A wise woman told me early in my career, that I should hire to my weakness. In other words, figure out the things that I am not particularly good at or that I hate to do and hire people who excel at these things. For example, I am not a great detail person. Assembling...
This past week on my radio show, GPS Your Career, I had a lively discussion with Margaret Heffernan about what it takes for women to be successful in business today. Quickly the conversation turned to the importance of building relationships for career advancement and...
The Republican National Convention took place last week and the Democratic National Convention is coming up soon. As the November election approaches, we are bombarded with local and national political ads on TV, radio, print, and online with increased frequency. As a...
We all make mistakes. Sometimes our mistakes can have dramatic consequences. In my case, I can see very clearly (hindsight is 20/20 after all) at least one major mistake that had a negative impact on my career. I was an AVP with a track record of great...
I got married right after college. I had never lived on my own. I had no idea who I was. I knew that I wanted a career. I wanted a family. I wanted it all. Well, the family came quickly and I had two children, but then I began to feel very unfulfilled. I loved being...
When you look in the mirror, who is looking back at you? Im not talking about your appearance. Im talking about who you really are. Do you know? Many of us are distracted by external factors that we let define us; our job, our looks. We allow these things to become...
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