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A Focus on Pleasing Your Boss Can Backfire

by Bonnie Marcus | Mar 9, 2014 | Office politics, relationship building and women, Success, Women in Business

Linda secured a new position with a consulting company in Texas. From New York, she was an outsider from the onset, but she made it her intention to build a great relationship with her boss who had a reputation as being very difficult to get along with. No one else...

Political Savvy: Your Free Pass to Career Success

by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 12, 2014 | networking, Office politics, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get a free pass? Their mistakes are minimized and their achievements maximized? Doors open for them and they enjoy the spotlight without a tremendous amount of fanfare. They may or may not be as competent and talented as...

Advice From Top Women Leaders About Finding a Mentor

by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 6, 2014 | leadership, Mentoring, relationship building and women, Uncategorized, Women in Business

I’m often surprised when young ambitious women ask me how to find a mentor. It’s something that I think most professional women would not find challenging. Yet, this question persists. This was validated by my recent interview with Carolyn Lawrence, President and CEO...

Blindside Case One: Relying on Traditional Methods of Receiving Information

by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 30, 2013 | networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Uncategorized, Women in Business

Research shows that women spend all their time and energy doing their work and getting great results. We do not see the importance of spending time to network with others and build key relationships. As a result, we do not have access to the privileged information...

Empathy: The Basis for Building Relationships of Trust and Influence

by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 15, 2013 | relationship building and women, Success

According to the dictionary, em·pa·thy is “the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.” We are said to have empathy for another person when we understand what they’re feeling and what...

7 Things I’ve Learned Listening To Women

by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 8, 2013 | networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business

I have been an executive coach since 2006, and have worked with hundreds of professional women in both one on one coaching relationships as well as group settings for workshops and presentations. The information that women share with me is invaluable. It helps...

A Focus on Pleasing Your Boss Can Backfire

Political Savvy: Your Free Pass to Career Success

Advice From Top Women Leaders About Finding a Mentor

Blindside Case One: Relying on Traditional Methods of Receiving Information

Empathy: The Basis for Building Relationships of Trust and Influence

7 Things I’ve Learned Listening To Women

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