Today is Equal Pay Day. Sadly it’s not the day where women will make the same amount of money for the same job done by her male counterpart. No; it’s just a day of awareness that this issue remains unchanged, despite huge efforts by many people. As a nation, we’ve been working on this issue [read more]
This morning, I found myself attempting to answer the telephone and have a meaningful conversation, while simultaneously completing my year end 401K contribution paperwork which I hope to mail later today. This multitasking seemed normal to me, until I noticed that I was writing snippets from my conversation onto the official 401K paper. I can [read more]
I had the pleasure of meeting Jacky Wright, Vice President of IT Strategic Services with Microsoft this past weekend at the Women In Business Summit, hosted at the Travelers Claim University in Windsor, CT. The conference’s theme was Lead with Confidence, and Jacky’s message certainly put the audience in the right frame of mind to [read more]
Do your colleagues do things that really drive you crazy? When the pressure is on, do you in turn do things that drive them mad as well? Well, perhaps you are both in your blind spots and neither of you can see the forest for the trees. Stress can erode team collaboration, trust and connection [read more]
I was inspired to write this week’s networking tip after having lunch with my client, Bill Harris, engineer and program manager at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Last year Bill participated in two-day presentation skills workshops for technical professionals that I facilitated. He is one of my most successful graduates, having diligently applied the presentation concepts, tools [read more]
I am sharing the following reflection from my friend and fellow YWCA Hartford Region board member, Stacy Smith Walsh. Let us not forget what the women before us did to give women the right to vote and all the opportunities, rights and privileges that women enjoy today. If you would like to be part of [read more]
Last week, I shared ideas and insights on how to build a referral partner team to help grow your business and career success. In the spirit of practicing what I preach, I held a meeting with business owner and executive coach, Adrienne Milics, who I want to include in my referral partner team. We formed [read more]
