What can take you about 30 seconds to do? Maybe apply your favorite shade of red lipstick, lace up your running shoes for a run in the park, or send a text message to your best friend on how your day is going. All mundane, non-consequential personal activities we may do on a daily basis. […]
“The best piece of advice I have ever received is that no one will, or should care, more about your career than you do,“ says Accenture’s Anissa Thompson. Thompson lives by this advice and is constantly seeking opportunities to expand her knowledge on a variety of issues, to stay relevant and to seek feedback on […]
“With every new role, you have to try to understand the bigger picture: what is being done and why,” says TIAA-CREF’s Shirley Murray. “After you have that ‘aha moment,’ you can often find better ways of doing something instead of sticking with how they always have been.” Murray attributes that mindset to one of her […]
By Aimee Hansen. It takes both ambition and confidence to aspire to a top corporate position, and many professional black women have both in spades according to recent research. Not only would Corporate America benefit to listen up, but there may also be a message for non-black women when it comes to owning our impact […]
Half of us have done it, according to the latest Office Romance Survey by Vault, and if we have, we’re likely to be up for it again (64% would). We’re also much less likely to hide it than ever before. Sound like a yes, yes to office romance? Office love affairs are no […]
By Cathie Ericson As important as hard work is, success is built on your relationships, says Carol Noel, senior portfolio manager and team leader for BNY Mellon Wealth Management. “The skill set you needed in the beginning of your career is not the skill set that will drive you forward. In the early part you […]
Patience. That’s a word that Margaret Anadu, managing director at Goldman Sachs, would recommend to others in the industry, especially her millennial cohorts. “There is some truth to the millennial stereotype that we want everything in business right away,” she says. “But I’ve found that the hard work you put in during your early years […]
“You’re overqualified” is probably the most dreaded compliment in the history of hiring. This assertion is usually accompanied with remarks such as: “What sort of position do you really want?” or “Don’t you think this position would be a step down?” According to a Career Transitions post in Psychology Today by Katharine Brooks, Ed.D, accomplished […]
Mimi Addy is probably the only artist/electrical engineer/lawyer/MBA you will ever meet. And each part of that description represents an interesting facet that has contributed to her successful and varied career. Addy initially earned a degree in electrical engineering for one important reason: she recognized the value of being financially independent, and when researching which […]
How easy is it for German woman to climb the corporate ladder in modern day Germany? Despite Germany’s reputation for cutting edge modernity, there still exists a big gap between men and women in Germany’s corporate world. It may be surprising to learn that no other industrial nation has as few top female managers as […]