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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010A study on high potential talent has indicated that women at the top have been the hardest hit in the continuing economic situation. According to a report released by Catalyst, Opportunity or Setback? High Potential Women and Men During Economic Crisis, female executives “were more than three times as likely to have lost their jobs [...]
It’s Time to Clean Up Your Desk!
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Monday, January 11th was “National Clean Up Your Desk Day”, and January is “Get Organized Month” so what better time than right now to start the new year right by taking a look around your office and spending a little time getting yourself and your desk organized. Why? Because getting organized could actually help your [...]
The 2009 Top 50 Companies for Executive Women and the Critical Factors that Set Them Apart
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Each year the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) examines applicants for the Top Companies for Executive Women. The top companies stand out in corporate America by virtue of the cultures of success they offer women. In alphabetical order, the 2009 Top 10 companies are:
Female Entrepreneurial Drive in the United Kingdom
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009According to an article out of the United Kingdom, “in a survey of over 1,500 small business owners (male and female), it was women who revealed the greatest entrepreneurial drive.”
Can Attractiveness Actually Advance Your Career?
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009There have long been theories that attractive people are able to advance their careers faster than others. Is this just a theory/myth or is it true?
Special Blog: Win a $100 Gift Card from American Express to use on Administrative Professional’s Day!
Friday, April 10th, 2009With Administrative Professional’s Day right around the corner, it’s important to find the right gift to say “thank you” to the people that help make your business hum. Hoping to take the mystery out of how professionals like to be rewarded on Administrative Professionals Day, April 22, American Express sought answers from members of the [...]
Women’s Right to Vote
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Amidst the election activity I was having a conversation with my next door neighbor (who moved here from Sweden). He was asking me questions to try to understand how our country’s campaign and election process came to be the way it is today. This got me thinking about when women gained the right to vote [...]
Should You Flirt in Business?
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Well ladies, here’s another study that demonstrates the negative impact flirting can have on business transactions. The study was detailed in an online article written by Wallace Immen and posted on July 30, 2008. The study, conducted by associate professors Laura Kray and Connson Locke at the Haas School of Business at the University of [...]
Marrying for Love or Money
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008According to a blog by Robert Frank on Yahoo! Finance, “In an infamous personal ad posted on Craigslist this summer, a twenty-something New Yorker who described herself as ‘spectacularly beautiful’ wrote that she was looking for a man who made at least $500,000 a year. As you can imagine, the ad inspired a great deal [...]
Be My Valentine. Can workplace romances really work out?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and Hallmark holiday or not, romance is in the air – even at the office. According to a survey by Spherion, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida employment firm, nearly 40 percent of workers have had a workplace romance. And – 17 percent of workers have actually been caught trysting on the job!
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