Transforming Saudi Arabia: Leaving a Mark for My Daughters

Ranked third in the most powerful Arab Women in 2012, Reem Asaad earned international acclaim after campaigning to replace an all male work force in Lingerie stores in Saudi Arabia with women, giving women thousands of jobs. She writes here about the rise of women in the work force, her career path and how she manages the demands of work and family.

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#1 Secret to Getting Ahead: Communicate Your Achievements

It’s not enough to be good at what you do. An important Catalyst study found women who want to get ahead must make their achievements known. This also leads to increased compensation and greater career satisfaction. Bonnie Marcus explains HOW you can do do just this.

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Be Wildly Successful: Balance 4 Areas in Body & Business

Your business success and your personal well-being have much more common than you might guess. Dr. Michelle Robin explains the four quadrants of business and well-being and how you can balance them to achieve even greater success.

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I was always dreaming big…

A successful Russian woman entrepreneur and CEO candidly tells her story of listening to her own True North to fulfill her personal and professional dreams: “I am not bold-hearted. I am just standing up for my beliefs. So should you, ladies – so should you.”

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It’s Time to Get Tough!

Listen up, ladies. We need to talk: Best-selling author Barbara Stanny tells women who want to play a bigger game in their careers or businesses, “You gotta toughen up!”

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Investment Banking from London to Nairobi

I remember, it was the year 2000 and I had just graduated from my Masters in Law in Banking and Finance in 1999. What was my motivation then? I don’t think I had any. But London’s bright lights were calling…

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Tap Into Your Intrinsic Nature, Further Your Business

The intrinsic nature of women is to nurture, harmonize and align, wanting to make good everything we do. This is possible, of course, only if you have the requisite confidence to engage in self-reflection, acknowledge and accept your weaknesses, and are ready to embark on developing and trusting your intrinsic female skills and competencies. If […]

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What Tech Women in Mexico Want

I recently had a birthday – the 34th to be exact – and couldn’t t help but reflect on what my life has been and who I have become, personally and professionally. I live in Guadalajara, Mexico; I am the oldest of three; I had the chance to get a scholarship at the University of […]

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Throw Out the Ladder, Take a Leap

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: JACKIE HYLAND, 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar It’s post-college graduation. It’s a few years out of college. Heck, it’s 40 years into your career and you are still trying to get-on or work-up the infamous “corporate ladder.” And if it’s not the corporate ladder, it is the non-profit ladder, the organizational ladder, or the public sector ladder. […]

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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 […]

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