“I realized I was not living my life, my life was living me.”
A colleague in her own mid-career path told me that recently when explaining why she decided to switch jobs and embark on a new career that would allow more flexibility, working from her home office. She was taking a risk, leaving behind a position she had mastered, but kept her so busy, she had time for nothing but work.
Read MoreGirlfriends are rarely on any list of important career development tools. We are more likely to read about women exhibiting jealousy of their girlfriend’s latest promotion or ease of landing a job. In reality our female friendships have always been a valuable support to our careers.
Read MoreEach time I travel by plane I smile while quietly evaluating the alignment, physical fatigue, and footwear choices of the flight attendants managing the boarding process. The evaluation is almost subconscious. As an occupational Pilates teacher and movement consultant, I teach people with physically rigorous jobs how to use their bodies as efficiently as possible so they can pursue their passion as long as they like, pain free.
Read More“The most important social media device is the person next to you.”
This line was one of the most important takeaways from @sree’s opening remarks at #smwknd 2016 @CUNYjschool @tkcuny. Former Columbia University professor and social media expert Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) was quoting David Carr (who also was known for saying that “social media is a listening opportunity, not simply a broadcasting one.”)
Read MoreThese days my mother likes to start our daily phone conversations telling me how tired she is or complaining about whatever ailment she is focused on that day. While she has earned the right at 93, it’s pretty exhausting to listen to. So to redirect the conversation, I consciously think about what I can share about my life before I dial the phone.
Read MoreHave you noticed the quality of your relationships declining? This is terrible because our relationships are what juice up our personal and professional lives!
Read MoreAnother week, another massive study on women in the workplace that will be cited for years to come (and we aren’t mad about it—please, keep them coming!). The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation teamed up to ask 9,500 women in the G20 countries: “What are the top five challenges you face at work?”
Read MoreThree years after Anne-Marie Slaughter’s dynamite Atlantic cover story, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” her husband, Princeton professor Andrew Moravcsik, is going public about his role in their dual-career marriage.
Read MoreAt the beginning of my freshman year, a panel of female journalists talked about women in the workplace, and the struggles of being a full-time parent while having a full-time job. During the discussion it was duly noted how hard this two full-time job lifestyle was, but how rewarding and fulfilling it was, as well.
Read MoreMy husband Alex and I just returned from a perfect vacation in the renowned Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. If you haven’t made this trip, put it on your bucket list.
Read MoreThe following is the first in a 2-part series of how to start your change based on the new book, “Make Waves: Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life.”
I’ve spent the last two years interviewing those who have started changes at work or in life — or “wave makers,” as I call them. As I heard stories about “waves,” such as a newly created company, a new non-profit or a new way to involve customers in developing new products, I asked how it all came to be.
