Blogs About "career"

Many companies have structured training programs for getting new hires up to speed.  At the entry to mid-management levels of an organization, these programs are successful because the expectations are lower.  People know these employees need time to learn the job and the business or industry.  They are given time to do these things and allowed to...

The state of New York just revamped advertising rules for real estate agents, but it may not be able to effectively enforce them, industry sources said. That leaves brokers and firms with the difficult task of monitoring their agents’ email, websites and even Facebook pages.

The regulations will govern how agents can advertise online, how they handle references to brokerage firms, and even what they can call their teams. For example, a...

 

Not so long ago, a mentor told me that the all-women “mentoring circle” that I met with once a month for drinks after work was a bad idea and I should stop the gatherings.  It was a bad idea because it separated me -- it separated me from the male majority.  And, standing out was not helpful, at least not for women.  Women must blend in not only to fit in...

A bunch of us gathered to have dinner to discuss Lean In- the book by Sheryl Sandberg,  with lots of food and wine, much inspiring personal tales and one or 2 interesting disagreements. Our take away ? Always negotiate. Seriously - stop waiting for the tiara. And of course - make sure you always make time for friends. Feeling like a fraud ? You need a major eye rolling session...

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What does it take for something once perceived as radical to become mundane in society? Recent research leaves no doubt that families that do not fit the traditional mold of husband as main breadwinner are at greater risk of failing.

 

Yesterday, I attended the YWCA Career Women’s Achievement Awards Luncheon. Frankly, there’s nothing I enjoy more than being in a room stuffed with sassy, successful women!  As I sat there and listened to the impressive stories, I realized that I had better get busy.  If these women were able to accomplish all these great feats with so many obstacles in their path, then there was no excuse for me!

 

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Harvard Business Review published a piece by Joan C. Williams on May 29th entitled "Why Men Work So Many Hours".  The article is insightful and, I believe, expresses a growing problem in America and in American companies.  If Fox News is looking for the reason our society is falling apart, it should look no further than this article.  Working mothers are not the problem nor are working fathers.  The problem...

Sometimes we find ourselves in work situations that are challenging because of HOW the work is being completed.  Corners are being cut, little white lies are being told and the logic: the ends justify the means.

Today, Business Insider (full story below) reported that the gender gap is smaller than people thought (about 2%) but largest at executive level (about 9%).  I know! I advised Boards and CEOs at Fortune 500, private, start-up, pre-ipo, public, early stage and not-for-profit firms and witnessed this first hand.