Look for the new Q&A series: How To Survive and Thrive at Work. Starting the week after Labor Day, each week we will answer questions about challenges you are experiencing at work. Send us your questions and we will provide words of wisdom and years of experience to help you to survive and thrive. Enjoy… Read more »
Posts By: Lynne Couture
Career Advice From My Mom
When I was growing up in the sixties and seventies, most of our mothers were working at home. They were in charge of food shopping, cooking, laundry, cleaning, household projects and anything child related. My Mom was also very creative and a great problem solver so she took on many home projects. In the… Read more »
10 Weeks of Executive and Leadership Presence Tips – #10 – Vision
“If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Leadership success always starts with a vision. John F. Kennedy envisioned putting a man on the… Read more »
10 Weeks of Executive and Leadership Presence Tips – #9 – Presence
“We convince by our presence.” –— Walt Whitman. Situation: A seat at the table A friend of mine had this happen to her. She was a senior consultantat one of the top global accounting firms. After a few years in that position she was promoted to regional Vice President of Business Development. She was the… Read more »
10 Weeks of Executive and Leadership Presence Tips – #8 – Integrity
“There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity.” —Tom Peters After taking a break from the 10 Weeks of Executive and Leadership Presence Tips to focus on Women’s History Month, I am returning to the 10 tips this week. I’ll continue with the last three, integrity, presence and vision. Let’s start… Read more »
Why Women’s History Is Important
Women’s History Month honors the hard work and contributions made by women from the past and in the present. What I have found interesting in my research is the pioneering spirit, mostly through sheer force of will, where women pushed back, persevered and helped change corporate landscape. Over the years women have redefined what… Read more »
Bye Bye Booth Babes – It’s Time
Tech conference bans scantily-clad “booth babes”. The RSA Conference, an information security event, added a new clause to its exhibitor rules that bars suggestive or revealing clothes. “It’s a long time coming,” an organizer says. Let’s hope all the other tech shows follow. Read more
You Go Google
Silicon Valley’s notorious boys club just went a little more co-ed. On Tuesday, Google announced the hire of Morgan Stanley chief financial officer Ruth Porat, who has been called “the most powerful woman on Wall Street” as the company’s new CFO. More
Grace Hopper – Celebrate Women’s History Month
Grace Murray Hopper is one of the most important people in the history of computers. During her lifetime she had tremendous academic achievements, a distinguished Naval career and was seen as a remarkable female leader in the field of software development . I chose to write about Grace Hopper for two reasons: First, as… Read more »
In Women We Trust – on a $20 bill!
Let’s finally get women on our paper money. A campaign has begun to put a woman on the $20 bill by 2020, the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United States. More
