Category: Job Advancement
Office Politics: When Bosses Behave Badly
Power may not always corrupt, but it sure can bring out the egomaniac in some managers. That’s what industrial and organizational psychologist Amy Cooper Hakim found while doing research to update her book (which was originally written by her grandmother), Working with Difficult People: Handling the Ten Types of Problem People Without Losing Your Mind.
Of the 10 kinds of bad bosses you might encounter (yes, there are that many!), she says that narcissists are quite common. “Someone who is cold-blooded and ego-driven as a boss was probably like that as a subordinate, but it didn’t affect her manager, or for that matter, her colleagues, the way it now affects her direct reports,” Hakim explains. “When used for good, power can achieve great things. But when used improperly by a narcissist, it leads to bullying, which spirals downward and hurts productivity and morale.” Read More
Use Social Media to Raise Your Value at Work
You have your reasons if you don’t post on social media for work. Maybe you’re too busy. Or you wouldn’t know which platform to use—or what to post. Perhaps no one in your industry who is important is following you. Or you’re a private person and you want to keep it that way.
Whatever your rationale, personal branding expert Jennefer Witter wants you to know that you’re missing out on a key opportunity to advance your career. “Using social media can help you elevate your reputation and the visibility of your organization, which makes you valuable if your brand aligns with your company’s values,” says Witter, CEO and founder of The Boreland Group Inc. and author of The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed. Read More
Stand Out as Manager Material
Pop quiz: What separates the smart and hardworking from the smart and hardworking in leadership roles?
Answer: Executive presence, which entails exuding confidence, more so for women than for men, the Center for Talent Innovation has found.
Of course, the lack of executive presence, and so confidence, perceived or otherwise, isn’t the only reason there are so few women at the C-level of corporations. “Company policies and practices and gender bias are all contributing factors, too,” says Grace Killelea, founder and CEO of the GKC Group and author of The Confidence Effect: Every Woman’s Guide to the Attitude That Attracts Success. “But the confidence gap is real and it is keeping women back.” Read More
How Women Can Get Ahead in Technology
What’s really holding women back in technology? You may have read about the “pipeline problem”—girls don’t study science, technology, engineering or math in equal numbers to boys—but that’s a red herring, says Gina Helfrich, founder and organizer of Feminist Hack ATX.
“The biggest obstacle, in my opinion, is poor retention numbers,” Helfrich says. “Research shows that more than half of women in technology leave the field by mid-career.” Read More
Trailblazers: Pushing the Envelope and Leading Change
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This session will feature innovative women who are pushing the boundaries today and having success. Sharing their personal stories, attendees will learn how to:
– Establish a climate that embraces smart risk and invites sustainable growth;
– Identify and eliminate barriers to progressive thinking; and
– Gain confidence to push the limits.
With a blend of inspiration and practical tools, attendees will be armed to start a revolution that awakens the ability for yourself and others to grow and push the boundaries to challenge convention and achieve success.
Thought Leader:
Dr. Kellie McElhaney, executive director, Center for Gender Equality and Leadership, adjunct professor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and author, Just Good Business
Panelists:
Shivani Siroya, founder and CEO, Tala (formerly InVenture) and 2016 Senior TED Fellow
Lisa Stone, co-founder and former CEO, BlogHer Inc.
Kitty Yale, vice president, clinical operations, Gilead Sciences Inc.
Emcee:
Erna Arnesen, board member, Watermark
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Harness Resilience to Catapult Your Career
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Today’s professionals face more stresses and strains than ever before – financial crisis, professional inequities and even global challenges. What if you could embrace life’s challenges, using them to catapult yourself forward? Join global leadership and Transformative Resilience expert, Ama Marston as she presents key characteristics and tools to enable you to cultivate your ability to adapt, continually learn and establish a healthy relationship with key stressors. Read More
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Connectional Intelligence: Today’s Secret to Getting Things Done
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In today’s hyper-competitive world, smarts, passion and luck aren’t enough. Strategist Erica Dhawan argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence (CxQ). Virtually anyone can maximize his or her potential, and achieve breakthrough performance, by developing this crucial ability. In this session Erica will share with you how to use Connectional Intelligence to enlist supporters, accelerate innovation, develop strategies, and sustain solutions to big problems. Read More
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Does Your Image Match Your Professional Goals?
Most of us would never send work emails that were full of sloppy mistakes. Yet many of us do the equivalent on a daily basis with our outward appearance. “The way you present yourself is part of how others filter and receive what you’re saying,” says Anna Akbari, a sociologist, image and innovation expert and author of Start Up Your Life: Hustle and Hack Your Way to Happiness. “Someone who is projecting the wrong image can’t communicate effectively.”
In other words, clothes matter—as do shoes, jewelry and hair. And they matter as much for men as they do for women. “Having the right look signals that you know the rules and that you belong,” Akbari explains. “The only difference between men and women is that it’s a lot easier for men to get it right. They don’t have hemlines, cleavage, heel height and everything else to consider.”
To help you put your best foot forward, Akbari, who will be speaking at the 2017 Watermark Conference for Women, offers three simple steps that can vastly improve your image: Read More
Must-Have Career Advice from Nina Tassler, the Woman Who Helped CBS Become #1
Thirty years in the entertainment business, starting as a receptionist at a talent agency and ending last year as the chairman of the entertainment division at CBS, Nina Tassler is known for having great instincts and making spot-on decisions.
After all, it was on her watch that CBS returned to being America’s most-watched network (for 12 out of the 13 years she was in charge). Tassler is also the TV executive who green-lighted such megahits as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “NCIS.”
So when Tassler announced last year that she, then only 58, was leaving the C-suite to start the next chapter of her life (a turn of events that was as jaw dropping as some CBS prime-time season finales), you know that a lot of women in Hollywood paused to consider, if not reconsider, their own career plans. Read More