By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Networking. It’s one of those things we all know we should do, but for many people, it just doesn’t come naturally. One of those people was Laurie Dalton White, Managing Director of Hill + Knowlton Strategies, and Conference Director for the Pennsylvania Conference for Women, the Massachusetts Conference […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Looking back on her career, Anne Milne, Managing Director of the Emerging Markets Corporate Research at Bank of American Merrill Lynch, believes she could have benefited by focusing on career development earlier on. “When I first started work, like many women, I thought if you just worked hard, […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) We all know that having a role model to look up to can help us grow and advance in our careers. Being able to see “someone like you” thrive at the top is an inspiring privilege that the first generation of women to enter the workforce in large […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Recently it was revealed that the European Union’s justice commissioner Viviane Reding was likely to move forward with a proposal to implement boardroom gender quotas. The Financial Times reported that companies throughout the EU’s 27 member states will have to meet a 40 percent target for women board […]
In many ways, the recession was a wakeup call for corporate America. As companies cut back their workforces, those remaining were asked to do more with less. Now, we’re all expected to be generalists, not only willing, but capable of learning across the organization. We have to ease effortlessly into new roles and responsibilities […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam Are you ever in situations where no matter how hard you push your brain you remain confused about important decisions? As I faced my own personal mid-life questions, my brain often came up short on answers to these: “What is a successful life look like for me?” “Do I […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “I think what I wish I had known when I was starting out was to be a little more flexible – to really jump into opportunities even if they’re outside the path I expected to follow,” began Judith Posnikoff, PhD, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Pacific Alternative Asset […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Gabriela Franco Parcella, CEO of Mellon Capital Management Corporation, it’s important to keep an open mind when thinking about where your career might take you. Looking back on her early career, she said, “I could have had more impact on a company in my first 5 […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Having spent most of her career as a portfolio manager, Denise Higgins, CFA, Client Portfolio Manager at ING U.S. Investment Management, says she feels very fortunate to have worked in a profession where women succeeded based on merit. “As a portfolio manager, you get a report card every […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Phew! This was one busy summer here at The Glass Hammer – and according to a recent online poll of our readers it’s likely been a busy one for you too! Only 11 percent of you said you wouldn’t be taking any work on vacation this summer. Twelve […]