Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart The following question came up at a recent workshop that I led about career management during a down market: “My company is downsizing in waves. People are telling me to grab a buyout if I can because future severance packages will probably be less generous. Should I try to […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart When looking for a new job, timing is everything. For a hiring company, matching candidates to jobs is as much about finding the right candidate as it is finding her at the right time (i.e., when there is an appropriate job available). If there is a great candidate but […]
The best piece of advice I ever received on developing my own career came from one of my law school professors, Lani Guinier. In my third year of law school, I took her capstone course on Practicing Public Interest Law. However, by that point, it had become apparent to me that, due in part to […]
A few years ago, I attended a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City to honor women in communications and the author Samantha Power introduced one of the honorees. Someone asked me who she was. I told her that Ms. Power was a professor at Harvard and an author who had won the 2003 […]
How to make your reputation come before as well as after you. Whether you want to be a leading light in your field or understatedly reputable, this workshop will focus on how to build a reputation for all the right reasons, improve referrals and position yourself for positive PR.
Join us on Wednesday, March 19th to hear Kavita Ramdas, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Fund for Women.
Contributed by Pamela Capalad Situation: Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, caught with a hooker. Immediate Consequences: Scandal. Ruined political career. Resignation. Endless op-ed columns written in an effort to explain the psychology that motivated Spitzer. Collateral Consequences: Headlines one week later read “‘Client 9’ call-girl now online music star.” Known as “Kristen” on the […]
Connie is a co-founder of SixFigureStart, a success coaching firm for college students and professionals. Most Fortune 500 companies agree that 360 degree feedback (feedback from your boss, your peers, and your team) is the best way to identify and then improve your performance on the job. These four basic principles form the logical underpinning […]
Late Sunday night, in a conference room high up at the troubled investment bank’s Midtown headquarters, Bear Stearns allowed itself to be sold to JPMorgan at the fire sale price of $2 per share, in order to avoid impending bankruptcy. At $236 million for the extensive prime brokerage and clearing operations of the 85-year old […]
The Creative Business in the Digital Era seminar will help you understand the opportunities presented by open IP (intellectual property) and how being open should be a central part of your creative business model.