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Nov 26, 20197 min read
How One Columbian Woman Is Breaking Cannabis Industry's Grass Ceiling
Bibiana Rojas shares the story of her transition from pursuing a traditional career path to building and selling a cannabis company
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Nov 26, 20194 min read
Maternal Bias: Brazil V. United States
Laura had had a stellar career in a Brazilian financial services company. Until she reached her thirties and got married..
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Oct 6, 20193 min read
What Makes One a Boring or an Interesting Conversation Partner?
What makes some people boring and other interesting? 7 things to consider in your next interaction.
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Oct 6, 20193 min read
Perfectionist? Don't Fall Into These Three Traps
Perfectionists put their best efforts into their work. This can be their Achilles heel. Three traps to pay attention to.
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Aug 23, 20194 min read
What Contributes to the Gender Pay Gap?
The gender pay gap is a complex economic issue that has become an even more complex political issue. 5 graphs to help you makes sense.
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Aug 19, 20193 min read
Aggressive or Leader? Managers Use Different Words to Describe Female Employees
Rachel, a seasoned executive in the natural resources industry, got promoted to an important role in her company, one of the very few women
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Aug 19, 20192 min read
Unconscious Bias Training Doesn't Eliminate Bias. Here's What Works Better.
Unconscious bias training is not the silver bullet for fixing diversity problems. Here's why.
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May 8, 20192 min read
How Do You Introduce Yourself To Others?
"Hi, my name is Miriam Grobman. I'm a Russian-Israeli-American, in this order." This is how I introduce myself to others. I have been...
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Apr 25, 20193 min read
What Economists, Actors And Psychologists Teach Us About Executive Presence
Have you ever heard one of these comments from your bosses? "You're not ready for the next level yet. We can discuss this again next...
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Apr 25, 20192 min read
Questions To Ask Yourself Before Giving A Leadership Talk
Have you ever been to one of those conversations with a top executive, who, when asked to reflect back on his or her career, tells the...
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Mar 22, 20194 min read
What Companies Can Do Right Now To Recognize Their Female Employees
The topic of gender diversity is no longer new on most companies' agendas and many employees and mangers are starting to suffer from...
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Mar 19, 20193 min read
Three Inspiring Memoirs About Achieving Success Despite All Odds
We tend to seek wisdom from the stories of older people, oftentimes those who’ve reached the peaks of their careers - figures like...
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Mar 2, 20191 min read
Permanent Public Speaking Mode Can Help You Boost Your Executive Presence
As you move up the ranks, the ability to speak in public and influence a bigger and more diverse set of individuals will become more...
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Jan 13, 20192 min read
How to Deal with Mansplainers Like a Boss
Do you know this feeling when you have spent months (or years) working on something and you are really the subject matter expert and then...
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Dec 29, 20183 min read
Here's How Google's 10x Growth Methodology Can Be Used to Close the Gender Gap in Leadership
This week I read a book called Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth by John Doerr and initially, as I was...
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Dec 19, 20183 min read
These Books Will Help You Travel to New Places Without Ever Leaving Your Couch
As the year is coming to its end, I have been reflecting about my favorite nonfiction professional books. The truth though is that my...
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Dec 17, 20184 min read
These 5 Books Expanded My Mind in 2018
When I was little, I was a huge bookworm. Every week, my grandma would to take me to our neighborhood's library and by the time I reached...
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Nov 9, 20183 min read
How Promotions Work in Companies And Why This Hinders Women's Careers
My academic years presented a clear formula for measuring merit: everyone got the same assignments or tests and the final grade depended...
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Oct 30, 20183 min read
Six Ways to Influence Work Situations: A Strategic Tool
In the Influence Masterclass I teach that there are different ways to influence, depending on your audience, the context of the...
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Oct 22, 20181 min read
When Is It Time to Ask for a Promotion and How to Approach This?
One of my over-achiever students, "Belinda" worked in a commercial real estate company and even those it was her first year in this role,...
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