Blog | Great on the Job

The Big Enough Company

Posted on 11/10/11

My dear friends Adelaide Lancaster & Amy Abrams recently published their new book: The Big Enough Company: Creating a Business that Works for You. They are the founders of In Good Company, a shared workplace community in NYC and they’ve interviewed hundreds of women entrepreneurs to talk about how to make yo…

What’s in a (first) name?

Posted on 11/02/11

From Harvard Business Review
Back in the day when I was growing up (think early 80′s) there wasn’t an adult whom I didn’t address as Mr. or Mrs. so and so. Grown ups were addressed with deference, distance, and formality and we kids knew what the protocol was. Today, I have a four-year-old whose friends al…

Should You Accept that Promotion?

Posted on 10/24/11

Guest post By Alexandra Levit, Author of Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success
Tempting as it may be, just because you are offered a promotion doesn’t necessarily mean you have to accept it. In fact, self-aware employees consider the extra responsibilities that come wi…

Your First Job Doesn’t (Really) Matter

Posted on 10/18/11

I recently polled a trailblazing group of women leaders — Northwestern University’s Council of 100 — about their careers. How many of us were in the same job or even on the same career path today as we were when we graduated from college? The answer was three: three out of one hundred women. Then I asked how many were…

#LadderChatter Begins Today!

Posted on 10/11/11

Calling all ambitious career-types: Emily Bennington (rock-star career coach) and I are starting a new 10-week Twitter chat today, October 11th at 9pmEST. As we say in our launch video, this isn’t about how to find a job; it’s about how to succeed once you’re IN a job which requires a different skill set altogeth…

Informational Interviews: the Complete How-To

Posted on 08/31/11

Guest Post by Annie Favreau
Informational interviews are one of the best, most under-utilized career tools at our disposal. These focused meetings with an expert in a field can give you first hand industry knowledge and help you greatly expand your network.
So why don’t more people use them? Informational interviews a…

5 Steps to Career Reinvention Revealed

Posted on 08/04/11

What was the most surprising thing for you about Career Transition: Make the Shift?
As I looked back on my work history, jobs and experiences, I saw a clear pattern of evolving skills, values, professionalism and market and business trends. I saw how we all evolve and change, even if we are at the same job. What start…

Nobody Has Time for Interns

Posted on 07/21/11

Originally posted in Harvard Business Review
Interns take note: energy and enthusiasm are no longer enough. You’ve got to bring something more meaningful to the table.
A friend and senior executive at Yelp recently shared how busy she was balancing a demanding job, a busy travel schedule, and a newborn at…