So many times when we're thinking about balancing our work-life ideas of success, we think about juggling the meetings and the soccer games, but we forget about the other important parts of our life - like finances! Christy enjoyed reading Michelle Perry Higgins' approach to this more...
Sometimes leadership advice for career success sounds like so much gobbledegook. We agree with Paula that simple and positive is best, and we agree that Greenberg and Maymin's new book, "Profit from the Positive" offers some good advice to leaders and high-achievers alike! - InPower Editors What...
We all want to be indispensable employees, to ensure job security. These days there no such thing as a truly secure job, but there are things you can do to increase the likelihood you'll have the job as long as you want it. Enjoy Mary's powerful advice for taking your career into your own hands. -...
We thought we'd round out this first month of 2014 with some great quotes for women - and men! - for the year ahead. Emily has a way of getting right to the point. Happy 2014 (for the last time!) - InPower Editors Twelve years ago my then-fiancé (now husband) was transferred to South Carolina....
What does it mean when people are less interested in the word “feminism” than they used to be? Dana sees it as a good sign that the equality ideals of feminism are becoming broadly accepted. What do you think? – InPower Editors According to Google, people are searching less on the term “feminism”...
At this time of year it's not unusual for all of us - even those surrounded with family and friends - to feel a little disconnected and even lonely in the middle of the bustle of things. Why am I so lonely with friends? We think the way Marcia reveals her own struggle with this dynamic is helpful....
Moms know how much stress they're under, but what does a non-mom work stress expert think? We really appreciate that Paula took a look at stress through a mother's eyes in today's post where she reviewed the new book by Katrina Alcorn, Maxed Out. Along the way, Paula teaches us all about stress...
Stay-at-home-dads encounter all the stresses as stay-at-home moms, and maybe more. We really like Vincent O'Keefe's take on the how he and his working wife rescued each other and his review of Stew Friedman’s new book, "Baby Bust: New Choices for Men and Women in Work and Family". - InPower...
Everyone who works hard dances with the possibility of burnout, and sometimes we succumb. We love Paula's 7 strategies for preventing burn out before it takes over your life. Our favorite? "Get real and go 'there.'" What can you do more of to take care of yourself and hold off the burn out? -...
If you think that "being nice" isn't necessarily a good career strategy, you're right. Putting greater value on relationships than results isn't the best approach, says recent research. However, there are alternatives to "being bitchy" and Marcia does a great job outlining all the great career...
