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Movers and Shakers

May 20, 2011

Hey all, I’m at the National Association of Women MBAs Leadership Retreat. I have the opportunity to meet some amazing women doing some pretty amazing things. Look for some of my reflections when I get back next week. Until then, I have a post on Brazen Careerist just on this topic: “A New Kind of [...]

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Being Boss And The Minefield Of Office Friendships

April 14, 2011

This post is available over at Forbes blogs – Work in Progress: Over the years, I have learned there is a fine balance between being direct and being aggressive. More on that later. When you’re aspiring to be the top in school, no one really mentions the “how” you get there as being important. In [...]

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Anonymity isn’t an Invitation to be Rude

March 30, 2011

This post is available over at Forbes blogs: Social media has brought a sense of “realness” to the fakeness of online identities. People used to hide behind anonymity, and then we declared (with Mark Zuckerberg leading the way) that you couldn’t be taken seriously if you were hiding behind avatars and names like TechKitty5837. We embraced [...]

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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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Are White Men the Next Minority Group?

March 1, 2011

The following post is available at Forbes Blogs – Work in Progress: March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. and U.K. A number of events are hosted all across companies, universities and communities to highlight the contributions women have made in history and contemporary society. In all the hubbub of celebrating women, men might [...]

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The Future We Create: Virtual Conference

February 24, 2011

I have the pleasure of participating in a great virtual conference on March 1st bringing 60 women together for 60 minutes. You should take a list at the women speaking: PhDs, University Presidents, authors, and even Selena Rezvani who spoke at our university last fall. Each of us had 60 seconds to provide a message [...]

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Are Princesses Still Relevant?

February 15, 2011

The following post is available over at Forbes blogs – Work in Progress: Most women can remember a time in her childhood when she ran through a store looking for the pink section. Between all the dolls and stuffed animals, there would be those precious items that could completely change your world: the dress up [...]

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I Hope Gabby Comes Back Fighting

January 14, 2011

Below is a post over at Forbes blogs: I am a young woman in America during a time when it can sometimes be difficult to find the good in people. I am an MBA student at Virginia Tech, and almost every day I walk by the portraits of those lost on April 16, 2007. And [...]

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