“Don’t think too hard about your next career step; try whatever is your fancy and give it a go. That’s how you will find success in both your personal and professional life,” says Adrienne Rubin. In fact, the first page of her soon-to-be-released book Diamonds and Scoundrels: My Life in the Jewelry Business is a […]
By Sara Canaday Leaders are being challenged with increasingly complex demands every day, and they are expected to respond in record time. Unfortunately, the conventional approaches they’ve always relied on simply don’t have the same impact in the context of this new business environment. I work with thousands of leaders every year, and many of […]
While mentors are important, Neddy Perez also encourages women to seek sponsors. “Mentors are great sounding boards and coaches on developmental areas; however when it comes to organizational advancement, the majority of research points to the need for women to have a sponsor. In particular, having a male sponsor accelerates the advancement of women, especially […]
Armed with a degree from Columbia Law School, Heather von Zuben began her law career advising on mergers and acquisitions and investment management. However, after an initial period in law, she quickly realized that she was truly interested in being closer to clients and commercial activity. A Career Change Leads to New Opportunities “I found […]
Stop doing things at work that don’t work. Heard this before? Has anyone told you to quit unproductive habits, or even quit your job? Well, today we are going to talk about not quitting. At least, when you shouldn’t. How many of us quit at the wrong time? When the going gets tough? The other […]
As a practicing lawyer since 1985, Connie Fratianni has seen a wide variety of cycles and changes. But one thing that has not changed is the need for women to do more to mentor the women who are coming up. “We can’t forget where we came from; there are still too many women who are […]
By Janet Walker, Director, Asset Management, Abbot Downing Atoms are the smallest units of matter; they gave rise to cells. Embryonic stem cells come from an embryo, and are undifferentiated and undefined, but multiply, grow and develop into a variety of cells – and ultimately a living, breathing human. The development and coordination of cells […]
The glasshammer has written extensively about the phenomenon of the glass cliff over the years whereby women have been put in turnaround high profile positions that are for lack of a better word, an impossible task or poison chalice.
Happy end of summer! We are taking a publishing break to recharge our editorial calendar for the rest of the year. We have over 8000 career advice articles in our archives to read within that, over 3500 profiles of amazing women to inspire you. We have been in existence for 13 years and have written […]
When Kristen Walters, Managing Director at BlackRock, started her career, mentors in finance told her that she needed to learn accounting because it was the “language of business” at the time. Studying accounting gave her an entry into finance with a technical skill that opened the door to a long career. “Today’s technical language is […]