If you REALLY need to cut your spending to avoid terrible consequences, take these hints from our depression era ancestors
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Are all the women in your workplace the same age? Or do you work with people who are several years older or younger than you? People from different generations have different attitudes, backgrounds, skills and challenges that can interfere with productivity. Drawing on her background as a licensed psychologist and her experience directing a large
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Marlene Chism, author of Stop Workplace Drama: Train Your Team to have No Complaints, No Excuses, and No Regrets , has some wonderful advice on Workplace Bullying in her article below.Some of the best lessons of my life have been from people I didn’t necessarily like. I’ve had bosses who had no people skills and
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Are you struggling with getting back to work after taking time off? Women usually take time off because they are staying home to care for their kids or aging parents, but the challenges are the same regardless of the reason for the absence. A recent article by J.C. Conklin posted on w2wlink.com offers some great
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Do you think the world would have less violence if more women were in charge? A new book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined , by Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker, says it would. “Traditional war is a man’s game: tribal women never band together to raid neighboring villages,” he writes in
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Who knew training as an actor might be handy in pursuit of a leadership role? Guided by your emotional intelligence, you must convey the essentials of leadership in order for people to follow you. In a recent article, Dr. Relly Nadler, clinical psychologist and founder of True North Leadership, Inc., explains the finer points of
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Sure, progress is slow. But we’ve got to remember to celebrate our accomplishments and encourage each other. Companies with female CEOs outperform in the stock market! Yes, you’ve heard that before, but we’ve got to hold this up in the light. I’ll say it again: Companies with women CEOs outperform in the stock market! Kim
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If your teenaged daughter or granddaughter is average, she expects to earn $145,000 a year, according to the Denver Post. Do you think that’s likely? Unless she’s on a fast track for science, technology, math or engineering, it’s not likely to happen.Financial guru Sharon Lechter has some solutions for teens and parents alike. Who Needs
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A major passage in women’s transformation journeys is often returning to the workforce after staying home to raise young children. I have a dear friend who is working on this transition right now and I’m telling you, it’s really challenging her. Heaven knows she loves her children, but after seven years of spending 16 hours
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What gender barriers have you encountered at work? I heard from an associate on Linked In that she did not have gender issues in getting hired to her tech job and has found great women mentors in her field who have provided great mentor-ship. Her college adviser was also a wonderful mentor and is now
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