How Can You Create Effective Team Dynamics In A Quirky Work Culture?

Say you work with all foodies and paying that much attention to how your arugula is grilled doesn’t matter to you. Or what if everyone plays Pokemon Go and you wish Pokemon would just go away? What if each one of your coworkers rides a bike to work and you live too far to pedal plus you drop off children or carpool?

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VHH Recap: Omega's Carla Goldstein On How To Redefine Power

Take The Lead’s June Virtual Happy Hour featured Carla Goldstein, chief external affairs officer at the Omega Institute and co-founder of Omega Women’s Leadership Center, in conversation with Take The Lead Co-Founder and President Gloria Feldt. You can watch the full conversation here.

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15 Social Media Tips To Build Strong Leadership Networks

“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.”)

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Care Time: When A Career Break Is Best and How Best To Return

To 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.

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7 Personal Marketing Mistakes To Avoid As Women In The Workplace

Everyone 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.

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