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Ready To Smash Some Myths About Women In Business?

On the Brink

I could not be more thrilled that my new book, " Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business ," is about to be published soon. It tells the stories of 11 amazing women, including myself, who refused to accept the outdated myths and biases that told them, "No, you can't do that." You can pre-order your copy here. Guess what?

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Success on Your Terms

Women in Consulting

It was the time in corporate when women were really just beginning to see opportunities “up” the line and people of color at mid- and senior levels were hardly present at all. It was the perfect time and place to find out if I was good enough to put a price tag on my brain. They often stand in the way of accomplishing their dreams.

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How Masculinity Contests Undermine Organizations, and What to Do About It

Harvard Business

And the need to repeatedly prove manhood can lead men to behave aggressively , take unwarranted risks , work extreme hours , engage in cut-throat competition, and sexually harass women (or other men), especially when they feel a masculinity threat. Where does this leave women? The business case against masculinity contests.

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9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work

Harvard Business

The height of the price tag that workers place on meaning surprised us all. The magnitude of this number supports one of the findings from Shawn’s recent study on the Conference for Women. The Dollars (and Sense) of Meaningful Work. Make Every Worker a Knowledge Worker.

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4 Conversations Every Overwhelmed Working Parent Should Have

Harvard Business

If, for example, you both agree that it’s essential for at least one parent to be present at important events in your child’s life, then find ways to tag-team these commitments. Unfortunately, we still live in a world where too many women experience a motherhood penalty of reduced opportunity and compensation in their careers.

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What It Takes to Innovate Within a Corporate Bureaucracy

Harvard Business

Devoid of resources for data collection, they tagged along on L’Oréal roadshows, collecting skin tone measurements from thousands of women of color across the country. Today Atis manages L’Oréal’s Women of Color Lab, in Clark, New Jersey.

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Merger Complete

The Nonprofit Consultant

Now that the ink is dry and the papers filed and the merger official and done, I can publicly reveal that the Interim Executive Director assignment I was working on for the past 8-1/2 months was for the Support Network for Battered Women (SNBW), and that as of April 1, 2010, Support Network is now a division of the YWCA of Silicon Valley.