by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 15, 2013 | leadership, Self Promotion, Success
I facilitated a workshop this past week for women executives from ADP at The Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College. Before the workshop, a survey was sent out by The Athena Center in order to determine some of their barriers to advancement....
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 8, 2013 | life lessons, Success
This past week I moved from Martha’s Vineyard to Connecticut; lots of packing and unpacking; organizing and discarding. Now that I am fairly (?) settled in my new place, I realize how challenging change can be, even when we plan for it. Our daily routines are...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 18, 2013 | fear of failure, leadership, life lessons, Success, Women in Business
We all do it. We make mistakes every day; some big mistakes and some minor ones. It’s part of life. Do you know that if you Google “learning from failure”, you will get about 129 million results? So you are not alone. We can’t avoid our missteps but we can...
by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 4, 2013 | life balance, Success, Women in Business
Many companies are now offering more flexible work options in order to retain their top talent pool, especially women. But does this flex time work for or against women’s career advancement? And how important is this to women? According to a recent survey by...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 28, 2013 | Communication, leadership, relationship building and women, Success
Is it more important to be well liked or to be considered competent? According to new research, if you want to be influential and successful as a leader you need to be both likeable and competent. However, likeability is much more important initially. By...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 21, 2013 | life balance, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Are you “leaning in” or hanging on? That’s the question addressed in this recent New York Times Article. According to the article, many women (and men) with children under 18 would much rather have flex time and/or work less hours than have the corner office and more...
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