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Picking up on an earlier theme of mine – the power of networking, I have lately been inundated with just how impactful this “art of building a network” can be and how many of us take it for granted, dare I say, poopoo it. Indulge me to share with you networking in practice: when my family moved to California, we visited potential schools and were fortunate to meet one of the...

Living with domestic violence is an oxymoron that is only getting worse. While domestic violence may not be caused by troubling economic times, evidence indicates the domestic violence and economic hardship are related. At the same time, domestic violence is not restricted to those women who have lower economic or educational levels.

Kathryn Keats, born Ellen Munger, is but one woman caught in a violent relationship that almost cost her...

What does a 50year old woman have in common with a 22 year old guy, fresh out of college, and what do the two of them have in common with a 35 year old stay-at-work mom? The answer: an overwhelming need for work-life balance! This comes at a very inconvenient time for corporations who are a) struggling against the economic downturn and b) desperately seeking top-performing talent in a...

My good friend, Jill Diamond of Lanartco, is an entrepreneur, business owner and consultant on topics of presence, communication and language. She recently posed this question on her LinkedIn profile: “Are You Doing Enough?” My initial reaction was a defensive one: of course I don't think I am doing enough! Ugh. Why can’t I be doing more? better? stronger? broader? I need to get out there...

It is a classic scenerio: I walk into a car dealership to inquire about trading in my car that is coming off lease for a new vehicle. First, the salesman strolls over and gives the twinkle-in-the-eye grin which I can only interpret as him assuming I will be an easy sale. Why? Because women are notorious for not knowing how to negotiate financial terms. I straighten up and...

I wrote this article a year ago-February 2008. Wow, have the times changed. Are we in a talent shortage crisis anymore? The state of affairs and rising unemployment might lead us to believe we have great talent walking the streets. While there might be more than usual, I will still venture to guess that companies are in dire need of the talented talent - male or female....

When I was a girl, I wanted to play with the boys: their childhood experience seemed to be emotionally unencumbered, with their primary focus being on strength in sports, skill at games, and hanging out with their buddies. Being a girl seemed more complicated: we would impose inconsistent standards on each other that shifted like the wind and often influenced by what our friends thought of us; some of us...

I often find myself watching my daughter with my husband and admiring the respect and gratitude she has towards her father and, just as importantly, how much he shows her in return. Having no father-figure in my adult life or any older male siblings, I am appreciative that she is blessed with such a hero - her knight, her Superman, and her mentor. Now, I can picture some of...

I love to quote Madeleine Albright: “There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” How often do we find that we’ve been undermined? Sometimes we are our own worst barrier on the roads to success and in creating a substantive change in the workplace... and worse yet, often we don’t even realize it.

Case in point, a true story that was...

The fall of 2008 marks seven years since the fateful day of 9/11. While some people may gradually feel more detached from that day as time elapses, I reflect on it - all the time. Being a survivor of the World Trade Center, sometimes each year that goes by is harder as I question what it is that I have learned about myself. In broader terms, what has...