This blog post is a continuation of my look at women and MBA degrees. Part I looked at women who are currently in graduate school pursuing an MBA degree. You can read the previous post here. Did you know that women account for only about a third of graduate business students in the United States? [...]
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As a woman with an MBA degree and someone who wants to see more women in the C-suite, I read with interest an article entitled Defining Workplace Dreams for Women MBAs in the September 28, 2009 issue of Forbes magazine. The article referenced a study by Universum, a research firm focused on employer branding. Universum [...]
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In talking with job seekers, I often ask if they are actively using social networking sites, notably LinkedIn, as part of their approach to landing a new job. I get a yes answer only about half the time. I strongly encourage these folks to build their profile on LinkedIn, start making connections, and seek [...]
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I was recently interviewed for a story in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC) on the grass-roots movement called Job Angels. This group and others like it are designed to connect job seekers with people who may be able to help them in some way. The piece was written by Laura Raines and appeared in [...]
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The most disengaged employees in workplaces around the world are those in Gen Y – people born in the early 1980s through the early 1990s. So, we are talking about workers up to age 28. The study was conducted by BlessingWhite and looked at employee engagement levels at companies on four continents. When I stopped [...]
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I just finished reading Daniel Pink’s new book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need. I loved this little book, which is written in the Japanese manga style. It’s similar to a comic book in that it uses illustrations to tell the story with very little text. Manga is very [...]
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The May 2008 issue of the Leading Effectively newsletter from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) deals with women in leadership. Here’s an interesting tidbit, the term ‘glass ceiling’ was coined by journalists Carol Hymowitz and Timothy Schellhardt in 1986. A lot has changed in 22 years, but women still lag far behind men in [...]
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According to a recent survey conducted by careerbuilder.com, 4 out of 5 people say that they are not in their ideal job. Another study by the The Conference Board found that fewer than half of all workers are satisfied in their current jobs. Here are some other interesting factoids: 1 out of 4 workers today [...]
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Last week, Marcus Buckingham was a guest on the Oprah show. I’ve seen Mr. Buckingham speak on a couple of occasions and his message of identifying and building on our strengths is a compelling one. I’ve been a proponent of this notion of focusing on strengths ever since I learned about the concept of Appreciative [...]
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