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Contributed by BusinessSuccessCoach.net CEO John M. McKee Kudos to the paltry few who achieve their New Year’s resolutions. The vast majority of us go right back to our counterproductive ways as it relates to personal health, relationships, careers and otherwise. A fresh New Year is here, and now is the time for those serious about […]
by Heather Cassell (San Francisco) Long before job hopping became commonplace, Barbara Adachi switched jobs on a regular basis—not to climb up the career ladder or to break the glass ceiling but because she couldn’t figure out how to balance her work and family responsibilities. “I just found that it was difficult to move up […]
by Pirkko Juntunen (London) In the fight against global poverty, microfinance has been hailed as one success story in a field of many failures. As microlending continues to move into the mainstream, men tend to hold the top jobs. But there are women moving up the ladder. Hand in Hand International, a public charitable trust […]
by Caroline Shannon (Dayton, Ohio) Sharon Vosmek was busy planning an exit strategy when the CEO decided to resign from the company Vosmek had been working at as second in command for about three years. She was positive the company, Astia, would seek an external candidate, and then that person would bring in his or […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) By 2050, companies that have embraced a gender-blind workplace will be at the leading edge of innovation and profitability, according to a newly-released film by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Gender Advisory Council entitled “Closing the Gender Gap: Challenges, Opportunities and the Future“.
by Sima Matthes (New York City) Kudos to Madelyn Lankton of Travelers Insurance (#93 on Fortune 500), who recently received the Women In Insurance Leadership Award from Insurance Networking News (INN). Ms. Lankton is the senior VP of Travelers Claim Shared Services. She was recognized for making a “significant impact” on her business according to […]
By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) America is falling behind. A recent study revealed that many executives are concerned that the United States is in danger of losing its global leadership position in science and technology. Why? Perhaps it’s that we’re not tapping a valuable resource: women.
by Sima Matthes (New York City) When you think cutting edge, you think Silicon Valley. Within the Valley, there’s a smaller community of internet companies, and, regrettably, these companies can hardly be called cutting–or leading–edge on gender equity. So why the dearth of women? Quoted in a 2007 article in the Guardian UK, Jenny Slade, […]
by Natalie Sabia (New York City) Her journey started immediately after business school when she landed a much-coveted job at Disney. Over twenty years, she worked her way up in the company, holding various leadership positions in finance, operations and technology with studio entertainment, as well as corporate and consumer products divisions. The imminent birth […]
by Paige Churchman (New York City) Labor Day weekend approached, and all week I’d answered what-are-you-doing-this-weekend with “oh, sticking around.” True, but… For the next four days and three nights, I would be living like, and with, the homeless. I had signed up for a Street Retreat run by the Zen Peacemakers. The street that […]