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Best Jobs for Women in 2012, Stress-Free Management Tips, Victoria’s Secret’s Human Trafficking Problem

Women on Business

News and Insights from Business Women (December 16, 2011). The Glass Hammer shares the story of Karen Wimbish whose career soared after her children had grown. Karen refers to herself as a “second half champion” and urges other women to defy the old myth that successful careers have to skyrocket at an early age.

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How Sponsorship Can Help Senior Women Break the Marzipan Ceiling

First Friday Book Synopsis

Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer (January 19, 2011), an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Melissa J.

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Voice of Experience: Mika Mayer (Morrison & Foerster)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Anderson for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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35 Under 35: Stephanie Niven (Javelin Capital)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from a profile of Stephanie Niven written by Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog, for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

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Stop Using the Excuse “Organizational Change Is Hard”

Harvard Business Review

For example, when participants in one of the studies were presented with a season’s worth of statistics for a star athlete who had logged worse numbers than usual, the participants were quick to conclude that the player’s career had begun an irreversible downward spiral.

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Have You Earned the Right to Lead? Ten Deeply Destructive Mistakes That Suggest the Answer Is No (and How to Stop Making Them)

Strategy Driven

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In other cases, they never learned these fundamentals or mastered them earlier in their career.

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How to Handle a Blitz: 4 Key Strategies for Successfully Negotiating During a Company Transition

Strategy Driven

We rock and roll along in our career and then – wham! Think about your career trajectory. Remember to: Thank your boss for exhausting considerable energy on this transition and for investing personally in your career growth and development. Change is strange but it’s also an opportunity for career growth and personal rewards.