Archive of ‘Career & Finance’ category

How To Be Your Own CEO

                At work you have to be your own CEO. You have to be unafraid to ask for things. Have a plan. Don’t go in asking. Pitch them what you want and show them how you will deliver. At the same time, embrace change. Don’t be scared of […] Read more…

Putting an End to the “Yes-Woman”

Last week I was reading some quotes from a group of women I interviewed for 40:20 Vision a few years ago. It was a group of eight women from Phoenix, AZ (now), all from a corporate background — most of whom were still working and now also wives and moms. There was a lot of […] Read more…

How To Avoid the Meeting Interruptus Syndrome

Dear 40-Somethings, Something I see all the time in academia, whether in departmental meetings or classroom or conference settings, is women getting interrupted by men or being “drowned out” by louder and/or more aggressive male voices. Sometimes it’s simply a question of men’s voices being louder; they may not even mean to be overbearing. Do […] Read more…

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