So you don’t want to organize something that involves ugly holiday sweaters, because that is so 10 years ago. If you are in charge of creating or even contributing to the workplace end of the year event—and 82 percent of workplaces do have a holiday event—why not make sure it is memorable, safe and perhaps even advances your mission?
Read MoreVery few women have the resources of Melinda Gates to commit billions to causes they believe in. But every woman can have a cause to believe in and commit to it. That commitment can include pooling together small donations for a larger impact, donating valuable time and services and volunteering time to be a board advisor, mentor or someone who gives her professional acumen and services to help the cause and organization for free.
Read MoreIf you suggest something to Abigail Ingram, she will follow through and do it. The director of The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute, at DePaul University in Chicago, since its launch in July 2018 heads the first comprehensive institute for women founders that integrates academic learning, research, incubation, funding and public policy.
Read MoreCelebrating Women’s Small Business Month there is a lot to be positive about in the latest news: numbers are up for businesses overall, revenue and employment, especially for Black women-owned businesses. New from American Express, The 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, shows the growth from the percent of women-owned businesses of all businesses has grown from 4.6% in 19721to 42% in 2019.
Read MoreYou don’t want to be that person. The one who goes on and on and on when they have the mic. At a recent wedding, the best man went on and on and on for 25 minutes in his toast to the couple, and it was all about himself. At work, a conference, awards ceremony, meeting or networking event, you may be called upon to give an introduction of someone.
Read MoreIt can’t be just about the food anymore. For generations the promise of a great breakfast or lunch served in the conference room could improve the attendance and enthusiasm for a mandatory meeting in the office. But the growth of remote work calls for the likelihood of virtual meetings for many—if not most—of scheduled meetings.
Read MoreIn addition to our own professional setbacks, we have all had close friends and colleagues who have failed to get the job, promotion, plum assignment or key client they were counting on getting. Other than a superficial, “Gee, that’s too bad,” how can we best be allies and “success partners” for other women leaders who need the support and encouragement to try again?
Read MoreI remember when I was eleven years old and begged my mother to let me start shaving my legs. That, I thought, would be a true symbol that I was becoming a woman. Fast forward to this article by law professor Joan C. Williams in the August 16, 2019, New York Times opinion section entitled “How Women Can Escape the Likeability Trap.”
Read MoreIssue 103 — August 5, 2019 My friend Dede Thompson Bartlett is a very accomplished woman. Former Vice President of Corporate Affairs Programs for Altria and Corporate Secretary of Mobil Corporation and President of Mobil Foundation at a time when few women reached those heights, Dede has a powerful presence, as though she could walk into a corporate boardroom anywhere and go right to the head of the table.
Read MoreWho knows what business casual is anyway. And when the temps outside rise, it seems the temps inside turn frigid—thanks to air conditioning—making your wardrobe needs split between getting to and from work, and staying at work.
Read MoreThe P word trips most women up concerning their finances, and it’s the word many fear: Plan. Beth Kljajic, a Chicago-based financial services professional with New York Life Insurance, says most women from Millennials to Baby Boomers are not prepared financially for the costs of retirement or healthcare later in life
Read MoreStraight answers. Truth. Not fibs. It’s what you want from a leader in the workplace, or anywhere.
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