How to Make Small Career Investments that Compound After the Summer 

Every summer, many of us as working women and moms look forward to a slower pace of life: more family time, vacations, a well-deserved break,  and maybe even catching up on postponed projects and finding more time to invest in our careers… And right as the...

Praise or Pay: How to Turn Appreciation and Invisible Labor into Pay as a Working Mom

Every year on Mother's Day, organizations show their appreciation for working mothers with symbols of gratitude—thank-you cards, flowers, appreciation emails. While these are heartwarming and certainly welcome, they rarely translate into actual benefits at work....

Why Hard Work Is Not Enough: What Women Should Know About Meritocratic Systems (and How to Beat Them)

As a working woman, the idea of meritocracy may have been introduced earlier on in life to you. From popular advice to widely accepted success principles, merit-based guidance may have followed you all throughout your education and career.  “Work hard. Be...

Are You Being Financially Discounted at Work? How to Recognize It, and Correct It

Have you ever walked out of a compensation conversation feeling like something didn’t quite add up?Not because you underperformed.Not because you lacked results.But because the offer felt… cautious. Conservative. Tempered.As if someone quietly adjusted the forecast on...

New Year, New Career? Why Women’s Careers Don’t Reset in January (and What to Do About It)

New year, new career? Or is it? The start of the year is supposed to feel like a career reset. New goals. New momentum. New clarity about where you’re headed professionally. And the hope that last year is behind you and this one will be better, or at least...

Talk a Big Game, Further Your Career

As corporate sisters, and as professional women in general, we tend to downplay our achievements and successes, and credit the team for the work we achieve. We had discussed months ago about silence being one of the biggest corporate sins for corporate sisters.  As...

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Coffee Chat: Travel Much? Use the Packing Pro App

Whether it's your first or hump-teenth business trip, packing always feels like a chore. At least it does to me...And frankly, there are better alternatives than the Post-its with scratches of items you are to pack...while you still manage to forget your toothbrush at...

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Lunch Break: Asymmetrical Zip-front Tweed Jacket

  For our lunch break today, we are loving this Anne Klein asymmetrical zip-front tweed jacket. Gotta love the pairing of the classic, timeless tweed with the biker silhouette in a modern-meets-edgy combo. The notched collar and zipped pockets at the waist give...

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5 Tips for Outstanding Powerpoint Presentations

So you have this great idea to pitch to your manager? Or better yet, it's time for the annual sales presentation, and you're in charge of making the Powerpoint presentation. Or you've been assigned the task to create a slide deck for the boss, and while you may know...

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Coffee Chat: Fitbit

Heading to the gym after work? I've been using the Fitbit app to motivate me to stay active. Fitbit is an app that uses Bluetooth  to sync all your fitness information, just like how many calories were in that Salted Caramel Mocha, or how many steps you just went up...

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Lunch Break: Python Wrap Dress

For our lunch break today, we are in awe of this Michael Kors python wrap dress. I love love Michael Kors designs, and this python wrap dress is no exception. I love wrap dresses in general, because they are not only easy to pull off and dressy for all occasions, but...

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Coffee Chat: Oldie But Goodie…

'Tis the winter season, and nothing like the gusty winds and sub-zero temperatures of the Northeast to make you walk around all dried-skin and chapped lips. Bad combination... I love love this oldie but goodie that I've used for years now, and is the only thing that...

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In the Bag: Olivia + Joy Tote Bag

Love love this Olivia + Joy Tote Bag featured today on Joyus.com. This structured tote is the perfect corporate sister's (and bag lady's) companion. It fits it all, I mean ALL, from the laptop to the make-up bag! It even has small compartments to store your keys and...

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Lunch Break: Chevron Print Boat Neck Top

We're back from the week-end, and for those who are not in full work mode yet (including us), I'm having a beginning-of-the-week crush on this Ralph Lauren Chevron print boat neck top. I always loved boat neck tops for the flattering silhouette they cut on every body...

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