Are You in Career Quicksand?

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?

I call this career quicksand. Why? Because when you are in this situation with your… Continue reading

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 reading

Lead 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 Comments

Dress 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 Comments

Why Can’t We Just Get Along? Women Bullying Other Women

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

The Female Advantage

I read a very interesting article recently in The Boston Globe called, "The Female Advantage. A New Reason for Businesses to Promote Women: It's More Profitable". http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/03/the_female_advantage/ The premise of the article is that companies with more female leadership in place at the Board and executive level are more profitable. From the article, Measured as a percent of revenues, profits at Fortune 500… Continue reading | 5 Comments

Create Visibility to Market Your Personal Brand

Visibility is the key component to any successful marketing campaign. There is no limit to the ways that you can market yourself. Visibility is contagious and once you get started it takes off. The biggest challenge is to get started. Be aware that everything you do and everything you don't do or choose not to do is all part of your personal brand. It all communicates your value and character. The… Continue reading

How Many Hats Can a Woman Wear in One Day?

No, this isn't a riddle! We wear so many hats during the course of one day that it's quite remarkable. How do we do it so effortlessly? Have you ever thought about all the different roles you play? There are probably way too many to mention in one blog post, however, since my intention is to give all women a much needed pat on the back and recognition for all… Continue reading

Accepting Praise

There are many things in life that in theory appear to be so simple yet can be incredibly difficult to actually invoke. At the top of my list of seemingly simple things to do is accepting praise graciously and saying, "Thank you." Why do we feel the need to deflect the praise, apologize for our success, and even offer self-deprecating remarks about ourselves in response to a compliment? Obviously, the recognition… Continue reading | 2 Comments

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