by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 13, 2023 | ambition, Books, Gender Bias, leadership, Women in the Workplace
In 2015, Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth, and Alison Wood Brooks published their research at Harvard that indicated women don’t really want power, at least not power as it’s currently conceived. The costs of getting power for women are high. The compromises...
by Bonnie Marcus | May 25, 2014 | Books, leadership, Success
Today it’s a challenge to manage the fast pace of the workplace. Technology and changing demographics create the rapid need for change, and businesses and employees are scrambling to keep up. But even more changes are on the horizon as we transition into the agile...
by Bonnie Marcus | Apr 20, 2014 | Books, leadership, Success
It is a commonly held belief in our culture that competition is good for our professional and personal development, our business growth and our economy. We believe that competition motivates people to work harder and the most talented individuals win out over those...
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...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 19, 2011 | Books, life balance, life lessons, Success, Women in Business
Things have certainly changed since the days of the television series Father Knows Best. The title of this show alone would not be politically correct in U.S. society today. I can hear the fallout now. What do you mean the father knows best? What about the mother? But...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 12, 2011 | Books, life lessons, Women in Business
How many of you enjoy making plans? For those of you like myself, who somehow feel more in control if they have a plan, you will appreciate this blog and confession. When circumstances are very uncertain (in fact, when are they really certain?), I am the master of...
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