Are You in Career Quicksand?
January 10, 2010 · Posted in Entrepreneurs, Success, Women in Business, leadership, networking · Comment
Does this describe you?
- Desperately trying to keep your job or business from swallowing you up?
- Totally focused on completing all your daily tasks but never getting through your to do list?
- Working nights and weekends to catch up?
- Stressed? Exhausted?
- Do you find the more you struggle to keep on top of things, the more you sink into the abyss?
Movin’ on Up
In 1986, an article in The Wall Street Journal by Carol Hymowitz and Timothy Schellhardt first introduced the term Glass Ceiling. The illustration that accompanied the article showed a woman in a business suit pushing up against a glass barrier. After that article, the term Glass Ceiling caught on quickly as the metaphor for an impenetrable blockade that women face when seeking leadership positions that have previously been occupied by… Continue readingLead Yourself to Success
I am often asked about my own corporate career path and how I made the successful transition from manager to executive. There is, of course, no one answer or formula for success. Everyone has their own story about how they navigated their way to the top. Some women may claim it's luck; being in the right place at the right time. Some may say it took hard work and long… Continue reading | 3 CommentsDress for Success: Choosing Appropriate Attire for Work
I was on the fast track. It was just a little over a year since I was hired for an entry level position with a medical management company and I was promoted to executive status. I loved my job and got to travel and meet and work with wonderful people. I was good at managing others and excelled at my job. Corporate headquarters was on Madison Avenue in New York City… Continue reading | 4 CommentsWhy Can’t We Just Get Along? Women Bullying Other Women
May 24, 2009 · Posted in Sales techniques, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business, marketing · 1 Comment
Don't we have enough obstacles in the workplace without having to deal with other women sabotaging our efforts? Why can't women just get along and support each other in their efforts to advance their careers?
The New York Times this week ran an article, "Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work", http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/business/10women.html that presented statistics to support the fact that 40% of all workplace bullies are women and that women bully… Continue reading | 1 Comment
