Dear DW, My coworker is always interrupting me and dominating the discussion during meetings. How can I handle this situation gracefully? Signed, Tired of Being Talked Over Dear Tired, Not only can a domineering coworker be annoying, but he or she can inhibit the sharing of game-changing ideas. Try waiting for...
Joining a corporate board is a key to advancement—and leveling the gender playing field. Here’s how to prepare. Carolyn M. Brown Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream, which provides government, risk, and compliance solutions to corporations, is a member of three corporate boards, including Verizon. She...
The old rules don't apply By Pat Olsen In 2014, when Tania Moya, 28, landed her dream job with IBM, in Dallas, she was thrilled. Moya, who emigrated from Mexico when she was six, was the first in her family to graduate from college. Hired as a...
Figuring out your “why” in life can help you launch the next stage of your career By Tanisha A. Sykes In 2010, Shai Littlejohn, then an attorney at a law practice in Washington, DC, was working 50-plus hours a week. She eventually started her own law practice and wove...
Here’s how to use introversion to your advantage By Tamara Holmes Like many introverts, Julie Bush, 30, used to hate networking. The co-owner of Troy, New York-based consulting firm XperienceU Training and Leadership Development, recalls walking into networking events thinking, “I don’t want to be here.” At first she...
Study shows that beliefs don’t always translate into actions When it comes to diversity and inclusion, CEOs don’t always practice what they preach. That’s a major takeaway from a study by Fort Collins, Colorado–based training and mentoring organization The Moxie Exchange. The study, The State of Diversity and...