Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Career advice for Women

There is a really interesting post at Harvard Business Review entitled "Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally." The post itself makes some valid points, but the comments are well worth a full read. Essentially the post says women hurt themselves by  (1) being overly modest about their accomplishments, (2) not asking for promotions (3) blending in to avoid attention, and (4) failing to speak out and express opinions. Some of the comments present an insightful rejection of the thesis of the piece. Note for example those of idea15webdesign posted 10/20/2011 06:16 AM