by Natalie Sabia (New York City)
Connecting busy Manhattanites with volunteer opportunities appropriate to their skills and demanding schedules can be a difficult task. “Street Project Inc.” is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization takes on that challenge, serving as a bridge for NYC professionals who are looking to give back. “It’s a good way [...]
Archive for May 2009
May 22nd, 2009, 6:00 am
Street Project: The Bridge to Volunteering in the Big Apple
May 21st, 2009, 1:00 pm
Are Working Women Mean?
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
Do women treat other women poorly at the office? If you read the newspaper you probably think so. In January, The New York Times ran a story called “A Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting.” The article talked about “the pink elephant lurking in the room” that women are their own worst enemies at [...]
May 21st, 2009, 6:00 am
Returning to the Practice of Law via New Directions
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
Carol, an employment law attorney, stopped working for about 7 years after her third child was born, instead leading a life filled with childrearing and community involvement. When her youngest child started going to school, Carol decided to explore ways to use her law degree but realized that it [...]
May 20th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Building Leadership Capacity
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
Annie McKee believes we are witnessing one of the greatest changes in human history. The rapid growth of new forms of communication — Facebook, Twitter, texting – all offer an incredible opportunity for women to make a powerful impact on the world.
“We have to admit that things have gone [...]
May 20th, 2009, 6:00 am
Ask-A-Recruiter: How to Show Employers That You Fit the Job
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart
If flexibility, versatility and cross-training are all the rage these days, why do recruiters seem to hold so firmly to the belief that a candidate must “fit the profile” exactly?
The above question is valid, and it demonstrates why boilerplate qualities with no substance or tangible metrics attached are meaningless.In the [...]
May 19th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Tone It Down
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
It has been ten years since Fortune Magazine ran its harsh feature story on Silicon Valley CEO Kim Polese. The article, titled “The Beauty of Hype: A Cautionary Tale of Silicon Valley,” criticized Polese for creating and capitalizing on a “glamour queen” image. When the story came out, women in Silicon Valley [...]
May 19th, 2009, 6:00 am
Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Conference Addresses Work Life Balance
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)
The Exelon Corporation ’s chief executive officer, John Rowe, ruffled some feathers at the Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Conference in Chicago last week when he said in his keynote speech, “If you want work-life balance, you don’t belong on an executive board.” Just before saying that, he had explained that Exelon [...]
May 18th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Voice of Experience: Lilly Chung, Partner, Deloitte LLC
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
Lilly Chung, a Partner in Deloitte LLC’s San Jose office, loves a challenge. When she and her family emigrated from Taiwan to the United States when she was in her early teens, she barely spoke English. Yet, as the oldest of three girls in her family, she became the [...]
May 18th, 2009, 6:00 am
In Case You Missed It: News Round-up
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group
In case you were too busy to have kept up with all the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has gathered some important market events from last week to help you start this week well informed:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Details were released of [...]
May 15th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Change 1 Child
by Natalie Sabia (New York City)
As founder and Executive Director of Change1Child, Simone Adjei takes great pride in her organization because she is able to witness the changes that take place the lives of children, one child at a time. Founded in 2008, Change1Child is a not-for-profit organization that reaches out to [...]
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