How to Fake Interest in Boring (And Unnecessary) Meetings (Infographic)
We all know it, you haven't been minted as a professional unless you've attended full-fledged, around-the-big-conference-room, let's-all-have-an-opinion meetings. Weekly meetings, departmental meetings, bi-weekly meetings, impromptu meetings, emergency meetings,...
Coffee Break: Are You Comparing Your Career to Everyone Else’s at Work?
Are you guilty of comparing your career to everyone else's around you? Do you look at your co-worker who just scored a gleaming promotion with envious eyes, resenting their success? Or are you the silent Linked In lurker checking out all your college friends'...
Work It: Floral-Print Dress
NYFW 2015 brought with it a taste of Spring, with its bold and beautiful brights, which inspired me to pick this floral-print jersey dress from Last Call that will make you dream of warmer temperatures and open fields! Loving the simple, easy round-neck,...
Sister of Impact: Meet Reporter Stephanie Samuel
It's our pleasure to feature Ms. Stephanie Samuel, journalist and reporter, in our Sister of Impact series. As a reporter with over nine years of experience on the field, Ms. Samuel has written for various publications, including the AFRO-American, The Prince...
Coffee Break: Does expensive clothing buy you more credibility at work?
We’ve all seen it, at some point or another. The rising associate with the latest Tory Burch bag, the newly promoted lawyer sporting her brand-spankin’ new Birkin bag as a sign of achievement, the CEO with the sparkling Rolex watch... Fashion, and clothing especially,...
10 Power Lady Career Wear Picks From NYFW 2015
I’m always interested in observing how fashion portrays the various stages of a woman’s life and growth (besides the sheer fact I simply enjoy anything fashion-related, please don’t judge me). And when it comes to stimulating our intellectual and physical...
How to Hold Your Own In A Meeting When You’re Out-Numbered, and Out-Ranked?
My first meeting as a freshly minted associate in a prominent Public Accounting firm left me gasping for air seconds after it was over. I was the only associate in the room, out-numbered and out-ranked by engagement seniors, managers and client directors. I uttered...
L’Edito: You Are The Heroine of Your Own History (And It Lasts Longer than 28 Days)
It's Black History Month, and as Chris Rock puts it, it happens on the shortest, coldest month, just in case we want to have a parade...As we commemorate the firsts of pioneering African-Americans through history, celebrate our heritage through educational and...
The 411: Weekly News Update
Happy Sunday! Hope everyone had a good "Love Day" yesterday, and that you found a way, however unconventional, to spread the love around! Dear hubby and I went out with some friends to our local Fogo de Chao and enjoyed the best meat cuts and spiciest caipirinhas (a...
Book Review: GirlBoss (And Why It Will Get You Off Your Couch)
I finally read "Girlboss" by Nasty Gal's ex-CEO Sophia Amoruso (she stepped down this past January, yet will remain active in the company she founded as executive chairman). Yes, the book is not a novelty, but with two toddlers and a non-existing dishwasher, you learn...
