You’ve worked for your current boss for years. You know how each other works, your strengths, your weaknesses. She remembers your son’s birthday every year. You know she always likes to take Black Friday off. Both of you know the company inside and out. All of the built-up experience allow your whole department […]
By Cary J. Green, PhD Graduating from college and starting a new career is an exciting time, but it can be a little intimidating as well. Although you may not know exactly what to expect, you can be sure that college and the workplace are different. As you make the transition from student to […]
Tips for Dealing with Sexual Harassment In the Workplace by Ava Miles It’s nothing less than tragic when a woman is pursuing her dream career and there’s a powerful man and a system in place to perpetuate the old story that a woman has to trade sex for what she wants. The Harvey Weinstein […]
By Stacey Hanke Have you ever gone into a meeting (either physical or virtual) intending to do a “data dump” – to share as much information with as many people as quickly as possible? Do you ever feel awkward facilitating a meeting because you don’t know how to get participants to interact? […]
We all dream of loving our jobs, don’t we? Of getting up each morning, fresh and ready to go, eager to walk into the office and greet the new workday. Your dre-e-e-am job. Ahhh… It even sounds heavenly. But what if you’re just not feeling it right now? What if you haven’t found […]
By Abby Curnow-Chavez In the world of business it’s safe to say all work is done in teams. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you most of the teams they’ve been on are average or mediocre, or good but not great. And sadly, many can tell you in dreaded detail about the toxic teams they’ve been […]
It’s no surprise that women are some of the busiest people on the planet, especially working moms trying to manage important work-tasks, while also caring for critical responsibilities at home. In fact, 66 percent of women with children age 17 or younger work either full or part time, according to the U.S. Bureau of […]
By Kelly McNelis, founder of Women For One People have always looked at me in wonder and asked the question: “How do you get so much done?” I usually take it as a compliment, but I know the question behind the question, which remains unspoken: “You’re all over the place…your brain works a hundred […]
By Dr. Michelle Joy and Dr. Jody Foster A bad boss can make the workplace miserable. And sometimes this person is a woman. Given how much time people spend in this office, life itself can become wretched. You start to feel angry, humiliated, anxious, and depressed. You tell your coworkers just how bad this […]
By Linda Adams, Abby Curnow-Chavez, Audrey Epstein and Rebecca Teasdale Great teams seem to achieve the impossible. They build brilliant products, exceed expectations, deliver extraordinary results—and have fun doing it. They make it look easy but if that were true, everyone would be on a great team. And we know that’s not […]
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