By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leader The tension between hope and grit – what happens when resilience isn’t enough for today’s leaders? It’s been a buzz word the past two years. Resilience. If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that successful leaders must be resilient. At this point, all I hear is blah blah blah resilience like…
Why Being a Leader Doesn’t Have to Mean Acting Like a Man? By Zoë Randolph, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor For years longer than I’d like to admit, I prided myself on my ability to be one of the guys. And while acting like a teenage boy, for better or for worse, didn’t require me to go particularly far out of…
8 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview, According to Career Experts By Emilia Benton Job interviews can be nerve-wracking, but like most things in life, showing up prepared makes a huge difference. “Prepared” includes knowing what questions to ask in a job interview—not just getting ready to field your interviewer’s questions to you. While yes, the company is interviewing you…
By Emily Torres Email Anxiety Is Emotional. Here Are Ways To Manage It Successfully How many emails are you sitting on right now? Are they waiting patiently and sweetly in your inbox for your next thoughtfully scheduled check-in? Or, are they calling your name—reminding you what you haven’t yet done today? My emails tend to “call my name and remind…
4 Hacks To Dust Off Your Networking Skills At In-Person Events By Stephanie Burns In-person networking events are starting to come back on the scene, and you may be feeling a little rusty stepping back into your off-line life. Connecting in person feels a little foreign now–how quickly we adapted to working behind a screen. However, connecting in person with…
How to Start Investing By Sallie Krawcheck What is the best financial advice you’re not getting? It’s to invest. Okay, that was sort of a trick question, but it doesn’t make it any less true. People who keep their money in a standard savings or checking account and overlook investing have historically missed out on earning hundreds of thousands of dollars—for some women, millions of…
The Game-Changing Success Secret Every Woman Needs to Know By Devin Tomb You probably keep hearing this—”build your brand”—but what exactly does that even mean? And more importantly, how do you actually do it? It’s a concept that encourages job hunters to think beyond the paper résumé and add online platforms to the mix. “One of the most important things you…
As we continue to navigate the pandemic and grapple with increasingly complex issues, our need for individual and organizational creativity in the workplace and in business has never been greater.
For too long, leading companies have lacked female representation in their highest ranks and in senior leadership positions. It’s a pervasive problem that you see time and time again, in virtually every sector of business. By Gilda D’Incerti Some progress has been made in recent years, but it’s been slow. One 2018 report by Deloitte (download required) found that women held just…
Fortunately, although saving money can be scary, it isn’t impossible.