By Melissa Anderson Last week, Deutsche Bank held its 20th annual Women on Wall Street Conference in New York City, placing an emphasis on the benefits of collaboration. In his opening talk, Deutsche Bank’s co-CEO Jürgen Fitschen suggested that by cultivating more female leaders, the financial industry could work to prevent the next financial crisis. […]
Guest Contribution by Anna Carroll, MSSW Are you sometimes confused about whether your boss thinks you are doing a good job? Does your male boss treat you politely, but you notice he doesn’t communicate with you often? Are you puzzled about what it takes to be promoted in your organization?
By Robin Madell One of the toughest career decisions you’ll ever make is choosing whether to stay with your current company, or pursue a new opportunity with another organization. While on some level it’s important to “go with your gut,” you don’t want to hinge your future job direction entirely on intuition.
Welcome to The Glass Hammer’s “Women in Tech” month! We will be celebrating successful women in technology all month long! Doris Daif, Head of Digital Customer Experience at American Express, offers one important piece of advice for women. “Confidence and poise are two of your greatest assets,” she said. “When you possess these qualities, you […]
By Cathie Ericson The news has been astounding: People are face palming over the fact that only 15% of the tech employees at Facebook are women. And they are atwitter that it’s even slightly worse over at Twitter – only 10% of the tech employees are women. But while people immediately tend to fault the […]
Katrina Roberts never envisioned herself having a career in IT, but now, after joining American Express over twenty years ago, she could never imagine herself anywhere else. Originally, Roberts planned on entering the hospitality business as a hotel manager, but after gaining some hands on experience in the industry while she was still a student, […]
Guest Contribution by Yesi Morillo-Gual Happiness is sought and deserved by everyone, yet many don’t know how define it or if they truly deserve it. Considered “an elusive and evanescent thing”, according to a New York Times article published in December 2013, happiness is something we work against by behaving in ways that deplete us. […]
By Michele Drayton As the fall season begins, it’s a good time to check the progress of how countries are faring in removing the hurdles that hamper women entrepreneurs from reaching their full potential. Look no further than the 2014 Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (Gender-GEDI) funded by Dell. This one-of-a kind global study identified […]
Welcome to The Glass Hammer’s “Women in Tech” month! We will be celebrating successful women in technology all month long! “Embrace the fact that you might be different and have a different way of approaching things,” said Emmanuelle Rivet, Partner at PwC US. “Focus instead on what drives you and find your internal purpose,” she […]
The Glass Hammer is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring profiles of Hispanic Women Business Leaders all week long! “Women who have power can continue to push the envelope on women’s interests,” Elizabeth Nieto says. “We can complain about where we are or focus on what we’re achieving. Things may not be perfect in the […]