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Revisiting the Nice Girl Syndrome

by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 2, 2014 | Assertive Communication, Books, leadership, Office politics, Success

When Lois Frankel wrote Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office in 2004, she had hopes that her message would help generations of women position themselves for career advancement. She recognized then that women’s tendency to be nice and their desire to be liked by...

Are Assumptions About You Sabotaging Your Career?

by Bonnie Marcus | Feb 16, 2014 | Assertive Communication, gender diversity, Office politics, Self Promotion, Women in Business

I am currently writing a book, Anatomy of a Blindside: The Ambitious Woman’s Essential Toolkit to Navigate Office Politics. As part of the research on the topic of women and office politics, I have conducted many interviews and these interviews offer valuable...

Our Fear of Potential Backlash: The Double Bind

by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 19, 2014 | Assertive Communication, Communication, leadership, Office politics, Self Promotion

Women face a unique conundrum in the workplace. In our culture, a great leader is thought of as someone who is decisive, assertive, and independent. These qualities are most often associated with men. Women, on the other hand, are expected to be nice, nurturing and...

How Would You Like To Be Perceived?

by Bonnie Marcus | May 19, 2013 | Assertive Communication, goal setting, leadership, Mentoring, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business

Executive presence is important for anyone who is seeking to move to a leadership position. Why? because people need to see you as a potential leader; as someone who has the potential to take on more responsibility and grow professionally. What you may not know...

10 Assumptions That Sabotage Your Career

by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 7, 2013 | Assertive Communication, networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business

I’m sure most of us are unaware of how often we make assumptions. We make assumptions every day about how other people think and feel, and these assumptions then lead us to behave in ways that sabotage our relationships, our careers, and erode our self-confidence. We...

Be Bold: What Does It Mean To You?

by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 24, 2013 | Assertive Communication, fear and anxiety, fear of failure, life lessons, Self Promotion, Women in Business

Last Friday at the Bay Path Women’s Conference, I listened intently to Queen Latifah talk about her career and her bold move at 17 as a hip hop star to call herself “Queen Latifah”. She said Latifah was always her nickname, but putting “Queen” in front of it was...

Revisiting the Nice Girl Syndrome

Are Assumptions About You Sabotaging Your Career?

Our Fear of Potential Backlash: The Double Bind

How Would You Like To Be Perceived?

10 Assumptions That Sabotage Your Career

Be Bold: What Does It Mean To You?

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