Join us on Wednesday, March 19th to hear Kavita Ramdas, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Fund for Women.
Archive for March 2008
March 19th, 2008, 7:30 am
Investing in Women’s Economic Independence and How This Affects Communities and Creates Sustainable, Peaceful Environments
by Bailey McCann
March 19th, 2008, 7:26 am
Op-Ed: Spitzer (aka Client 9), His Wife and “Kristin”
Contributed by Pamela Capalad
Situation: Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, caught with a hooker.
Immediate Consequences: Scandal. Ruined political career. Resignation. Endless op-ed columns written in an effort to explain the psychology that motivated Spitzer.
Collateral Consequences: Headlines one week later read “‘Client 9’ call-girl now online music star.” Known as “Kristen” on the wiretaps, Ashley Alexandra [...]
March 18th, 2008, 3:26 am
Hit Me with Your Best Shot: Performance Management Feedback
by Connie Thanasoulis
Connie is a co-founder of SixFigureStart, a success coaching firm for college students and professionals.
Most Fortune 500 companies agree that 360 degree feedback (feedback from your boss, your peers, and your team) is the best way to identify and then improve your performance on the job. These four basic principles form the logical [...]
March 17th, 2008, 10:59 pm
After the Bear Stearns Bailout – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?
Late Sunday night, in a conference room high up at the troubled investment bank’s Midtown headquarters, Bear Stearns allowed itself to be sold to JPMorgan at the fire sale price of $2 per share, in order to avoid impending bankruptcy. At $236 million for the extensive prime brokerage and clearing operations of the 85-year old [...]
The Creative Business in the Digital Era seminar will help you understand the opportunities presented by open IP (intellectual property) and how being open should be a central part of your creative business model.
March 17th, 2008, 7:35 am
Voice of Experience: Annemarie G. DiCola, CEO of Trepp LLC
by Jessica Titlebaum
“I don’t like the word balance,” Annemarie DiCola said, when asked how she balances her career and personal life. “It implies a perfect symmetry.”
Annemarie DiCola is the Chief Executive Officer of Trepp LLC, a leading technology company in the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) sector. Ms. DiCola began her career in law after [...]
It’s been a while since we last ran a restaurant review in The Glass Hammer. But that doesn’t mean we haven’t been eating! Here, we offer you our three top recommendations for downtown power-lunches in New York City.
Our top three …
Nobu
Bouley
Chanterelle
Check out our reviews after the jump …
March 13th, 2008, 8:45 am
The everywoman Conference Scotland “Maximising your potential and growing your business”
by Bailey McCann
We are delighted to invite you to attend The everywoman Conference Scotland. The conference is a unique opportunity, giving you rare access through presentations and workshops to some of the UK’s most successful women in business – women who have taken an idea and through hard work and determination made it into a successful business.
March 13th, 2008, 7:28 am
Financial Technologies Women Should Know More About (Part 1)
Contributed by Sophie Fletcher
Technology is changing the financial arena. No longer limited by execution venue, exchange or geographical brokers and dealers, trading moves to where liquidity is greatest and so, the market evolves. As players in this dynamic market, women should be familiar with the technology behind the process of making educated trades. [...]
March 12th, 2008, 7:07 am
United We Stand: Why Collaboration and Identifying Your Strengths is Key
by Connie Thanasoulis
Successful collaboration brings all the good things Corporate America has to offer:
Promotions
Salary Increases
Great year end bonuses
Stock Options
Fun at work
So it’s surprising that more people don’t practice collaboration at work on a more consistent basis. Perhaps there are not enough role models out there. If you are lucky enough to have a manager that [...]
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