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When I was a young singleton working for a large PR agency in New York, I was always jealous of my married colleagues who would leave the office “early” (that’s 6pm in the PR [...]

Whenever I tell people I work for a non-profit organization, I always get a wistful look followed by a statement like, “Gee, I’d love to quit my job and work for a non-profit.” [...]

Recently I received an email from a reader who is a SAHM preparing to return to work. Here’s what she wrote: I really need some help finding 2 – 3 sentences explaining my absence from [...]

My boss, a retired Navy admiral, likes to tell this joke about a conversation he had with his wife: Her: You’re the General and I’m the Major. Him: That’s great! Sounds good to [...]

I frequently interview candidates for open positions in my organization and am often asked what advice I have for women returning to the workforce. The most important piece of advice I can give [...]

Every once in a while a book comes along that makes you think about the course of your life.  Christopher Gergen’s Life Entrepreneurs did that for me. I was first introduced to this book [...]

We’d all like to think that we are immune from failure, but even the most successful executive hits a wall sometimes. The reality is that you will experience set backs at some point in your [...]