Is It Better to Be Feared or Liked at Work?
Niccolo Macchiavelli famously said "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." Yet when it comes to business and leadership, is it better to be feared than loved? Or is respect much more important? Yet, isn't respect established based on a good and...
There’s an App for That: TickTick App
I'm a productivity freak, and an app freak, which makes me a productivity app freak. Hence today's pick, the TickTick app. I have to say, the name "ticked" me to look into this to-do list app further, and I wasn't disappointed. The Brief: Tick Tick is a to-do app...
Work It: Silk-Blend Blouse
As I'm impatiently waiting to put my hands on the amazing Alexander Wang/H&M collab (which is not available until November 6, but you can peek here), I'm keeping my hands (along with the fashion side of my brain) on this silk-blend blouse from H&M. Loving the...
How to Speak Louder Without Raising Your Voice at Work
As women at work, our biggest sin is often that we don't make ourselves heard. From speaking up to close the pay gap to simply sharing some of our best ideas, we just fail to make our voices heard. According to a 2012 study conducted by partners at Flynn Heath Holt...
Coffee Break: Do you go to work when you’re sick?
'Tis flu season, with its flurry of germs, sneezes an infections everywhere! Especially in the office where we're often all on top of each other...And while you'd think most employees would take time off to heal and rest when sick, it turns out "20 percent of...
Work It: Gemma Skirt
I was pretty excited when I read on Corporette Shopbob is currently having its Friends and Family sale. Hence today's pick of this Diane Von Furstenberg Gemma skirt, made with topstitched pleats and in my favorite red "power" color. Loving the full, A-line silhouette...
Children or Career: When Businesses Help Women Choose Deferred Motherhood
The news that Apple and Facebook decided to pay women employees for freezing their eggs took me a bit by surprise. I realize, as incongruous as it may sound, that there is such a thing as the motherhood penalty, or that some may leave the widening gender...
Coffee Break: When Do You Ask for a Raise?
I wrote earlier about asking for raises, and how the recent controversy around Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadell's comments has literally raised the stakes on women's raises at work. While Mr. Nadell argued women should trust karma for pay increases, and this despite his...
Work It: Band-Collar Jacket
Loving this notched band-collar jacket in Italian flannel from Talbots! The no-close silhouette is perfect for the fresh yet not quite cold Fall days, and complements most bottoms for work. I especially like this cypress teal color, which is a nice change from darker...
Forget Karma, How to Ask For A Raise (Even As a Woman)
Last week, the trenches on the Gender Gap War trembled when Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made one of the most criticized (and criticizable) gender gap gaffe. By telling women, at no less than a women's press conference, that not asking for a raise is actually good...
