Career Advice for Women | The Way Women Work

The Art of Following Up

I recently heard the quote, “Our worst fears lie in anticipation.” Anticipation runs high after you’ve made a business connection, applied for a job, internship/fellowship or met an important contact. But the uncertainty can be tamed if you have a confident follow-up strategy, or as we say: the WAY you follow up. Common questions we […]

Men Make Business, Women Make Friends

The time to build and nurture a network is always, and the way we interact at networking events is key. What can women do to better parlay their ability to connect and build relationships into business?

3 Steps to Determining Your Value

“Let me say it again: You are not prepared unless you know the market value of your contributions. I can’t stress this enough. Why is it such a big secret? Seriously. What are you worth? What I’ve learned is, you should constantly be asking people about salary. Really wrap your arms around what work is […]

Tell Your Story: Advice from the White House

Last week as one of Vision 2020’s delegates, I had the pleasure of attending a White House Briefing. We met with members of the Obama administration to hear and discuss policies and programs impacting women. A significant part of the day was focused on advancing women at work and women entrepreneurs. We discussed topics that […]

Do You Cry Like Steve Jobs?

The news about the latest iPad and Apple’s dividend payout these past few days has gotten me thinking again about the genius of Steve Jobs. When I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson last fall I was struck by three aspects of his life that seemed to me to hold valuable career advice and lessons for […]

Navigate the Workplace Maze

Navigating the workplace can be tricky, especially when you are trying to figure out the best way to advance and achieve your career goals. High performance is necessary but not sufficient to reach the highest levels of success in an organization where “what got you here won’t get you there” rings true. For women aspiring […]

Claim Your Creativity

Do you consider yourself creative? No matter how you answer the question, you will spend a lot of time creating today. You’ll create a Facebook update, a business strategy, or a punishment for your kid. You’ll create an outfit, an attitude, or a way to help a friend. You’ll create a sale or a meal […]

Measure Your Influence

Social media interweaves into so many aspects of our lives. A question I find myself asking lately is: Does this pervasiveness of social media cause us to lose sight of how we actually influence and impact people and the world around us? Yes, it’s true: the number of friends and likes on Facebook, the number […]

Thinking Big

It’s just as easy to think big and fail, as it is to think small and fail. And it’s just as easy to think big and succeed, as it is to think small and succeed. Over the years I’ve found it much more rewarding to go for the big prize. The reason is that I’m […]

Ask a Board Recruiter: How Can Women Join Corporate Boards?

An increasing body of research suggests that companies where women are more strongly represented at the board and senior management level are also the companies that perform best. Several public and large private companies are seeking to increase the gender and cultural diversity in their board room based on this evidence and the belief that, […]