From The Wall Street Journal authored by Michelle Ma: “Women don’t get raises, the conventional wisdom goes, because they simply don’t ask.A new study conducted by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. casts doubt on that assumption. Women are in fact negotiating for raises and promotions just as much as their male counterparts and, at the senior […]
Category Archives: Communicating
7 Things To Do (And Not Do) Before Giving Notice
From Above the Law authored by Richard Cohen: “Thinking of quitting? Of moving on to greener pastures? Good for you – you deserve it! Thinking of grabbing a folder of sample documents, walking out the door, and giving the finger to the boss and all of your miserable co-workers? Not such a good idea. In […]
How Design Taught Me to Be a ‘Human-Centered’ Lawyer
From Medium authored by Rochael Soper Adranly: “Not long after I began working with IDEO, I had the privilege of taking part in IDEO’s project to design how its new internal legal group would operate. For those unfamiliar with IDEO’s process, each project begins with a “looking in” phase in which the design team interviews project stakeholders […]
Gaslighting for Beginners
From Medium authored by Sarah Cooper: “8 Gaslighting Techniques to use at work. Gaslighting at work is all the rage. You’ve definitely had it done to you. but how can you use this powerful psychological tactic to your own advantage? Here are 8 gaslighting techniques to slowly drive your coworkers crazy.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING […]
Under New French Law, Retouched Photos Of Models Must Bear Warning Label
From HuffPost authored by Dominique Mosbergen “Photoshopping models in fashion ads has become such a norm that when companies choose not to retouch their commercials, it makes headlines. France, however, is on a crusade to change that standard. As of Sunday, a new French law mandates that any commercial photo in which the “body of the model has been […]
Why the Best Attorneys Are So Hard on Themselves and Others
From BCG Attorney Search authored by Harrison Barnes: The first job I ever had was as an asphalt contractor in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Grosse Pointe is an area of about 25,000 people that is socially stratified between middle class and very wealthy people. The city is built along the shores of Lake St. Claire. The […]
WOMEN AREN’T NAGS—WE’RE JUST FED UP
From Harpers Bazaar authored by Gemma Hartley: “For Mother’s Day I asked for one thing: a house cleaning service. Bathrooms and floors specifically, windows if the extra expense was reasonable. The gift, for me, was not so much in the cleaning itself but the fact that for once I would not be in charge of […]
We’re sending our daughters into a workplace designed for our dads
From LinkedIn authored by Melinda Gates: “In January 1949, Fortune magazine advertised a survey of its readership. The ad announced: “We have just completed a statistical portrait of men, like yourself, who are readers of Fortune.” It was accompanied by three illustrations showing a businessman sitting at progressively nicer desks. The nameplate on the first reads “Office Manager.” […]
Netflix asked a ‘Stranger Things’ pop-up bar to shut down with this humorous cease-and-desist letter
From Business Insider authored by John Lynch: “An unauthorized “Stranger Things” pop-up bar in Chicago’s Logan Square has drawn crowds since it opened last month, but Netflix is now asking the bar to shut down after its designated six-week run. The company’s request to the pop-up bar’s creators came in the form of a cease-and-desist letter filled with bizarre “Stranger Things” […]
Office Politics: A Skill Women Should Lean Into
From Harvard Business Review authored by Kathryn Heath: “Who says women don’t like office politics? Just about everyone: My clients. My colleagues. My mother. The sommelier at the French restaurant I ate lunch at last weekend. They’ve all complained about office politics. Some women claim they are not good at it, while others simply avoid certain […]
