Today wraps up part three in a series of posts I did based on an interview with Carol Frohlinger, lawyer, negotiation expert, co-founder of Negotiating Women, Inc. and author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, September 2004). She recently co-authored Nice Girls […] Read more…
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Negotiating Your First Salary
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Carol Frohlinger lawyer, negotiation expert, co-founder of Negotiating Women, Inc. and author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, September 2004). She recently co-authored Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It: 99 Ways to Win the Respect […] Read more…
What to Do? Choose a Direction and Permission to Change It
Q. Everyone says, “Do what you love”. I don’t know what I love because I’ve spent my life trying to do what will be “best,” what will “work,” and what will be a success. I just turned 25 and I’m an executive assistant at a hedge fund, a job I was promised would lead to […] Read more…
Negotiating Women, Inc co-founder, Carol Frohlinger on Hidden Bias In the Workplace
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Carol Frohlinger, lawyer, negotiation expert, co-founder of Negotiating Women, Inc. and co-author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, September 2004). She recently co-authored Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It: 99 Ways to Win the Respect […] Read more…
Flash Friday: Does Long-Term Planning Pay Off?
Today is the second Flash Friday. The first Friday of every month, 40:20 Vision will answer a question from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. Today’s question digs into the relevance of long-term planning. How much short-term and long-term planning do successful […] Read more…
Quitting: Stick it Out or Save Your Sanity?
An almost 40-something woman I know quit her job recently and is taking 6 weeks to take stock and then move forward. As part of her process she is writing about her journey. What she is experiencing now and how it’s different from her 20s. Today she is writing about quitting her job. The push […] Read more…
Debate: Is Private School Worth the Student Loans?
Q. Student Loans? The school I dream of attending to obtain my degree is a private school, and needless to say it is very, very expensive. I would need to take out student loans in order to attend. So my question would be–is it worth it to attend the school of my dreams but be […] Read more…
Work Hard. Talk Hard. It Pays Off.
20-somethings get a bad rap for seeking fulfillment rather than fetching coffee and “paying their dues”. I’ve worked with so many young people who defy that stereotype and I know many 20-somethings are tired of hearing it. Some of it just may be generational bias. Today’s “I remember when we had to get coffee and […] Read more…