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Gratitude and Work-Life – or Life-Work?

Happy Thanksgiving! In the U.S. we love to look forward to this day of family and food. And we love to dread a few traditions that usually come along with family and food, too. And somehow work just doesn't slow down. Here’s a little secret to managing the work-life craziness. Let the gratitude in...

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5 Tips to Make Work-Life Balance, Work For You

I originally had another blog planned for this week but after some great feedback from my last post I decided to write this one instead.  While you all know that I am now a work at home Mom-preneur, this has only been my reality for a few years.  Prior to this, I got up before the crack of dawn,...

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High-Achieving Women Think Differently

People carry with them a set of rules or beliefs about the way they feel the world should operate.  These beliefs are shaped by your experiences, the way you were raised, your values, your friends, popular culture, and more.  For many successful women, their deeply held beliefs about how...

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Becoming a Constructive Bystander

I have been monitoring the conversations on MARC with interest and enjoying the view of “women’s issues” from a completely different—and unfeminine—perspective. Recently, Amitabh Kumar’s thoughtful post about men speaking up against violence against women caught my attention. I sit on the board of...

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Breaking Away From The Male Stereotype?

Last year Northwestern University put out some discouraging research that confirmed what most of us know about leadership stereotypes – they’re male. There are other studies that say actual women – not stereotypes - are often viewed as very good leaders. But the stories we tell are filled with...

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From Amazon Woman to a Feminine Presence

In the eighties, women flooded the male-dominated workplace and had to prove themselves man enough for the job. In order to succeed, they had to play the game and often felt they had to copy men's behavior. Women even dressed the part with padded shoulders, pant suits, certain kind of haircut, a...

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