So before the latest sparring partners take to their cubicles...a few words of advice to the newly minted graduates and the experienced folks they'll be working with.
The fundamental skill of an actor is that which allows him or her to empathize. I know: too saccharine, too preachy. But hold on. Don't wince. Empathy is intel. Empathy is 411. And it is 911. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Instead of having to deal with a room full of people that are put off every time you voice your opinion, or face being stuck in a rut because no one wants to risk changing anything, many women are simply forgoing the traditional corporate ascent and striking out on their own.
I like to joke that I am on the cutting edge of corporate speaking in more ways than one. I didn't get here because I'm particularly tech-savvy, jargon-heavy or industry-driven either, it's because I'm a professional sword swallower.
Simple enthusiasm and an honest desire to do one's best are not good enough. No, you must bring your passion to the table and lay bare your soul. We require access to your most profound and visceral feelings. This job must move you.
Given a choice between an "A-Player" with a bad attitude and a "B-Player" with a good attitude, senior managers overwhelming choose disposition before qualifications.
When we succeed, change occurs subtly and without fanfare. It's not a program; it's a nudge. People adopt new behaviors, they forget old ones, and it doesn't feel like we did much. It's hard, in fact, to brag about it at all.
As women continue to make inroads in the workplace they also experience many of the same age-old frustrations shared by millions of working women over the years. Here are the ten helpful insights and practical tips for women who want to win with men at work.
"The pattern has become predictable," I share with my friend over lunch at Jacksons yesterday in Tyson's Corner McLean. "But remember, you are still...
When Andrew Mason, the former CEO of Groupon, sat down at his desk last Friday morning he probably only half guessed the impact that the resignation note he posted online would make beyond the social tech industry.
When an organization decides to follow the human workplace path, they start by telling the truth about the human and inhuman issues swirling around them. They talk about what's going well and what's not. They don't believe that being a leader means being divorced from the action.
Sandberg's got muscle. She should use it to challenge corporations to evolve and reflect the communities in which they exist, rather than lecture women that we need to work harder.
Q: I've recently reentered the workforce and I'm being asked to report to someone many years my junior. What advice do you have for working (and succe...
"No" doesn't even have to be such a door-closing, brick wall of a word. It can simply mean, "No--for now." Here are a few reasons should you get to know it better.
The pathetic representation of women at the highest levels of corporate life isn't the result of some sinister plot by men, it's because we don't know how to harness our own power correctly
Sure, we need to pay the bills. We all have responsibilities. But taking the time to ask yourself what makes you happy and what doesn't every so often surely isn't a bad thing. Life is too short to spend it in a job, or a relationship, or a situation that makes you miserable.
As women leave their jobs because of the difficulty in balancing their families and work, the loss of friends and touchstones can become unpalatable for those who remain.
In the corporate culture of the contemporary American universities--a virtual minefield of administrative obstacles--time and patience are in increasingly short supply.
The sister to honesty is transparency. Your employees want to be in the know, especially on the big stuff. When they are not in the know they feel like that kid in high school who was thrown out of the locker room pre-game and who then has to get out on the field not knowing the plays and rules of the game.
The need for having an internal social policy is simple: it reduces risk. In reality, the social policy is most likely a variation on other internal, employee documents. One advantage it does have is that it clearly states what behavior is allowed and forbidden in specific social channels.
As we go about our busy lives, breaking barriers and striving to get ahead, lets ensure we're also taking the time to think about all the practical applications that need to be in put in place for the workplace of the future.
A T-shirt is just a T-shirt, right? What about a T-shirt that invokes the bloody policy of discrimination and oppression of your community? For American Indians like me, Gap's T-shirt is particularly offensive. The issue stung more because Gap was my first employer.
Think of a company's culture just like you would a society's culture. Would you want to visit a country that discriminates and defiles women? Would you want to visit a country known for theft, deception and bullying? Then why would you join a company that follows those practices?
With black entrepreneurship on the rise and black women reporting harsher criticism than their peers within the corporate leadership ranks, it may be ...
The top-heavy hierarchy is so ingrained in the American psyche that doing things differently means changing the way people think about work.
