Month: February 2016

According to Timothy Wilson, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of the book Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious, we are faced with over 11 million pieces of information at any given moment. The brain can only process about 40 of those bits of information, which is why it develops …

Are you Enlightened? Or do Unconscious Biases Impact how you Interact with Others?Read More »

Do you believe that prioritizing family over work is the top barrier to women’s career advancement? Let’s take a look at one answer to that question. Fifty years ago, the Harvard Business School voted to admit women into the two-year MBA Program. Since that time, more than 12,000 women have graduated from the program. In …

Discrimination, Bias or Choice – Defining Success through the AgesRead More »

Mentors and sponsors are buzz words in the business world. Both are invaluable in terms of personal and professional development. But what really makes the difference when it comes to making career progress? I think we can all agree that having a mentor to influence and inspire you can be an invaluable experience. But if …

How a Sponsor – not a Mentor – can get your Career on the Fast TrackRead More »

For decades, women have been entering the workforce in ever increasing numbers, yet in a Catalyst study (date), 46% of women surveyed named “exclusion from informal networks” as one of the biggest factors that they felt was holding them back from advancing their careers. Establishing a network is built on informal relationships. In fact, much …

Networking – The Sports AdvantageRead More »