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Advice on Workplace Skills for Women

The Huffington Post recently published a tip sheet  regarding the workplace skills women can learn from men.  The article was written by Meghan Neal and it is a nicely done.   Neal lists key elements that apply to ambitious women hoping to advance their careers.

She points out esteem issues, concerns about visibility and, to me, most importantly, the ability to not apologize for who you are and to not get overly emotional.  As they say in the Godfather movie, and in every B Gangster movie in its aftermath, “it’s just business.”

I particularly like this quote from the article…”

Work As Hard At Networking As You Do On Work

Remember the male interns who ask the partners to lunch? Think of the squash, tennis, and golf games some male executives schedule into their days. Dr. Lois Frankel, psychologist and author of “Nice Girls Don’t Get The Corner Office” writes that women should stop working so hard and take some time for in-office relationship building. She recommends getting up from your desk at least twice a day to have a personal conversation with someone else in the office, or taking a long lunch to network (without guilt). This links back to being visible. Don’t wait for the work to put you in the spotlight — put yourself there.”

Here is the link to the entire article…Huffington Post

 

 

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.

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