering is Annette Bergeron, who I recently interviewed on my Badass Women of Any Age podcast. Is Annette Bergeron a badass? You bet. She’s the current...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 4, 2019 | ambition, leadership, Office politics, Self Promotion, Webinar, Women in Business
It’s no secret that society still isn’t comfortable with powerful women. And as ambitious women, we struggle to balance our desire to succeed and our need to be liked and accepted. As a result, we often give our power away. Watch as I discuss my journey to empower and...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 18, 2019 | ambition, gender diversity
Susan told me in confidence that she sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night in a panic. The fear that someone will discover her age consumes her. At 62, she uses Botox and filler to hide the signs of aging and takes her birthday off from work each year to avoid...
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