By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Motivated by a “secret love” of being a teacher, Susan Allen, TICE (Technology, Information Communications and Entertainment) Assurance Leader for PwC Canada and Chair of the firm’s Women in Leadership/Retention of Women initiative, has built her career on her leadership capabilities, and is motivated by a passion for […]
Contributed by Lynn Harris, Author of Unwritten Rules: What Women Need To Know About Leading In Today’s Organizations. For years we’ve been told to be patient. “Just give it time,” say the powers that be. “We’ll soon see more women leaders in government, corporations, law firms, universities, and more… just give it a little more […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) Ann Zeiler takes the long view in her position as a saleswoman for Global Fund Services at the 120-year-old bank, Northern Trust Corp. “I am the cheerleader of the group, the perpetual optimist,” said Zeiler. “If someone keeps saying no, it is hard to get a group of people to energize […]
Contributed by Mark Palmer, CEO, StreamBase Systems, Inc. Recently, I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the gathering of 2,500 CEOs,heads of state, and visionaries from the arts. At Davos, I saw Chinese vice premier Li Keqiang, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, met Miss Universe, and participated with the “titans of social media” — […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™ I recently have graduated with my BS in Business Administration, Finance. I’ve been accepted into University of Richmond to study the Masters of HR Management. I find HR very interesting and want to learn about the subject, but what if later on I decide to focus on a career […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last week U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama opened the White House’s conference on workplace flexibility, a topic near and dear to her heart. She said, “for many years before coming to Washington, I was a working mother, doing my best to juggle the demands of my job with […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Those who’ve been immersed in the world of investment banking for years know all too well that it’s an incredibly difficult, demanding, and time-consuming career path that requires making sacrifices on a very personal level. As if that’s not asking enough of one person, some troubling information has come to […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) “Foreign Exchange is exciting,” says Janet Thomas, Director at Citi Foreign Exchange Prime. “The pace of change is so fast that trading takes place in microseconds.” Thomas has played a key role expanding the business from a start-up to being ranked a key global FX Prime of strategic importance to clients. […]
Contributed by Mark Bowden, Author of Winning Body Language Body language and wining trust with our nonverbal signals are some of the most important gestures in business. There are some fundamental pieces of nonverbal communication that you can use to better control a conversation, command attention and convey the right messages, because they are fundamentally […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “Courage, I think, is something that is cultivated,” said Shamina Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Global Community Relations at Citi. After spending 15 years working in high profile public sector jobs – Senior Advisor to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives; President Clinton’s U.S. Department of Labor’s […]