Social tech tools are a natural solution and a great place for women to announce their achievements while building up more confidence and ability to promote themselves. By Ginni Chen (Chief Happiness Officer, iDoneThis) How many times have you received a compliment and responded, “Oh it’s nothing!”? I’ve done this countless times. In fact, I [...]
Posts Tagged "Career"
How To Ace Your Annual Review (Code Like A Girl)
October 16, 2012 – 11:00 am
The key point is to network really well and understand all the different pieces that compile together to result in your final review. By Rupa Dachere (Founder, CodeChix & Software Engineer, VMware) Your annual review – everyone’s favorite topic… One of the most difficult and stress-inducing issues in our industry is understanding how you are [...]
Feel More Confident And Powerful In 60 Seconds (Body Language)
July 18, 2012 – 8:00 am
Maximize your chance of making a great first impression and having your audience engaged in what you’re saying. By Kelly Studer (Career Stylist, Kelly Studer Consulting) Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy discovered ways for people to feel more powerful through simple tweaks to their body language. By practicing a few different “power poses” prior to a [...]
How I Went From Being An Event Producer To A Game Designer (Making A Change)
July 13, 2012 – 8:00 am
If you can work an unpaid internship for 4 to 8 months, you’ll move into your new career much more quickly. By Cassandra Phillipps (Game Designer, Pocket Gems) I’ve recently begun a brand new life path – my third pivot in 6 years – this time as a mobile game designer. Before, I worked as [...]
To Close the Gender Gap, Focus on Assignments
May 24, 2012 – 11:00 am
Mentors and mentees should heed the sacrosanct 70-20-10 rule. By Herminia Ibarra (Contributor, Harvard Business Review) A new McKinsey study reports statistically what we already knew from personal experience: that mid-career and senior women tend to be found disproportionally in staff jobs, or “pink ghettos,” relative to men. The report tells us that 50% to [...]
Why You Should Become The CEO Of A Company
March 22, 2012 – 5:00 am
By Debra Benton (President, Benton Management Resources) Sometimes people say to me, “I’m not sure I want to be CEO.” My response: What! Why not? That’s the best job in the company! Most everyone wants to be the top dog, the honcho, the chief; but most feel it’s unrealistic, so they turn it around and [...]
Manage Your Career And Don’t Let Others Do It For You
March 8, 2012 – 5:00 am
By Debra Benton (President, Benton Management Resources) You, not human resources, your boss, a sponsor, parents, or search firms control your career. The biggest, costliest, and most avoidable mistake you can make in your life is not managing your own destiny from the start of your career – and continuing throughout. It’s not just about [...]
Big Data & Analytics: Opportunities For Informed Decision-Making
February 22, 2012 – 6:00 am
By Nusrat Rabbee (Statistician & Analytics Consultant, Rabbee Analytics) Big data consists of datasets that have grown so large that it is not feasible to use regular database management tools or desktop packages to make any sense out of them. Since the beginning of the computer era, the fields of astronomy, physical sciences, biological sciences, [...]
Recognize Career Regrets Before It’s Too Late
February 13, 2012 – 1:14 pm
Professional choices and personal identity are hard to separate. By Leah Eichler (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) I’ve felt it, and I know I’m not alone. It’s the Sunday-night syndrome – that feeling of dread at the end of a weekend where you stare at your calendar for the coming week and anticipate the avalanche of appointments, [...]
Why (Almost) Everything Women Are Told About Work Is Wrong
October 25, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Joan C. Williams & Rachel Dempsey (Authors, The New Girls’ Network) It’s not your fault. That’s the message of the career advice book Rachel and I are working on together, and that’s the message of this new report from nonprofit research group Catalyst. Despite all the advice women receive telling them that they fall [...]
