When I was about 10 years old, six-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard visited my community swim team. We all sat by the pool as she passed around one of her medals and spoke to us about discipline, passion, hard work and the importance of giving it your all.
Read MoreGlassbreakers Take The Lead ceiling-smashing approach to mentorship and leadership is making national news.
Read More“The most important social media device is the person next to you.”
This line was one of the most important takeaways from @sree’s opening remarks at #smwknd 2016 @CUNYjschool @tkcuny. Former Columbia University professor and social media expert Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) was quoting David Carr (who also was known for saying that “social media is a listening opportunity, not simply a broadcasting one.”)
Read MoreTell me about your strengths. Your weaknesses. Your dream job. Where you want to be in five years. 10 years.
Undoubtedly you’ve heard all the questions before.
Read MoreTo move forward in your career is important. That’s a given. But to know when you need to step back to take care of family, health or personal concerns is also critical. Sometimes a stint away from your work in a career break is necessary. And yes, it can be a good thing for your long term leadership goals, if not just for your perspective.
Read More‘Tis the season of the summer internship for many. If you are lucky and are in college or recently graduated, there’s a good chance you’re either neck-deep into your internship or are looking to start one soon.
Read MoreIt is way more than he said vs. she said miscommunication. It is not just sexism in workplace discomfort, it is a serious obstruction to fairness in the workplace. It is a colossal impediment to women leaders everywhere. And it is illegal.
Read MoreEveryone in the workforce, irrespective of stature or level, must be mindful of one critical truth: your brand goes wherever you go because your brand is you. Those seeking to move forward in their career would do well to embrace the “You, Inc.” concept—the philosophy that you are the CEO, the administrative and financial manager, research and development manager, marketing manager and sales manager of your own career—whether you are entry-level or a seasoned executive.
Read MoreDiversity in the Fortune 500 took a loss recently as Xerox lost the only female African American CEO in the list.
Marge Magner, a member of Accenture’s board of directors, said, “Performance improves with diversity.” She speaks from her experiences of women leaders having the responsibility to make the way, to clear the path, to create opportunity.
Read MoreYes, there is the Pink Power Ranger and also the Yellow Power Ranger. They are the fearless female fighters for good of that iconoclastic fantasy group, The Power Rangers. They are all globally beloved, stemming from the massively popular 1990s TV show still playing in reruns.
Read MoreWe’d like to think that everyone is on board for gender parity in the workplace and across all industries, sectors and cultures. We assume the holdouts and stalls are because some administrators and leaders may not have known just how to solve the gender gap.
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