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Rethinking Mentorship

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 ...
Making the Most of Working from Home as a Working Mom

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 ...
Sometimes Even the Most Experienced Communicators have Trouble Connecting

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 ...
How to Make Sense of a Twisty Career Path

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 ...
Three Tips to Managing a Team During the Pandemic

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, ...
NYWICI President Ashley Miles on the #WomenHeard Initiative

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 ...
Networking During Covid

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 ...
Are You Suffering From Decision Fatigue?

Are You Suffering From Decision Fatigue?

Informational interviews are the unsung hero of the networking world. You gain insider perspective of a potential employer, and a foot in the door. These calls are beneficial at any level from entry-level, career climbers or the recently unemployed. I’ve ...
How to Respectfully Resign

How to Respectfully Resign

At some points in your career, it is highly likely you will resign from a particular job or company. Whatever your reason for leaving your job, above everything else, handle your departure in a responsible, professional and respectful matter ...
Workplace Fashion: Dressing the Part

Workplace Fashion: Dressing the Part

Fashion in the workplace, is a topic that is not without big opinions. So, as is often said, there is no right or wrong answer; I can only give you my perspective. I always taught my kids not to judge ...
Starting a Side Hustle that Works for You

Starting a Side Hustle that Works for You

Do you have a 9-to-5 job, as well as a side hustle? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone: According to a recent article on CNN.com, more than 44 million Americans have a side hustle. Studies show the initial ...
Checklist for a Successful Meeting

Your Checklist for a Successful Meeting

You’ve been tapped to organize and orchestrate an important internal meeting with senior leadership. How do you begin to ensure a successful meeting? Start with this simple checklist ...

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