Want to Stand Out? Go Above and Beyond
Once you've built an unshakable foundation at your job, consider how you can maximize your combined skill set. Are there activities that can propel your job further--cementing your positive reputation?...
View ArticleQ and A with Real Estate Rockstar Julie Tanpitukpongse
One of the very best parts of my job is interviewing exceptional women. Julie Tanpitukpongse is one such woman who has found balance, happiness, and a career that she manages on her own terms. Read...
View ArticleQuick Hits: 7
Over the course of writing my book , I got to sit down with some truly incredibly women. Their quotes are woven throughout the book and I always felt that they helped the book really come to life....
View ArticleNotes from the PA Governor's Conference for Women
Having just returned from the PA Governor's conference for women , I am inspired, thoroughly exhausted, and newly connected to some incredible people...
View ArticleManaging Criticism So You Don't Fall Into Imposter Syndrome
Nine months into traveling around the country, promoting the ideas in my book to different audiences of women, I found myself on top of the world the other day. I had a particularly high-pressure...
View ArticleThanks, Mentor
Mentorship can be a funny thing. Some guides engage us over long periods giving us consistently helpful advice and helping us grow and progress. They offer coaching and candor. They even bestow much...
View ArticleAre You Afraid of Success?
Many of us live in fear of screwing up. The possible consequences are all too familiar: embarrassment, a damaged reputation, and of course, what they will think of us.
View Article3 Ways to See Your Career Long-range
Why is it so frustratingly easy to lose sight of the big picture? Our vision of what we want, who it is that we want to grow into, and where we're going professionally aren't just blurry, for many of...
View ArticleSwim in Office Politics Without Getting Stuck (Part 1 of 2)
When the topic of office politics comes up, I'm accustomed to hearing moans and groans from leadership workshop participants. I want to stay above the politics many of them remark. Others ask with...
View ArticleSwim in Office Politics Without Getting Stuck (Part 2 of 2)
In my last post , we looked at how you can become aware of the politics that exist at your workplace. I offered up questions ”much like an external consultant would ask” to help you quickly understand...
View ArticleA Woman's Perspective of Wall Street
While I've never had a clear picture of what it's really like to work on Wall Street, I recently devoured three well written books that convinced me otherwise. Consecutively, I read No Backing Down by...
View ArticleFive Low-Cost Resources for Becoming a Smarter Negotiator
While negotiating for better pay is a perennial subject in women' publications, there's truly no better time than now to better equip yourself. Given that today is the 16th annual Equal Pay Day , women...
View ArticleHow to Bounce Back from Failure
Is there a risk that you've been talking yourself out of? That's a question I often ask in my leadership workshops and one that creates quite a buzz in the room. Participants will call to mind those...
View ArticleWhy Women Need to Network Online
LinkedIn , the professional networking site that's 100 million members strong, recently released a study showing that men are savvier online professional networkers than women. LinkedIn defined...
View Article4 Ways to Quell Your Presentation Anxiety
Last week, I found myself presenting a workshop to over 1,300 women around the globe ”none of whom I could see or hear!" I was leading a webinar on leadership for a high-powered, top-notch group of...
View ArticleSo You Wanna Go To Business School?
Whether you're in the middle of the MBA admissions process or you haven't even decided if B-school is for you, you're no doubt considering the potential profits and losses of this important decision....
View ArticleMarriage: Hazardous to your Career?
If you do even a little research on what top women executives have in common, you'll hear an earful about their educations, work experiences, and styles of leadership. You'll also learn about the...
View ArticlePeople Don't Respect Free Work, So Charge Them for It
We're all used to the idea that we have to earn our credibility, our expertise, and our reputation.We also know that there's a price placed on the accumulated experience and skills that we've built...
View ArticleCollaboration with LinkedIn: Negotiate Like a Ninja
On the eve of my book being released, what a thrill it's been to collaborate on a survey with LinkedIn covering one of my favorite topics “negotiating!" Surveying 2,000 plus global professionals for...
View Article4 Lessons I Learned From Writing A Book
Today, as I release my new book, PUSHBACK: How Smart Women Ask-and Stand Up-For What They Want (Jossey-Bass), I can't help but reflect on the ways that book writing has changed me — both personally and...
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