My biggest women’s business networking mistakes
If you haven’t taken advantage to network with the people you work with, you’re missing out on a golden opportunity. Becky Sheetz-Runkle examines the reasons why you’re not doing so.
Becky Sheetz-Runkle
When Hard Work Leads to Failure
Women in business often make mistakes that prevent them from achieving their desired results. And the common source of these missteps is not in failing to put in enough effort but in putting in too much effort in the wrong places.
Happy New Year! Women rise to top of major U.S. defense firms
January 1 is a big date for women in government contracting, and women in corporate leadership in general.
An ambition gap or a confidence gap?
If Jack Welch was talking about an “ambition gap” among women in the workforce, most women (and a lot of men) would be irritated or simply ignore it. But when Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, coins the term, this requires a more serious reaction.
Fairness is a fairy tale for women in business
share.” But my advice for most women in business is this: begin with the idea that it’s not going to be fair. If you refuse to accept this premise and are out to change the world and bring about equity, that’s terrific. I wish you well. Those of us fortunate enough to have been raised in democracies gravitate to the ideal of equity and fairness. And we should. But we must also come to terms with the realities of our circumstances and ourselves. Once we accept this, and set about to turn perceived disadvantages to advantages, we’ll save ourselves a lot of frustration.
Career women: quit working so hard
Men tend to see networking as part and parcel of playing the game, but women are prone to seeing it as based on false motives. Developing and deepening relationships through out-of-company networking and managing up puts you in a favorable position.
