By Hadley Catalano How do professional women measure success? What does it mean to “have it all”? These questions have been dissected time and time again, with the most discussed addition to the conversation coming from Ann-Marie Slaughter’s now infamous 2012 Atlantic article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.” The gist of Slaughter’s take […]
By Michelle Hendelman Sometimes the most successful and rewarding career paths are anything but linear. Priscilla Almodovar, Managing Director and Head of Community Development Banking for JPMorgan Chase can certainly attest to this. “My career path is a unique intersection between deal making as a lawyer, government, and now banking,” she said. “My experience in […]
Contributed by Raj Jeyakumar Recessions are good times for adjustments and innovation. Since 2008 there has been sector-wide disruption in areas such as finance, law, and consulting. One emergent trend that seems here to stay is that of opting for flexibility, lower full-time headcount and keeping cash on the balance sheet. This has given rise […]
According to Nicole Douillet, Vice President, Credit Suisse, when you are young and high achieving coming out of college, entering the workforce can be a difficult transition, especially in an environment like Wall St. “It can seem disappointing if your career trajectory is not progressing as quickly as you imagined, but it is important […]
By Tina Vasquez For years now, the nonprofit research organization Catalyst has been doing critically important work, work that we write about often here at the Glass Hammer. The organization seeks to expand opportunities for women and businesses and create more inclusive workplaces. Arguably, Catalyst’s Engaging Men research series is pushing these endeavors forward like […]
by Raleigh Mayer, Gravitas Guru “Only Connect”.– E.M. Forster Networking. Everybody’s doing it: Or should be. Cultivating and maintaining a wide network of personal and professional contacts is a required skill for anyone active in the business world and community environment, and often the foundation for securing new clients, new business, or new careers. In […]
By Nancy Monson Conventional wisdom holds that thanks to the feminist movement, women are on a more even par with men in today’s business world. After all, in 2007, 40% of managerial positions in the United States were held by women, reported the US General Accounting Office , while in 2012, Catalyst reported that women […]
“Take risks,” advised Kate El-Hillow, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, “because that is one of the best ways to build up your skill set.” This is one piece of advice that El-Hillow would give to her younger self starting out in her career. “Women tend to underestimate their skill set,” added El-Hillow. She encouraged […]
Contributed by John Keyser “Slow down, you move too fast” is the opening line from the 59th Bridge Street Song, a wonderful Simon & Garfunkel song from 1966. It is often recognized as “Feelin’ Groovy”. Today, slow down is a key message all of us, certainly pretty much everyone in business, needs to consider. Fact […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) There are many things that Lisa Brill loves about her work as a real estate partner at global law firm Shearman & Sterling. But best of all? “It’s very exciting to walk by a building and know that it’s a deal I worked on,” she says. “The buildings […]