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

Women on Business

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. Follow the link above to learn more.

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Lessons from the Simmons Leadership Conference

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Liz O’Donnell, founder and creator of the HelloLadies.com website, to 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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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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Why Aren’t There More Asian Americans in Leadership Positions?

Harvard Business Review

as Jane Hyun, the author of the 2005 book Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians, has suggested. As Wesley Yang wrote in New York magazine, Western society teaches that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” while Eastern society teaches that “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.”

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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.