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Burned Out or Bored Out?

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Example: I am good at writing press release. However, I have no interest in writing press releases. If you don’t state what is going on and offer positive ways to move forward, it’s impossible for anything to change. You might be good at something but it holds no interest for you, hence boredom. Be courageous.

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. Communicate your intention to advance your career.

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Donate to Dress for Success by Rounding-up Your JCPenney Purchases

Women on Business

Hopefully, the program with JCPenney will help Dress for Success raise money and bolster its efforts to provide professional attire, career support, and career development tools to economically disadvantaged women. At the same time, the partnership will undoubtedly give the JCPenney brand a positive reputation boost.

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Bonnie Marcus This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. In summary, a seat at the table can help you in your own career efforts. The opportunity to give back to your community.

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Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership :: Women on Business

Women on Business

And as women, we can learn a great deal about how we behave in the work world; not to imitate our male counterparts, to align with them in positive, productive ways. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. He ” by Robert Johnson is about the myth of Perceval and the Holy Grail.

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Five Mistakes We Make at Networking Events

Women on Business

What product or service positions you best? Engage in a dialogue, not a monologue. You will learn more about the person. Don’t offer to give away too many free products or services. Be strategic about give-aways. What will provide a good intro so that people will want to purchase more?

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The Rewards of Mentoring :: Women on Business

Women on Business

As women, we have an important responsibility to be aware of the positive impact we can have if we make the time to mentor others. Because there are fewer women in positions of power, we are often observed closely by others as models of leadership in the workplace. Oh, and by the way. Jump In and Get Your Ideas Heard Post by Jane K.

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