Entries by The Glass Hammer

Practicing Sustainability in Asset Management

Contributed by Ann Marie Orchard (New York City)   The US Congress appears poised to pass carbon cap and trade legislation, perhaps as soon as the third quarter of this year. Although there has been a market price on carbon in the UK and Europe for some time now, the US has no broad mechanism […]

Ask-A-Recruiter: Where Do You Meet Corporate Decision-makers?

Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart   At a recent virtual coaching workshop, an attendee asked about meeting executives.  I answered with advice on how to research decision-makers within a company and how to approach them, using online networking as the example.  But then the follow-up question indicated that she meant something very different:  where do the […]

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W-Tech: More Than Just Jobs

by Elizabeth Harrin (London) More than 700 women gathered at W-Tech in London, UK, on June 24th to take part in the one day recruitment, career development and networking event for women interested in working (and staying) in IT. “It was a really buzzy atmosphere,” said Maggie Berry, director of womenintechnology.co.uk.  She admits to being […]

In Case You Missed It: Business News Round-up

Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group    In case you were too busy to have kept up with all the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has gathered some important market events from last week to help you start this week well informed: Mergers and Acquisitions Mining company Rio Tinto agreed to sell part of […]

Movers and Shakers: Teofla Rich, Senior Vice President/Manager of Private Banking at Torrey Pines Bank

As part of its ongoing Movers and Shakers series, contributing writer Tina Vasquez spoke with Teofla Rich, an executive woman in private banking about her climb to the top of the banking and financial services industry. Integrity is something that comes up often in conversation with Teofla Rich. Rich, senior vice president/manager of private banking at Torrey Pines Bank in San […]

Five Tips For Preparing for Your Mid-Year Review

by Elizabeth Harrin (London) This is the time of year when we dredge up those objectives documents we produced with our managers back in January and assess whether we’re on track.  The half-year review process differs from company to company, but chances are your boss will be asking you if you’re going to hit your […]