The Intrepid Woman Explorer series is designed to bring our readers a close-up and personal view of some activities and elements of business culture that have been historically male-dominated.
So I thought, what better way to kick off the series than a review of my recent dining experience at Peter Luger’s, the legendary Brooklyn steakhouse that has defined the experience of power lunches and expense account dinners in New York for over 120 years.
Contributed by Jessica Titlebaum
Last year around this time, I was in bad shape and desperately needed a nice long break from work. My feet were killing me from wearing heels for the past two years. Most nights, I was snoring in the my cubicle loud enough for my boss to tap me on the shoulder and tell me to go home. I was exhausted, work was overwhelming and my vacation time was calling my name…
Three times in the last week, I have had the same déjà vu-inducing experience. First, when I was helping a client prepare a high-tech conference speech, second, when writing an article about dark pools of liquidity in the European equity trading landscape (welcome to my world), and finally, while listening to a friend bemoan her ineffective interdepartmental meetings. My friend perfectly summed up the common thread in these experiences: “How are we supposed get anything done if we can’t understand a word anyone says?”
In the world of marketing, where the main currency is brand recognition and reputation, companies strive to build their brand equity, meaning the value that clients and prospects perceive in a brand.
But the concept of brand equity applies to individuals, not just companies and products. Just like Volvos are perceived as reliable and Rolexes are perceived as luxurious, people cultivate certain traits as they navigate office relationships and seek to advance their careers. These labels affect the perception of your value as an employee and define your personal brand equity.
Nicki Gilmour invites you to Golf Lessons with a Pro +Wine
Chelsea Piers, NYC
10th October 2007, 6.30pm -8pm then drinks.
It is always great to get out of the office and pretend to be working. Doesn’t it seem that way when people are out playing golf? “doing deals” -working on their tans I think is what really happens. Nice excuse, especially if it is strutting around Palm Beach.
The other day I went to Connecticut with a friend to do some Kayaking on the Sound and there was a beautiful green course with old guys on it. No women. In the bar after, lots of men enjoying fine seafood and wine. No women.
I have decided to investigate this further by getting a group of fun women together to hit a few balls and drink wine, we can truly decide if golf is boring or if we are just being told that to keep us off the course.
Want to join the experiment? Contact me directly nicki@glasshammer2.wpengine.com
After hitting a few balls and hopefully not decapitating anyone in the process we will have a few drinks at the bar.
If it goes well we may actually go to a golf course and practice a bit so that next Spring when invited to a business golf affair we won’t be totally embarrassed and maybe, just maybe we can beat the boys at their own game.
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