Happy Holidays from theglasshammer.com team! We will be taking a short publishing break and will be returning in January 2015 with fresh new content to inform, empower, and inspire you. Here are 14 of our most popular articles from 2014 to catch up on until we return: 2014: A Year in Review 14 Tips For […]
By Tolami Franklin You are a manager leading a team. You arrange 1:1 meetings with each member of your team to have that conversation, typically relegated to take place once a year – the annual performance review. Its very mention can prompt anxiety for many, a response which prior experience suggests is often real and […]
Guest Contribution by Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D. “One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” Lewis Carroll The holidays are often a time of reflection. One important area to contemplate is how we actively back, encourage, and support the people we work […]
By Josh Durso We have never been better poised to fix the culture that exists around women in the workplace. Men still dominate the workforce’s highest paying positions, and even for the women who manage to claim those positions, working harder, justifying your position or vying for power can be a less than appealing task […]
Christina Mohr describes herself as “solidly an M&A person,” a statement reflected by her 34-year career on the Street. One of the first analysts on Wall Street in 1978, she became the first female partner in Mergers and Acquisitions at Lazard Freres, prior to joining Salomon Brothers (which became part of Citi), where she has […]
Silvia Lucena Gosalvez has spent her entire career on the M&A team for PwC Spain, having joined 15 years ago after a short stint at a family business while finishing her tax advisement master’s degree. And for her that has been a perfect fit. “Being on the M&A team has given me the opportunity […]
“Play the course and not the other players,” says Kristin Wells, when asked about her personal drive. “Don’t constantly compare yourself to others. Instead, focus on what you’re doing right, and improve on what you need to within yourself.” Wells has embodied the definition of a ‘mover and shaker’ since she began her career […]
“Explore and learn about all the things you can achieve and then ask for what you want.” That’s the advice Priscilla Hughes of Thomson Reuters gives to women, whether they are novices or seasoned professionals—a lesson she had to learn the hard way. Growing up in Brooklyn, Hughes didn’t know how many career opportunities were […]
“Clients want to do business with people they like and trust, and you can only build trust over a long period of time,” says Goldman Sachs’ Alison Mass. Mass began her career in the fast-paced industry at Drexel Burnham after earning her MBA in 1981 from New York University. Then in 1990, Mass went to […]
By Hadley Catalano Effective businesses require, at every level, administrative organization, the daily managerial maintenance of paperwork, schedules, clients, and finances. Outside the office, however, while reprieve is sought from such clerical obligations, professional women often feel little relief from the additional personal administrative chores of life. The appointment making, bill paying, family planning, and […]