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The Gender Pay Gap: 3 Steps to Work Toward Workplace Parity

Success

For years, we’ve been told the reason the gender pay gap exists is that women don’t negotiate or advocate for themselves. This narrative has been a constant hum over the course of my career, which is odd considering nearly every raise and promotion I’ve ever received has come as a result of my own asking.

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Is Mentorship The Key To Career Advancement For Women?

Allwork

When women mentor women, they create a shortcut to success in which they can help women develop leadership skills as well as the ability to advocate for themselves. . To counteract that, employing a mentorship program is crucial, especially for women, to push for equity in promotions and career advancement. .

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How Taking Charge of Your Emotions Can Help You Find Success in Business

Success

But learning to manage and respond appropriately to the negative emotions that can accompany our workdays isn’t just a means to avoiding hushed conversations and looks of confusion. Financier Warren Buffet shared a valuable piece of advice from a mentor concerning handling emotions in Gillian Zoe Segal’s book Getting There: A Book of Mentors.

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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

Learning how to manage the overwhelm of the season is a critical part of running a successful business and keeping your sanity in your life. Entrepreneurs may have to manage holiday promotions, sales, and customer inquiries, which can significantly increase their workload. I bet you’re dealing with something similar.

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Have You Reached A Career Plateau? How to Regain Control

Office Dynamics

We may feel under-appreciated, wish our job was more challenging, or have lost out on a promotion. If inexperience is holding you back, approach someone whose work you admire and ask him/her to mentor you. Approach your manager about taking on increased responsibilities. The same is true for career plateaus. Take the initiative.

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Inside the Peterborough PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

Launched by Bethany Fovargue in 2013 this network has gone from strength to strength and Bethany is now asked to speak and promote the role of assistants all over the world. . How did you promote the network? Do you have advisor’s / board members / mentors that have helped with the network? What is your career background?

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Invest in Interpersonal Skills Development is Important but Few Plan to Invest in Them

Office Dynamics

Failure to proactively seek promotions and career advancement. Management. Providing employees with the tools to become better communicators, consensus builders and negotiators should be a priority for any organization.". " Their responses: Poor interpersonal skills. Poor work ethic. Not developing new skills. None of these.

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