Beginners Guide to Settling In and Getting Promoted Summer is here, and you are a few months into your new position after college. You’ve decided that it’s time to work towards a New You! You realized that the real world of being a career woman is quite different than you expected. Maybe you still aren’t quite...
How to Become Insanely Well Connected Check out the article on How to Become Insanely Well Connected. The article aligns with the preaching and teaching of The Bella Network. http://firstround.com/review/how-to-become-insanely-well-connected/ They offer their seven rules for making memorable connections where your energy is more important than a new idea, referral or introduction: Convey genuine appreciation...
Tips For Networking With Other Professional Women One of the greatest resource for professional women is networking with others through a variety of functions and events. The opportunity to exchange ideas, compare progresses, and share information is invaluable- particularly for professional women in businesses that rely on marketing strategies or brand exposure. Some great resources...
In certain areas of the world women aren’t allowed to get a driving license and to drive a car on their own as their co-aged males. While in other places, most people tend to think that women are somehow dangerous when they drive a car. Finally, there are also places where women have the same...
Is That Wonder Woman in the Next Office or Cubicle? Whether it’s dashing to the top floor with a critical report, jumping into a conference room for a spur-of-the-moment meeting, or volunteering to lead the Emergency Evacuation Team, every company has super-employees who seem able to do almost anything. You wouldn’t even be surprised if......
Being deemed smart is a highly sought-after trait, and one that few folks realize is multilayered. Successful people understand that there is more than one kind of smart. THE EIGHT KINDS OF SMART 1. NUMBER SMART (logical/mathematical intelligence) is most often associated with what we call scientific reasoning. This smart involves the capacity to recognize...
The Executive Order (9981), which made discrimination based on “race, color, religion or natural origin” illegal, was initially focused only on all armed services members in 1948 by President Truman. Discrimination in the workforce wasn’t unlawful until the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, making it illegal for any business, private or public, to practice discriminatory hiring (and firing) practices. A...
Are You Under Too Much Stress? Stress is the body’s way of responding to any change or demand. Our body’s reaction to stress is often referred to as the fight or flight response where our body releases chemicals that can increase our heart rate and blood pressure, cause rapid breathing, or sweating. It can slow...
