Entries by The Glass Hammer

A Week of Bailouts and Ballyhoo – But What’s Next?

by Heather Chapman (New York City) The passage of the $700 billion bailout plan last week by Congress and the President was supposed to be the first step toward fixing the U.S. economy. But, instead, not only is the U.S. economy worsening, but the European and Asian economies are faltering as well. While steps are […]

Be a Productivity Role Model

Contributed by Laura Stack of www.TheProductivityPro.com Have you ever taken an honest look at how you are perceived around the office? Your behavior, attitude, and reputation play a huge role in how you interact with coworkers and subordinates. Others may listen to you because of your job title, but if that’s the only reason, you […]

Bailout Update

by Erin Abrams (New York City) What a difference a week makes. After the rejection of the bailout by the House on Monday, September 29th and watching the Dow plummet 777 points in a single day, a beefed up version of the legislation passed the Senate on Wednesday, October 1st and the House on Friday, […]

When your Body is at Home is Your Mind Still at Work?

Contributed by Donna Deming While at work, is your mind distracted by all the things you need to do when you get home? When you’re home do you think about things you need to do at work? Our minds travel at light speed jumping from one thing to another. Think back to your early school […]

Movers and Shakers – Financial Data Services

by Sima Matthes (New York City) All eyes are on the market today, looking to see if the $700 billion “rescue plan” will have the desired effect of soothing nervous investors and turning around the downward market spiral. This intense market scrutiny put us in mind of those who, among other things, process the market […]

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Top Gals and the Gap

by Paige Churchman (New York City) With all the other news from the financial world, you might have missed this – both Fortune and Forbes have recently published their top-paid lists of businesswomen. Fortune’s is a sub list of its annual 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, published just last week, three weeks after Forbes […]

Don’t Let What’s Happening on Wall Street and Main Street Make Us Forget – It’s Time To Take to the Real Street and Take Aim at Breast Cancer!

Contributed by Julia Kaufmann-Yu Most of us feel helpless in the face of the “perfect storm” brewing on Wall Street and Main Street. So now may be a good time to focus what we DO have control over and remember that each one of us can make a difference in the crusade to eradicate breast […]

Executive Personal Shoppers

by Caroline Shannon (Dayton, OH) Sure, “girls just wanna have fun” and “diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” but, despite conventional wisdom, shopping can sometimes rank pretty low on the list of fun things to do — especially, when you are a busy business professional who can barely squeeze in lunch let alone a trip […]

25 Women to Watch in Banking and Finance

by Sima Matthes (New York City) We love it when companies on the Fortune 1000 are recognized for having women at the top! The October issue of U.S. Banker, profiles the 25 Women to Watch, a ranking that honors women whose leadership continues to shape the financial services industry.