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When Women Sacrifice for Balance

November 2, 2011

As a woman in her late 20s, I’m firmly seated on the Career Track: I got my undergraduate degree from a great school, I worked my way through three promotions in four years, I’m working at getting my MBA from another great school, and I have been keeping up my personal brand all the while. [...]

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What If You Had a Year to Face Your Fears?

July 21, 2011

What if you had a year? What if you had no outside distractions and could focus on just one thing? Perhaps it’s a passion or some kind of personal development. What if it were a fear? A few weeks ago, I saw ex-celebrity blogger Noelle Hancock on “Today.” She had written a book that peaked my [...]

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Blog Carnival: Top Presentation Strategies for Women

July 11, 2011

This article has been selected for DeFinis Communications’ “Top Presentation Strategies for Women” Blog Carnival. You can enjoy even more posts from other exceptional bloggers at their website (Blog Carnival on July 13). Over the years, I would like to believe that I have developed pretty decent presentation skills. Being in an MBA program, I [...]

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LinkedIn Report: Men More Savvy Online Professional Networkers than Women

June 22, 2011

The battle of the sexes. Got to love the idea that we’re still in an “us vs. them” world sometimes. Even if we do try to make it more about uniting instead of separating, you have to acknowledge there are differences between men and women. Well, when it comes to online professional networking, it looks [...]

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Marching for the Future

April 28, 2011

We’d like to think women can have it all. I may have even said something like that at one point. But in order to have it all, there need to be systems in place to help. If you think about, women were the support systems for years…so it’s only natural organizations do something in return. [...]

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Beyond the Headlines: How to Find Role Models with Expertise

March 16, 2011

This month I was asked to write a guest post for Gloria Feldt’s 9 Ways Blog. Gloria Feldt is a nationally renowned activist and author, whose passion for social justice has propelled her life’s work. Her new book, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, was published by Seal Press in [...]

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The Future We Create: Why Women in Industry Should Still Share Insight

March 2, 2011

About a month ago I was asked to be a speaker for a virtual conference. The Future We Create: The Future of Women in Chemistry and Science, sponsored by Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW), is an event bringing 60 women together to share insight and advice as part of the International Year for Chemistry. Of course I was [...]

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