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How She Does It, featuring Abby Nydam: Step. Learn. Adjust. Repeat
Abby Nydam is the Founder and CEO of SAM, a platform offering curated expert guidance, practical tools, and community support for women navigating life transitions. Inspired by personal experiences and the quiet burnout she witnessed around her, Abby created SAM to fill the ...
The Women’s Guide to Negotiating at Work (Without the Backlash)
Women now ask for things at work just as often as men. So why are they only successful half as often? According to Kathryn Valentine, CEO of Worthmore Strategies, the answer is simple: women have been handed tools built for men. More Is Negotiable Than You Think Most people ...
How She Does It, featuring Karen Sommers: Say No, Think Big
Karen Sommers is principal and cofounder of City Wide Facilities Solutions, which provides managed facility services to more than 600 commercial clients in Central and Eastern Massachusetts. Along with her husband, she built the company from the ground up. Here’s how ...
Why Dignity — Not Respect — Is the Key to a Healthier Workplace
We’ve been told our whole lives to show respect. But according to author and speaker Rosalind Wiseman, that instinct may be doing more harm than good — especially at work. Respect vs. Dignity: Why the Difference Matters Most people use “respect” and ̶ ...
The Broken Rung: Why Women Fall Behind at the First Promotion (And How to Beat the Odds)
Everyone talks about the glass ceiling. But according to Lareina Yee, co-author of Broken Rung and former McKinsey senior partner, the more urgent problem is much closer to the ground. What Is the Broken Rung? The broken rung refers to the very first step on the career ladde ...
How to Turn Workplace Conflict into a Competitive Advantage
Workplace conflict costs American businesses nearly $360 billion a year. But according to organizational psychologist Liane Davey (a.k.a. the “Teamwork Doctor”) the problem isn’t conflict itself. It’s that we’re doing it wrong. What Is Productiv ...
How She Does It, featuring Tami Garcia: Make Someone’s Day
Tami Garcia is vice president of human resources for Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), where she has focused on building global, trusted partnerships, collaborating with business leaders, and fostering a unique culture of inclusion for employees. Inside and outside of work, Garc ...
How She Does It, featuring Katie Lawson: Say the Thing You’re Afraid to Say
Katie Lawson, a top-rated Conference for Women speaker, found her professional calling while working as an actress and host in New York City: to inspire positive change in others. Today, she is the head of communications for North America at ZEISS, a pioneer in optics. H ...
CFW Bookshelf: “The Other Side of Change” by Maya Shankar
The Leaders Who Navigate Change Best Have Usually Lived It Ask any leader what keeps her up at night, and change is somewhere on the list. A reorg. A market shift. A team that’s resistant. A strategy that needs to pivot faster than the culture can follow. Managing chan ...
CFW Bookshelf: “Likeable Badass” by Alison Fragale, PhD
You Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Being Liked and Being Taken Seriously Most professional women have felt it at some point: the invisible tightrope between being warm enough to be liked and assertive enough to be respected. Lean too hard into one and you’re &# ...
