Having a great mentor can be extremely beneficial for career advancement, but choosing the best mentor for you needs to be a strategic decision to ensure the relationship will, in fact, help you move your career forward. This week LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), released the...
Women DO ask for promotions and raises but they still lag behind men in compensation and position. The latest Catalyst study, The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead?, dispels the myth that women are not proactive in...
A recent Catalyst study demonstrates that mentoring does not help career advancement to the degree that sponsorship does. Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it...
Our decision to buy a new car is often more about the status and sex appeal than transportation and functionality. We can purchase a great looking pair of jeans any where, but we are more likely to choose a popular brand that has some status and recognition. The...
The Glass Hammer had an article this week called “Ask the Right Career Questions. Now”. This article speaks to the fact that men are better at networking to get ahead. Men learn at a young age the concept of reciprocity – “You scratch my back...
Whether you are a solo entrepreneur or small business owner or career professional, you probably spend a fair amount of your time at networking events to build your business. Here are some common mistakes we make at networking events: 1. We schmooze, but don’t...
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