A 15-minute spring reset for your career
Just as I was beginning to lose hope that spring might never arrive, it suddenly appeared last week in full bloom. I don’t think the simple joy of seeing blossom on the trees will ever get old.
As we approach the end of the first quarter of the year, it can be a good moment to pause and take stock.
How are things actually going?
The career advice every senior female lawyer needs right now
At first, I was slightly put off by the title Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office by Dr Lois P. Frankel.
I worried it might reinforce the tired myth that women have to be ruthless, or worse, unpleasant, to succeed. Early in my career, one of my most important role models was a female partner who was both highly respected and kind. She proved that you don’t have to sacrifice decency to achieve authority. We all know women (and men) in leadership who are not kind, but that is not the model most of us aspire to.