What leadership lessons do you wish you'd known earlier in your career? Which ones would you like to learn the easy way instead of the hard way? Recent studies have revealed something that many savvy women have known all along: women are good for business. With so many women-run startups...
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Executive Interview: Judy Marks, President & CEO of Otis Elevator
What do you do when you don’t have an executive female role model above you to show you what a successful woman looks, acts and thinks like? You find one somewhere else! We’re here to help! In our series of interviews with senior executive women we’re happy to introduce you to Judy Marks,...
4 Things Women Need To Know About Mentors
Having a well-placed, successful mentor can be the difference between success and failure on the leadership track – but it is definitely more an art than a science for the mentor and the mentee. I recently started hosting a radio show interviewing CEOs of small-to-mid-sized companies. One question...
Dear Dana Workplace Advice: What’s the LinkedIn Best Practice to Follow Up With a Recruiter on LinkedIn?
Welcome to “Dear Dana”, our regular column to give you workplace advice and coaching. This question about LinkedIn best practices is informative if you're looking for a job or simply building out your business network. – Dana Theus Dear Dana: What is the protocol or LinkedIn best practice for...
Research Says: Women Negotiate Salary When They Know Salary Negotiations Are Expected
Study: Do Women Negotiate Salary? (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012, Liebbrandt & List) Finding: Women become more aggressive in negotiating wages when the advertisement explicitly states that wages are negotiable; this erases and even reverses the gender differences. InPower...
3 Steps I Used To Find Mentors To Catapult My Career
Young women often hear “get a mentor to get ahead!” Wondering what that advice is all about? Read on! – InPower Editors By: Joyce Akiko Are you a strong, ambitious young woman who wants more out of her life and career? A woman who knows she’s capable of making a huge impact, a big difference for...
The Glass Ceiling: Sometimes It’s Not About Sex
There’s merit to the feminist narrative that says professional women aren’t hired for the top jobs as often because corporate cultures aren’t accommodating and sexism still exists – but sometimes it’s not about that at all. Sometimes, high-achieving women leaders are just not ready, or we...
Is the Size of Your Culture Stunting Your Employees?
By: Mary Schaefer Do you know that some fish, including sharks, will grow only to the proportion of the container you keep them in? Seems sort of obvious, but what this means is, depending on the size of the aquarium, you could end up with a mature 7-inch shark. The literature I read stated that...
Don’t Ignore Your Career Path Nudges
Do you know what your next career opportunity looks like? Look deep into your heart and soul and you'll find all kinds of dreams there waiting to lead you to your next - amazing - career opportunity. - InPower Editors “I don’t know what I want to do next” is a comment I hear regularly from many...
Reinventing the Power Lunch to Grow Personally and Professionally
By: Mary Ray A couple of years ago, NPR did a piece on the origin of the power lunch. In short, the famed power lunch started at the Four Seasons in NYC and was the epitome of status. Under the guise of cutting deals, VIPs (from politicians to CEOs and celebrities of the week) would contribute to...