When someone talks about networking, people tend to cringe. For example, you ask a co-worker how the industry reception was last night. She says, “Oh, great. Just worked the room, networked, you know.” Everyone looks down at their shoes and mumbles; somebody coughs. Why? Perhaps because of the inferences hidden in the word, which generally boils down to asking someone for something, such as a job, a promotion, or an introduction to someone you don’t know. Somehow, the concept manages to make people uncomfortable, in theory and in practice.
In reality, we all network every day, simply by talking to those around us, whether it’s saying hello to the people you see every day in your office or joining co-workers to get coffee at the deli or asking a colleague how you can help out on the new project. Networking is talking to other folks, and finding common ground and ways to help each other. Sounds simple, right?
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Sub-Saharan Africa Project & Trade Finance Forum
NewsA two-day speaker programme of senior executives with experience in the region is lined up for delegates, including a keynote address by the Tanzanian minister for energy and mineral resources, The Hon Nazir Karamagi.
Having a Mom Meltdown
Breaking the Glass CeilingTonight I cried.
I shouldn’t have. It’s been a fantastic week, at least work-wise. I pulled a huge rabbit out of a hat and should have been resting on my laurels with a glass of bubbly, contemplating my glorious future with an exhilarated (but exhausted) team around me…
So why did I burst into tears? (Especially when I’m not big on crying. I avoid it when I can. My eyes go all piggy and red and it makes me look really not-put-together and also leaves me feeling lousy for days).
Some things get your eyes leaking and the voice wobbling, and tonight was one of those times. I was riding high on my journey home from my last assignment after an amazing week, thinking about how the future was looking rosy (and lucrative), when my daughter’s schoolteacher called my cell-phone and interrupted my reverie:
”Your daughter has failed to submit a major assignment on time; she tells us that it is because her excessive household duties prevent her from being able to perform her homework tasks effectively. She tells us that you are absent from the home so she can’t talk to you about it. We are concerned about you as a parent and your daughter’s performance because this is an important exam year…”
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2007 FWA Holiday Benefit Gala
NewsThe Financial Women’s Association is having their annual Holiday Benefit Gala. Thomson Financial is also underwriting this event. There will be benefit raffles for a number of prizes including :
– Two Coach Class Tickets to Asia or Europe on Continental Airlines
– Large Hamptons vintage Leather Carryall from Coach, $1,450 Value
– NARS Cosmetics Gift Basket of Skincare and Color Products, $1,000 Value
– Arbonne Skincare Basket and Skincare Party for 20 Friends, $1,000 Value
WITI Los Angeles Regional Network Event
NewsWITI Los Angeles is hosting their holiday mixer for networking.
Working Mother Loses her £1.3 Million Claim Against Bank
NewsContributed by Philippa Robbins, Rooks Rider Solicitors Employment Group, with contributions by Chloe Magri.
In June 2007, Katharina Tofeji, a working mother, lost her claim against the British branch of the French bank BNP Paribas for sex discrimination, victimization and constructive dismissal. Mrs Tofeji claimed that she received unfair treatment after she announced she was pregnant in November 2004 and again when she returned to work after her one-year maternity leave. Mrs Tofeji asked for a four-day work week to accommodate her childcare requirements but this request was denied.
She claimed that she received a ‘hostile reception’ on her return to work and that her client lists were not restored to her even though, prior to her maternity leave, she had consistently outperformed all other sales traders in her team.
Despite this, the London Central Employment Tribunal dismissed her claims and ruled that she was not wrongfully dismissed nor treated less favourably than her male colleagues.
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How to Market a Liberal Arts Education
Expert AnswersI graduated from New York University in 1984 with three things:
Nonetheless, ten years after I graduated, I loved my work and was earning over $100,000 (remember this was the early 1990s) and four years later I was making over $200,000 and a couple of years after that, just under $300,000.
If you have a Liberal Arts education, it’s my goal help you slice years off of your quest to have both a rewarding career and to earn the income you want. In fact I’ve recently started a consulting firm (with two friends) called SixFigureStart to do exactly that, give you the information and the power to springboard into a career that excites you and is financially rewarding. Here are some tips for how to leverage your liberal arts education into a successful career in the private sector:
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Celebrating Female Entrepreneurs Awards
NewsNatWest and Everywoman are sponsoring awards for inspirational women in business.
Information Management Solutions 2007
NewsDiscover how to find, create, manage and share information for business advantage at Information Management Solutions 2007.
Networking: No Longer a Dirty Word
Expert AnswersWhen someone talks about networking, people tend to cringe. For example, you ask a co-worker how the industry reception was last night. She says, “Oh, great. Just worked the room, networked, you know.” Everyone looks down at their shoes and mumbles; somebody coughs. Why? Perhaps because of the inferences hidden in the word, which generally boils down to asking someone for something, such as a job, a promotion, or an introduction to someone you don’t know. Somehow, the concept manages to make people uncomfortable, in theory and in practice.
In reality, we all network every day, simply by talking to those around us, whether it’s saying hello to the people you see every day in your office or joining co-workers to get coffee at the deli or asking a colleague how you can help out on the new project. Networking is talking to other folks, and finding common ground and ways to help each other. Sounds simple, right?
Read more
Women In Law Empowerment Forum
NewsThe Women In Law Empowerment Forum is holding part two of their networking series- “Asking for the Business”. Speakers will include: Sharon Bowen, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP; Shelley C. Chapman, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; Patricia Skigen, American International Group, Inc.; Heidi J. Sorvino, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP; Elizabeth Anne “Betiayn” Tursi, Tursi Law Marketing Management
Register here: https://rrdevents.novamedia.co.uk