Archive for December 2020

Strategy #10: Listen, Damnit! To be successful in your career – and in life – you need outstanding listening skills. Sounds easy, right? But not quite. Most people do not listen at a deep level. With the pressure and pace of everyday life, our conversations skim along the surface. Instead of listening, we start thinking…

Strategy #7: Prioritize creating good working relationships with your clients and vendors. Misunderstandings and conflicts will happen in business, but if you have a history of working well together, your clients and vendors will be much easier to deal with during difficult times. Your company management and outside consultants will often call your vendors and…

My series on career strategies for women continues. This week, I will cover one of the most critical arenas – relationships! For some of us, this can be daunting or maybe historically challenging. Your ability to navigate relationships with your coworkers is essential to your success and that of your team. I’ll help you identify…

Strategy #1 is to Own Your Career. It is the most important thing that you can do as soon as you start working. As women, we have a history of putting our heads down and working hard in hopes that someone, hopefully, a boss, will take note of the contributions that we are making. Maybe…