CAREER INSIGHTS & ADVICE AND ARCHIVE

“In the Room” with Sally Susman
Like many of us in March of 2020, Sally Susman packed up her office for two weeks of remote work. Two weeks turned into almost two years, and Pfizer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer found herself facing ...
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Georgia Galanoudis: Moving WomenHeard Insights Into Action
For 2022 NYWICI programming and beyond, we will focus on how we inspire, educate and connect women ...
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Kimberly Paige: On Bringing Your Full Self to Work 2.0
Welcome to the first installment of Work 2.0: a series rooted in action and inspired by the #WomenHeard initiative. In each article, guests from across the communications field tackle an essential question: How can we reengineer the workplace to better ...
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It’s All About Perspective: Being Thankful for Early Jobs
Nicole Spiegel-Gotsch, founder and CEO of Mavyn, wants to remind us that as we enter into the New Year, we can (and should) be thankful for our early job experiences. Read on to learn how and why ...
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Three Reasons Why You Should Lead With “Yes” at Work
Saying yes to things you haven’t done before can be intimidating. But, leading with “yes” will challenge you to step outside your comfort zone and discover what works for you and what doesn’t. Read ForbesLive Senior Manager, Audience & Community ...
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Rethinking Mentorship
If the word mentorship makes you think of a Yoda-like figure guiding an ambitious, young protégé to great heights, you’re not alone. Here’s the problem. Aside from being idealized, that image represents just one type of mentorship. Which, if you’re ...
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Making the Most of Working from Home as a Working Mom
Christa Conte, an EVP with Hotwire, shares three tips that have helped guide her through this past year as a mother and remote worker. Read on to learn how she has made the most of this often-challenging balancing act ...
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Sometimes Even the Most Experienced Communicators have Trouble Connecting
In April, I was diagnosed with Paget’s disease, which is typically a bone cancer, but in my case was breast cancer. Because it is a cellular based cancer, it is very hard to detect. I was told that April 20th ...
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How to Make Sense of a Twisty Career Path
Everyone has one—the outlier, that one (or more) experience on your resume that doesn’t seem to fit. As someone whose professional life has been filled with more twists and turns than I care to admit, I get it. Making sense ...
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Three Tips to Managing a Team During the Pandemic
Forbes’ Executive Director of Brand Marketing, Danielle Rubino, shares tips and tricks that helped her with the transition to remote work. Whether you’re working remotely or hybrid, read on to see how to navigate different work environments, strengthen workplace relationships, ...
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NYWICI President Ashley Miles on the #WomenHeard Initiative
Our podcast is back! We have a new name (WomenHeard), but we’re still featuring the same thoughtful conversations with inspiring women in the communications industry. In the premiere episode of our relaunched podcast, NYWICI President Ashley Miles catches us up ...
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The Importance of Networking in the Era of COVID-19
Many are feeling the aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic as unemployment, job insecurity or loss of opportunities take the forefront as the road to a new normal develops. With a slow job market for those in the media industry, it ...
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