Consulting after a career spent in the office By Kimberly Olson You’ve embarked on a well-trodden path to success—earned your degree, landed a challenging job, excelled on key projects. But despite your hard work, you feel dissatisfied. Perhaps you’re getting passed over for promotions. Or your ideas are...

Leverage Your Network A powerful letter of recommendation can propel a woman on the path to the C-suite. The recommendation reinforces the narrative she offers and the answers she provides in her interview or performance review (if seeking a promotion), says Kathleen Quinn Votaw, CEO of Denver-based...

DEI Challenges Spill Over into Hybrid Environment Working from home a few days a week may sound appealing, but there could be a cost Nearly 6 in 10 women who work in a hybrid environment say they have been excluded from meetings and interactions, according to Deloitte’s Women...

Do I Have to Keep Up with My Boss’s Work Hours? Dear DW, The head of sales promotion at my firm is a self-proclaimed early bird, churning out emails at 7 a.m. Do I need to keep up to be seen as a team player? Signed, Late Bird Losing...

How Monotasking Boosts Your Brain—and Your Productivity While furiously multitasking can make you feel like you’re getting a lot done, it can lower productivity by up to 40 percent, researchers say. If you hope to cross items off your to-do list, here’s why monotasking—focusing on one...

Women, in particular women of color, can struggle to be heard and heeded. Here are some actionable tips to help you persuade and influence. By Sheryl Nance-Nash Imagine waving a magic wand and getting coworkers to do exactly what you want them to do. Or finding out that...

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