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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

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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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Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership :: Women on Business

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

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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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Five Mistakes We Make at Networking Events

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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

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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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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

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found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% of upper management positions were held by women (up from 14.4%

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Gut Check — Score One for Intuition

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I accepted the position anyway because it was a promotion and increase in salary. However, for three years the position offered one bad experience after the other. After three years, the position was eliminated. Luckily, my intuition kicked in about a year before the elimination. I felt it in my bones. 500,000 can.