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Work and Play Your Way to A Long and Happy Life

"What does "retirement" mean to you? Though it might mean different things to each of us, it's not a bad idea to imagine that whenever you might encounter it, "retirement" might mean "doing what you enjoy and making a living". How early can you retire? - InPower...

Career Coaching for Your Inner Critic

We are all familiar with that little voice in our head that likes to sabotage our confidence - our inner critic. Henna gives some very practical advice for how to deal with her. - InPower Editors We all have an inner critic. She’s usually telling us: –  “You’re not...

Women in STEM – Interview with a Female NASA Leader [VIDEO]

The stats still aren’t good for women in executive leadership, but they’re particularly poor in STEM careers (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math). Today at 3:30pm Eastern, Dana will interview Teresa Vanhooser, Deputy Director of NASA Marshall Space Flight...

4 Ways to Increase Daily Productivity (and Save More Time)

You don’t need additional hours in a day to get more done. How do some entrepreneurial leaders get more done in a day than the rest of us? Here are four simple strategies, used by the world’s most successful people, that will increase your productivity and save you an...

Overwhelmed? 5 Ways to Focus Your Life

Feeling overwhelmed is directly related to a sense of control. As soon as you feel you are losing control over your time, relationships and life, your responsibilities feel like burdens piling up on your shoulders. You then feel anxious you can’t do everything or feel...

New Beginnings

New Years Day is a special time for many reasons. Primarily it’s a time when the world slows down and gives you the choice to take a breath, review where you’ve been and decide how you want to start again. We’re here to help. Take stock of 2014 with a free InPower...

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Leading in the Age of AI

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5 Ways to Advance Amid Dysfunction

Old boss - mentoring and advancement opportunities. New boss - frustration, competition, neglect, stupidity and powerlessness. What's your strategy for getting ahead now? In the last week, I've talked to three people in situation "new boss" - at all levels including a...

Women’s Networking Tip: Put Away the Pictures of Little Billy

Women’s Networking Tip: Put Away the Pictures of Little Billy

I’ve recently chatted with some women that left a “women’s business networking group” frustrated that no one wanted to talk about business issues. Are we getting good at networking, but not using it to build our business and mentoring skills? What I’m wondering is whether many women are missing an opportunity to really mentor each other on the business of business. Are we giving each other a leg up or are we just empathizing and listening sympathetically?

What Are You Worth?

Let’s start with the notion that you are priceless. Next we’ll accept the fact that there are limited resources in any particular situation. One thing my remunatory negotiating experience has taught me was that when it was the right job or project, money has never been the issue. The data tells us that women still make less than men and so I believe that’s true on a statistical and social scale. However, research also tells us that ambiguity is often the culprit, and ambiguity is something we as individuals can deal with. This is a perfect opportunity to turn an unempowering situation – negotiating salary or project fees – into an InPower situation. As an employer you need to make sure you’re InPower also…

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