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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

(Terry’s Note: Hi all – Today I’m introducing a new series of posts, written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation.

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A Road Map for Young Adults

Leading Blog

Choosing a career you can do well, rather than doing what you want, might sound unappealing, but it isn’t. The Bigs provides samples of letters to people you need to network with, questions to ask and how to find people to add to your network and thank-you letters to anyone you interviewed with along the way once you land your first job.

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The Delicate Art Of Persuading Your Boss

Tanveer Naseer

Be a bobble head and nod in agreement– after all, push-back could hurt your career. Invite her to continue to share with you as you grow in your leadership. The finance guy or gal is usually a convincing choice. Karin has graciously agreed to share with my readers a FREE sample chapter from her upcoming book.

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What Will It Take to Make Finance More Gender-Balanced?

Harvard Business Review

It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. Our samples were about half men and half women, and about 67% from the U.S. and Sweden.

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Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and.

Women on Business

Instead, she left some of her chocolate samples with the Neiman Marcus buyer, and the next day he called and asked for more, which he left in the company’s break room. Katrina Markoff first shopped her chocolates to Neiman Marcus who originally gave her a weak response. Katrina didn’t give up.

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“No idea” Means I Have One :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Sample Script: Making it Conscious, Not Confrontational The set up: You and your team are working together on a presentation that’s due in less than twenty-four hours. As you can see, offering a number of choices at every turn allows those involved to retain some measure of control, which is essential to keeping the situation from escalating.

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No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers

Harvard Business Review

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. ” The assumption is that massive finance salaries are luring graduates who would otherwise be making important scientific discoveries and leaving meaningful marks on society. .” And not just their parents.