The Best Advice We’ve Gotten from Women in Filmmaking We’ve talked to some incredible women on our blog: directors, DPs, acting coaches, animators, Oscar Nominees, creative directors, artists. They’ve shared illuminating, perspective-shattering advice that any filmmaker can take to heart. Today we’re celebrating some of the wise women we’ve talked to on our blog by pulling some of our favorite…
3 Strategies to Help Women of Color Navigate Biases at Work By Hira Ali Women of color face an amplified and distinctive set of challenges as they climb their career ladders, including isolation, acculturative stress, and bias. Many women of color in leadership positions have shared how they’ve been expected to perform above and beyond the norm. People who belong to stigmatized minority groups…
4 Tips For Women Forging A Career In The Gaming Industry An increasing number of gamers and gaming industry employees are women. Sierra Reid runs two eSports tournaments at Intel. Here, she offers her advice for how young women can break into a traditionally male-dominated industry where stereotypes still can prevail. By MeiMei Fox In 2021, consumers spent $44 billion on…
Being the “only” can leave you feeling as an outsider when you just want to be in. Learn how to view your status as a strength, not a stigma. By Dolly Chugh Introduction In my first job out of college, at an investment bank, I spent a year as the only woman — and only person of color — on…
6 Simple Growth Hacks for Startups Building a new business is tough. These growth hack strategies will help your startup succeed without a big investment. By Soren Kaplan As many of my readers know, I usually write about strategy, innovation, and leadership. But recently I’ve been asked a lot about how I helped establish Praxie.com as a destination website for hundreds of best practice…
Make These 3 Marketing Moves to End 2022 Stronger Than Ever These three marketing tips will help your business end the year strong and enter 2023 feeling well-prepared. By Joy Gendusa Every industry is different when it comes to approaching the end of the year. Some businesses may view October through December as their busiest months, whereas others use the time…
What’s Stopping You from Reinventing Your Career? By Heather Cairns-Lee and Bill Fischer A recent Microsoft study of 30,000 people revealed that 46% of workers are considering a major career pivot or transition after the Covid years. For many, this search goes beyond just a change of role and into the realm of personal renewal or reinvention. In our experience, many of the…
5 Ways to Create a More Diverse, Engaged, and Inclusive Workplace Subtle practices that will be virtually invisible to most people. By Marcel Schwantes The related ideas of diversity, engagement, and inclusivity float around boardrooms and training sessions with such fluffy, ambiguous meanings that the discussion often undermines the goals of caring leaders. So how do caring leaders cultivate an inclusive workplace, one with…
Why Coaching Is Important During Each Stage of Company Growth Coaching creates exponential growth, and organizational stages in startups come fast and furious. However, each of these stages requires a different form of leadership. By Matt Auron As organizations grow and mature, they go through predictable stages, each of which requires a different form of leadership in order to drive success at each stage. Coaching ensures…
How to Feel Less Depleted by the End of the Workweek So you’re not living for the weekend (and too exhausted to enjoy it). By Nikki Campo In my previous job as a strategy consultant, I felt lucky when I managed to sleep more than four or five hours a night. During the workday, I subsisted on our office stash of…
