by Bonnie Marcus | Jan 13, 2013 | fear of failure, leadership, Self Promotion, Women in Business
According to research, there is still a gender gap when it comes to compensation. In 2011, women earned 17.8% less than men across different industries. Over a 40 year career, that amounts to $431,000! So a woman with the same education, same qualifications, and same...
by Bonnie Marcus | Dec 9, 2012 | leadership, Mentoring, networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Catalyst studies show that women are just as ambitious as men and use the same career advancement strategies but they don’t get the same pay off. “Clearly, access to the ‘hot jobs’ and to senior-level sponsors with clout to create that access...
by Bonnie Marcus | Oct 14, 2012 | Assertive Communication, leadership, networking, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
A soon to be published study, A Status Enhancement Account of Overconfidence, from the Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley reveals that overconfidence helps people attain more respect, prominence, and influence. Confidence may or may not be...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 30, 2012 | gender diversity, leadership, networking, relationship building and women, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Imagine this. You are a competent, highly skilled woman. You work hard and expect that opportunities for advancement will present themselves. But, they dont. Youre puzzled. Youre doing everything youve been told to get ahead and its not working. Whats going on?...
by Bonnie Marcus | Sep 9, 2012 | goal setting, leadership, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
I had a client, a female attorney for a large healthcare system, tell me last week that when she approached her boss about her desire to move her career forward, he was surprised. That prompted me to think about our relationship to ambition, how others in the...
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