We lack female representation in our electoral politics today. The U.S. Congress is currently comprised of 16.8 percent women and our state legislatures 23.6 percent. How does this lack of female participation and gender equality affect the overall agenda of...
Do you call upon your optimism and hope to help you move your career and business forward? I recently read Deborah Mills-Scofields article in Harvard Business Review on Hope is a Strategy that opened my eyes to how optimism and hope (based on reality) can give us the...
Who ever thought that being nice would work against our career advancement? Its not just being nice that sabotages us in the workplace. Its when you are so nice that everyone else comes first and you have an inordinate need for everyone to like you. It may be our...
Women are great multi-taskers. We pride ourselves in how productive we are and how much we get done in 24 hours. Its amazing, right? But in our quest to complete our to-do list and check off all the tasks that we have on our list, how much time do we take to think...
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...
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