Mover & Shaker: Devlyn Lorenzen, Business Support Associate, Wells Fargo
by Cathie Ericson
“Take charge of your own narrative and find people who will speak up for you,” recommends Devlyn Lorenzen, business support associate at Wells Fargo Advisors.
Entries by The Glass Hammer
You’re Not Forgotten – How to Stay Relevant When Working from a Distance
By Laleh Alemzadeh Hancock
Change is a natural part of living and business.
However, with the sudden and widespread changes catalyzed by the current global pandemic, and people required to work in isolation, it is impossible to continue business as usual without risk of quickly becoming redundant.
OP-ED: The Empowerment of Women Starts With All of Us
by Lisa Featherngill, Head of Legacy and Wealth Planning, Abbot Downing Empowerment can come in many forms. According to Webster’s, the definition of empowerment is “granting of power, right or authority to perform various acts and duties or the state of having the power, right or authority to do something.” So, empowerment can come from […]
Op-Ed: From the Cold War to COVID-19: What I’ve Learned from My Front Row Seat
By Lisa Gable I’ve been fortunate to have had a front row seat at major inflection points in history, beginning with my time at the Reagan Defense Department during the final days of the Cold War. I had actually transferred to the White House just a few months prior to Gorbachev’s 1987 visit. Later, I […]
Remote Leadership: 6 Ways How To Lead When You Have to Lead From Home
Remote leadership is in the spotlight in this current COVID-19 reactivity environment of quarantine and social distancing, and leaders are called to remember – now, more than ever – that leadership is not just about the employees or projects you manage, but the human beings you are interconnected with. As entire offices are now working […]
Emily O’Daniel, CFA; Vice President, Intermediary and Retail Specialist; PineBridge Investments
When you start from the bottom and move up, it can be hard to figure out how to make your way, says Emily O’Daniel. The best strategy is to always be willing to take on responsibilities and be vocal about what you want. “People can’t read your mind, so ask for opportunities and get more […]
Invisible By Design: The Data Loop that Perpetuates A “Default Male” World
The Business Book of the Year 2019 award winner, thoroughly-researched Invisible Women: Data Bias In A World Designed For Men, by feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez, examines example after example of how women are often missing from the basic data collection that informs how the world – across all realms of human life – is […]
14 Best Tips for Working Virtually From Home
Guest Contribution In today’s challenging environment with more and more sent home to work, it’s imperative to know how to work virtually. When you haven’t done it previously, it can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. These tips should help. Best Tips for Working Virtually: Have a clear plan of attack – There […]
Op-ed: Don’t Call it a ‘Pipeline Problem’
by Margaret Anadu Head of Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group and Launch With GS Lead Investor Here’s a phrase I’d like to see retired: pipeline problem. As in, the reason that only one percent of venture capital dollars go to Black and Latinx entrepreneurs is because there simply aren’t enough Black and Latinx founders out there. You hear […]
2020 International Women’s Day: A Call To Take Individual Reins On Collective Equality
On March 8th, we again approach International Women’s Day, since 1911 a day for celebrating the achievements of women across social, economic, cultural and political spheres and for calling for accelerated actions towards gender parity. The theme for the 2020 event is “An equal world is an enabled world” – and the campaign hashtags are […]