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By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Life lessons that come from one’s parents are not uncommon. But when your parent is the founder of an NGO—specifically, UN We Believe (which ultimately became the Business Council for the UN)—such lessons are as likely to come from a speech as from casual dinner conversation. And it was […]
On a faded and tattered piece of paper taped to a wall in Monica Mandelli’s Manhattan office is the motto by which she lives: “La vittoria non e’ mai definitiva e la sconfitta non e’ mai fatale: quello che conta e’ il coraggio,” which roughly translates into “Victory is never forever and defeat is never […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Cynthia Meyn, the Senior Operations Manager at PIMCO’s New York Office, spent her childhood on the move, living in three states and a European country, all before the tender age of twelve. And while some might have viewed this as a negative experience, Meyn actually sees it as one […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) “One of the first pieces of advice I was given was never tell your age to anyone as they could perceive you differently,” says Alexandra Basirov, Head of Sovereigns, Supranationals and Agencies for Debt Capital Markets at BNP Paribas. I won’t tell you her age, but suffice to say that Alexandra […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York) “A career isn’t just climbing straight up a ladder – it is more like a garden lattice. There are many steps along the way and at each juncture, a chance to learn a lot about yourself and your profession,” said Kathleen Weslock, the head of Human Resources at leading software […]
The concept of the “corporate ladder” is such a common analogy that many in the business world only see their careers in terms of the rungs they haven’t been able to reach. According to Christi Pedra, CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments, that kind of thinking may be a mistake. Pedra prefers to think of the […]
For our ongoing series, London-based writer Elizabeth Harrin spoke with Gayle Tait, a 32-year-old executive woman from cosmetics giant L’Oreal, about her career path, her international placement in Paris, and her ascension to general manager of Ireland and the UK. General Manager of L’Oréal at the age of 32, Gayle Tait has come a long […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart I recently reached out to a former superior and found that she had been let go. In this day and age where people up and down the corporate ladder are being laid off, what do I do when the people I worked with are no longer there to act […]
We’re basking in a sporadic heat-wave in the Square Mile as I type. It’s OK for the ladies of the City when the sun blazes, but those poor deluded men have to self-strangle with suits and neckties on some of the hottest days of the year. You have to pity them. Yeah, we used to […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) At the “Dialogue for Leadership – From Challenge to Opportunity: Leading to the Future” panel at the 2009 Forté MBA Women’s Conference held on the 26th and 27th of June at the New York University, two of Fortune 500’s 50 Most Powerful Women – Liz Smith, President of Avon […]