Contributed by Sylvia Warren of SimplytheBestCoaching.com According to award-winning author David Shenk, “The glut of information no longer adds to our quality of life, but instead begins to cultivate stress, confusion, and even ignorance.” When the overwhelming pressures of work and life accelerate faster than you can deal with them, does it feel like you […]
by Caroline Shannon (Pittsburg) Joyce DeLucca is a mom of two living in the Big Apple, where she works as the managing principal of Kingsland Capital Management LLC . When she first started out, she struggled on a daily basis with balancing the competing demands of her family life and work life until finding a […]
by Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) With most Americans away from their desks for Labor Day, celebrating the waning days of summer with barbeques, burgers, and beach outings, we at The Glass Hammer felt the need for a brief respite of our own. It’s in this vein that we veer slightly from our usual realm of coverage […]
by Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) The Institute of Economic Empowerment for Women (IEEW) is in the business of providing opportunities for underprivileged women. Believing that nations with a stable economy are in a better position to promote and accept peaceful solutions, they launched the Peace through Business initiative. According to Kathy Neill, Program Coordinator at IEEW, […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) In the United States, women currently make up almost 75 percent of the banking industry’s entire workforce, but hold only 9 percent of chief executive positions. Conventional wisdom is that it is not much better in the United Kingdom. Yet, against this backdrop, an amazing 20% of women reach senior positions […]
by Erin Abrams (New York City) Lately, several high profile women business leaders have reemerged onto the political scene, bringing their charismatic personalities and knowledge of the economy to the campaign trail. Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, has become a familiar face on Sunday morning political talk shows as a surrogate for John […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart I just got laid off so I’ve been applying to as many jobs as I see posted or hear about, but none of them seem quite right. Can I afford to wait for the right opportunity? If waiting implies doing nothing until the exact dream job arises, then, no, […]
By Zoe Cruz (New York City) A study published in “The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance: Earning What You’re Worth in Sales” by Shannon L. Goodson, made news last week. Ms. Goodson, co-founder and president of Behavioral Sciences Research Press, is a specialist in visibility management. She compared nearly 11,500 professional women with about 16, […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) When we think of the life of a lawyer in a big firm, we often think of the time commitment it takes to get to be partner. In the past, women attempting to balance life and work have been unceremoniously pushed off the equity partnership track. The times are […]
by Erin Abrams (New York City) Kathy Robb, a partner in the New York office of the law firm Hunton & Williams, credits her success as an attorney in part to a willingness to embrace change and a passion for environmental issues. The Glass Hammer recently sat down with Kathy, whose practice focuses on energy, […]