Set Limits With Toxic People
We all know at least one person who seems incapable of taking “No” for an answer. Despite your best efforts to set boundaries with them, they just keep crossing the line. That person might be ...
How To Make Sure Your Career Invests Back In You
Of all the advice women receive on how to invest in their careers, there is a fundamental principle for smart career management: make sure that your career invests back in you. There is significant ...
The pitfalls of being too nice at work
Over politeness in the workplace could be harming your business Being an effective business leader can involve walking a tightrope between being too polite and too pushy. Nobody wants to be nasty – we’re ...
What to Pack for a Business Trip
There aren’t enough hours in the day with work, families, more work, and if we’re lucky: sleep. But for some extra busy women, a demanding travel schedule is also part of the normal work-week routine. ...
Narrow the Hidden Executive Pay Gap Starting Now
Women reaching for the top rungs of the executive ladder will want to watch for the hidden pay gap. As Bloomberg writes, “Even top female workers can’t catch a break when it comes to pay ...
Nadira Artyk on: 7 Ways to Manage Your Boss
There are certain basic skills that everyone should be given access to, in order to succeed in and enjoy their professional life. Managing up is one of them. As you well know, your boss can ...
Getting Rid Of My Game Face: How I Learned That It’s OK To Show Emotion
My father taught me that to play with the big dogs, I had to be tougher than a man. So I developed a game face, and bottled up my emotions. Then, I snapped. Early ...
La boîte à outils du Personal Branding
En cette période de rentrée, focus sur le Personal Branding, avec les éclairages de Pascale Baumeister, coach et consultante, auteure de l’ouvrage Révéler sa véritable personnalité avec le Personal Branding. C’est quoi le Personal ...
Un congé sabbatique pour changer de vie
De plus en plus de femmes mettent entre parenthèses leur carrière professionnelle pour réaliser un véritable projet de vie pendant quelques mois ou toute une année. L’objectif ? Découvrir de nouveaux horizons, renforcer ses expériences ...
How to Find Your Ideal Position (in 5 steps)
My aunt used to say «Choose a job and a husband for the lifetime». I didn't fully understand that phrase until I turned 32, when I realized that I didn't want my current job to ...
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
There are three popular explanations for the clear under-representation of women in management, namely: (1) they are not capable; (2) they are not interested; (3) they are both interested and capable but unable to break ...
Trentenaires au bord du burn out
Les 30-40 ans sont à bout de souffle. Pour mener de front carrière et vie privée, elles se surinvestissent, multiplient les to do lists… jusqu’à sacrifier leur équilibre. Témoignages de ces trentenaires au bord de ...
IT internship program – Feb.-May 2016 .NET internship project coached by a MIC Expert!
Savoir programmer et aussi important que de savoir lire, écrire et calculer! Le Microsoft Innovation Center Brussels propose des sessions gratuites de sensibilisation à la programmation aux classes de 5ème et 6ème primaire des écoles ...
Gender Bias Is Real: Women’s Perceived Competency Drops Significantly When Judged As Being Forceful
Part of the series “Women, Leadership and Vision” A new study by New York Times bestselling authors, Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield revealed that gender bias in the workplace is real, finding that women’s perceived ...
Gender equality at work depends on gender equality at home
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, just outside of Cambridge in the UK, is a major center for genomic research. Nearly 1000 people work there and they’ve recently begun a Sex in Science program which has ...
