Women don’t ask. They don’t ask for raises and promotions and better job opportunities. They don’t ask for recognition for the good work they do. They don’t ask for more help at home. In other words, women are much less likely than men to use negotiation to get what they want. Linda Babcock and Sara… Read More “Because I asked” – John Feinstein offers a business and life success lesson
Women don’t ask. They don’t ask for raises and promotions and better job opportunities. They don’t ask for recognition for the good work they do. They don’t ask for more help at home. In other words, women are much less likely than men to use negotiation to get what they want. Linda Babcock and Sara… Read More Women Don’t Make More Because They Still Don’t Ask – And Then, When They Do, They Are Penalized For It
“FINALLY! I hear we’re all living in a women’s world now.” So begins the Joanne Lippman article “The Mismeasure of Woman.” On the most e-mailed list at the New York Times for three days, this article states simply that all of the progress made by women may not be as much as people had thought. … Read More Women Still Don’t Ask
Cheryl offers: Our business, like so many others, has enjoyed the affects of the economy. You know I use the word “enjoyed” with a smile here. We recently decided to sit back and look at our business activity to see what we noticed. It was pretty apparent. We weren’t asking for enough business. Now this… Read More Be bold – ask for what you want!
Here is a simple fact that we can all agree on — women have not always had an easy path moving up in a man’s world. I remember the time that I was a guest for lunch in the Los Angeles Club (this was a few decades ago). I was told to go up the stairs… Read More Is Business Becoming a Woman’s World?
I find increasing interest among professors in schools of business to use popular and professional business books as required and optional texts in their courses. I have required Jim Collins’ Good-to-Great in my Human Behavior in Organizations course, and over the years, have required other books, and have had many students provide oral reports and… Read More Business Books as Teaching Tools – On the Bandwagon!
So, I’m sitting in front of my television set. “Nothing” is on, and I simply spend some time “surfing” in hopes of finding something that will grab my interest. I don’t do this often, but to unwind, I do it occasionally. I much prefer my “appointment” television — you know, when I want to watch… Read More Build Your Own Strategic Reading Plan — or, How Should You Pick Which Business Book(s) to Read?
Cheryl’s Thoughts: The Sunday Dallas Morning News, May 5, 2009 ran an article on how challenging the current job market is going to be for graduating college seniors this year. What keeps coming to mind is how less likely women are to negotiate a starting salary. Given the current economy and job market, I suspect… Read More Women Don’t Ask
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