Digital marketing expert, Joanne Tombrakos advises us to know every part of our story, even the bad stuff, and stay open to what happens next to create a successful personal brand. Joanne took a circuitous route from school teacher, through sales and traditional corporate media to her current position as “Chief Storyteller” of J. T.
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I recently had the opportunity to serve on a panel for the 2015 National Diversity Women’s Business Leadership conference in Orlando. While there I had the opportunity to listen to several wonderful presentations, and was invigorated and inspired by so many smart, amazing, and motivated women gathering in one place. My panel, entitled “So You
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Women make great leaders, yet they remain underrepresented at every level in corporate America. According to Women in the Workplace, produced by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company, a wide range of diversity policies and programs hasn’t moved the needle. We need to try something new. Women are starting strong, but for numerous reasons get derailed
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Diversity Woman: “Leadership Empowerment for Women Who Mean Business,” is more than a national magazine, it is an integrated print, event, and online business focused on business and leadership development, mentoring, skill enhancement, and empowerment. Founded by Sheila Robinson, it is a thought-provoking and entertaining resource for female executives and entrepreneurs of all races, ethnicities
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While many women struggle to find work-life balance, Representative Paul Ryan made news this week when he told his colleagues he would run for speaker of the House IF the job would not interrupt his family time. Known as a “family guy” Ryan makes it a point to fly back to Wisconsin every weekend to
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Without question the time has come for women to lead. Women have so much to offer and are ready to change the world for the better. The world desperately needs women to step up to the leadership plate. This requires cooperation and collaboration. Leading Women co-author Gloria Feldt points out in her book, No Excuses,
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Responsibility? Some women think they already have enough. According to a new study by researchers at Harvard Business School, there’s no gender gap when it comes to thinking that a promotion is within reach. But women are more likely than men to view the path to power as less desirable, and paved with potentially negative
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family, recently wrote in the New York Times that today’s fast paced, ultra competitive workplace is losing women. America has unlocked the talent of its women in a way that few nations can match; girls are outpacing boys academically and are now entering the work force
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Women lead differently than men, but their leadership style makes them very effective and successful leaders. They need to own their success and take credit for what they do well. Sharon Hadary has many more strategies to make women successful leaders. She calls her first 20 years at IBM, a “world-class education in leadership.” Her
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Today’s women-helping-women movement is all about collaboration, not competition. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take credit for your work. In fact today it’s more important than ever to know your value and to give credit where credit is due—and that includes yourself. A recent article at DailyWorth.com addresses this very thing and while your
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