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By Cathie Ericson If you’re interested in doing something, be proactive and ask for it, recommends Rupa Briggs, who was just promoted to counsel as of March 1. She notes that when you first start out you should work on as many different projects as possible to figure out what you like, and focus on […]
Sometimes you have to take risks and run toward the fire, says Helena Yoon, a Principal at PwC, a philosophy that has helped her create a rich and varied career. Building an Agile Career at PwC Yoon started as an intern at PwC more than 20 years ago. Although the common thread throughout her career […]
“Throughout my career I would consciously observe the style of other women as a model and notice how they set up their lives. They all worked differently, and I realized there were a variety of options for having success in both the workplace and family life, from having nannies to a husband who stayed home […]
By Cathie Ericson “You have to be the author of your own path, and realize that you are going to do your best work when you are passionate about your goal,” says Goldman Sachs’ Elizabeth Martin. Throughout her career, she tended to take career risks by shifting towards emerging problems or business trends versus following […]
Contributed by Aoife Flood. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Aoife is Senior Manager of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Programme Office at PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. International Women’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the many achievements of women, and think about what more can be done to help them achieve their career goals. The good […]
By Cathie Ericson Find your voice, and know when and how to use it, says SoVonna Day-Goins. “Sometimes we tend to put our heads down and do the work, but it’s important to look around and notice who’s being successful and why. You have to make your specific aspirations known early and follow through, not […]
By Cathie Ericson PwC’s Noel Abdur-Rahim knows it’s vital to bring up other professionals alongside you. “You can’t look around at the other professionals at your level and then above you and say ‘Only one or a few of us can make it,’ thereby setting up a spirit of competition. We are stronger when we […]
By Cathie Ericson Hard work indeed pays off – and you can’t shirk that part – but hard work alone doesn’t mean doors will automatically open for you, says Lisa Goldkamp. The key, she says, is to work smarter and draw on your own emotional intelligence. “You can’t quietly sit there and expect everyone to […]
Guest contributed by Deborah Pine and Trish Foster By now it’s no surprise to read that, in 2017, women still face more workplace challenges than men. According to McKinsey’s 2016 Women in the Workplace report, more than 75 percent of CEOs include gender equality in their top ten business priorities, but progress is still frustratingly […]
By Louise Magrath I’m a great believer that women have what it takes to be great engineers, says ContentSquare’s Efrat Ravid. “It’s imperative that more woman study engineering and technology to ensure that more women enter the field and become technology leaders. Women should be represented at least at a 50% ratio in engineering schools, […]