The Gymnastics of Career Management: Why Agility is Better than Smarts For Your Career
This is an old post that I wrote a long time ago, but I find is still relevant, maybe now more than ever... Ever wonder what the most agile of gymnasts and successful career women and men have in common? Well, more than you may ever think… As I navigate through my own...
Sister Talk: Embrace Your Innate Leadership
In the wake of South African and world symbol of human spirit and leadership Nelson Mandela, we all owe it to him and to ourselves to take a good, hard look at ourselves, especially as people of color, and ask the hard questions. The essential questions, like "What...
Leadership Starts at Home
Many among us corporate sisters are born-leaders, and even for those of us who don't believe in our leadership abilities, we know that cultivating our leadership skills is key to our growth and success in and outside of the corporate life. Yet when we talk about...
Corporate and Curvy: Dressing for Your Body Type
So to all my corporate sisters, as smart, witty and hard-working as we may be, sometimes it's just not as easy to wrap our brains, or bodies for that matter, around the concept of dressing for our body type. If like myself, you happen to be on the curvier end of the...
Friday Fashion: The Perfect Holiday Party Dress
Holiday parties at work are fast approaching! And with them, the question of what to wear...It has to be work-appropriate, but still festive enough. For my own holiday party needs, I tend to favor elegant dresses accessorized just right, topped with a dressy yet...
You Messed Up, Now What: Managing Mistakes at Work
You are a conscientious, dedicated professional. And you especially pride yourself in the quality of your work and your impeccable professionalism. Or you may just be a corporate rookie, starting out in this professional jungle, and learning the ropes as you go....
Sister Talk: Take the Secretary Hat Off!
"Can you go get that file?" "Do you mind getting the coffee?" "Could you make these copies?" Many of us corporate sisters, if not most of us, have been in these uncomfortable at best, unnerving at most, situations when as the only woman in the room, or one of the only...
Why Working on Your Marriage May Boost Your Career
For many, a healthy marriage and a successful career may not sound like they could go hand in hand. After all, how does one reconcile the sometimes strenuous demands of a corporate career without endangering the fragile equilibrium of matrimony and family? How can we...
Sister Talk: Leave Work at Work
As corporate sisters trying to make it in the corporate jungle, we may at times be over-invested in our careers. As we try to make a difference and carve paths where few of us have tread, we may tend to take work with us wherever we go. It's in our thoughts, all over...
The Corporate Sister and the “Lazy” Stereotype: Why You May Be Working Too Much
Throughout my experience in the corporate jungle, as well as through many of my conversations with other corporate sisters, one of the most recurring comment I've come across, including straight from my own mouth, is: "I don't want to be perceived as lazy!" The...
