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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 […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Founder and CEO of The Glass Hammer Last week saw a flurry of activity around women’s progress at work. It was a fitting end to a year that has been coined the Year of the Woman, due to increased female political representation here in the US and perhaps due to a few […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) This week marks the one-year anniversary of the report by Lord Davies of Abersoch on women in the UK boardroom, which argued that companies should take action now to increase the number of female board directors. The report called for a target of 25% women on boards by […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) This is the time of year when we dredge up those objectives documents we produced with our managers back in January and assess whether we’re on track. The half-year review process differs from company to company, but chances are your boss will be asking you if you’re going to hit your […]
The Glass Hammer was founded fifteen years ago (July, 2007) with the distinct intent of helping professional women – especially within financial services, law, technology, Fortune 500 – understand how to navigate their careers with the ultimate goal of advancing. The mission was to inform (provide expert career advice), empower (by bringing women together with […]
By Nicki Gilmour What do you do when you are told that you did great work this year but you are not getting the promotion or the bonus you were set up by these managers or HR people to expect? Many people come to me with this issue and frankly are not very happy about […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist The holidays are often a blur but can be a time of reflection for some who want change in their jobs and careers as the year turns. Now is a good time to think about what you want out of life for the next 2-5 years. If […]
2017 marks the 10th year anniversary for glasshammer2.wpengine.com as we begin to crank up our virtual presses again to inform, inspire and empower you as professional women navigating your careers. We aim to help you by providing you with information, expert opinions and advice which you can use in the best way you see fit. […]
Welcome to Pride Week on The Glass Hammer — we’ll be profiling successful LGBT business women all week long! By Michelle Hendelman For the last twelve years, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has compiled the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]
Contributed by executive coach Ann Daly PhD I was worried after my most recent coaching session with “Rina.” We had been prepping for her performance review as a top-level financial advisor, and I didn’t have much time to make a few key points. Rina was talking about her hard work and hurt feelings rather than […]