SWAAY

06/09/2022

Great read by Liz Elting ..."While behind the scenes there is no doubt that Sandberg’s role at Meta was as critical as it was expansive, the problem for Sandberg is that her public-facing position only really existed when the company needed to appear sympathetic..."https://swaay.com/maybe-facebook-should-smile-more

So, rather than Zuckerberg overhauling his image, Sheyl Sandberg stepped up and became the company’s smiling public face, sitting for interviews and enjoying a drink with Washington policymakers as they increasingly weighed the public cost of Facebook’s existence. The Wall Street Journal cited f...

04/13/2022

Before the Genius Quotient (GQ) existed, it was most common to rely on an individual's Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to learn more about them and then decide if they're a good fit for specific roles within a company. Although each quotient provides

03/31/2022

According to Gallup, the number one concern women looking for work have—work-life balance, even over salary—was also a primary driver of women leaving the workforce at the start of the pandemic, whether by choice or by fiat. Women, faced with the challenge of trying to simultaneously do their jo...

03/31/2022

Christine “Chris” Harmon is the founder and lead event planner and designer for ChrisFête Events, a Boston-based boutique event planning and design company offering creative event services all across the East Coast.

12/03/2021

Lifestyle, in general, means the way of living reflecting the characteristics of your inhabitants. Every move you make, every breath you take, is an opportunity to live healthier.

12/03/2021

Women entrepreneurs are the unsung heroes of our economy. The challenges women face on a day-to-day basis are real, especially for entrepreneurs diving headfirst into the unknown. Here are some recent words of wisdom from two incredible women entrepreneurs that I’d like to share.

10/25/2021

At this time of the year, you may be thinking ahead to a conversation in December with your boss about compensation. But that’s a big mistake.

10/25/2021

Digital marketing is becoming popular daily. Companies are fighting for the client, coming up with all possible complex marketing strategies, looking for new ways to interact with the consumer. And one of them is webinars.

10/25/2021

But the pandemic upended all that, and the labor shortage it created—by mass layoffs and furloughs and Americans reevaluating their priorities and many still wary of returning to outside work—has turned the math in your favor. The oversupply in jobs gives you leverage that the employer used to h...

09/13/2021

SWAAY is proud to partner with The Wall Street Journal’s Women In the Workplace Forum, happening online September 27. Use code swaay to register for FREE!

09/09/2021

Looking back at my life’s journey, it was never in my plan to write a book. It was always understood that after attending college, I would work in the family business. And that I did.

09/03/2021

Three women who have thrived in traditionally male-dominated industries share their stories of defiance, determination, and blazing a trail for the next generation.

09/03/2021

09/03/2021

Email marketing revolutionized the way we do business; it took us all by surprise, honestly. Most people never considered that email communication would ever really gain traction

07/27/2021

Over the years, there’s been a lot of debate over whether work-life balance is possible. And new and related terms and concepts continue to pop up each year, including work-life integration, which focuses less on compartmentalization and more on cohesion, and more recently, work-life negotiation, ...

06/22/2021

The last year of the pandemic has created uncertain and isolating times, which have impacted our wellbeing in many ways. It’s made us more aware of just how important our health really is, and what can happen when it’s not intact.

06/21/2021

As millions honor their dads for Father’s Day, I wanted to share how my father taught me life lessons through his art. My new book, “Playing for Keeps – How a 21st-century businesswoman beat the boys” is dedicated to my father for being our “biggest cheerleader” and his positive influenc...

06/17/2021

today on SWAAY: Liz Elting's advice on approaching difficult conversations in the office, especially if there is no HR department.. we are looking at you!

Not only is that wildly inappropriate to discuss loudly in full view of staff, but to do so with a young woman new to the environment is indefensible. Had that been me on the receiving end of this manager’s diatribe, I would be having a lot of second thoughts about working in an office where worke...

06/17/2021

Sometimes we even fear that we aren’t being fearful enough!
https://swaay.com/is-fear-holding-you-back-heres-where-its-actually-coming-from-and-what-to-do-about-it-1

Sometimes we even fear that we aren’t being fearful enough! Many of us have been groomed to think of fear as a zero-sum situation: it’s you or the fear. If that’s true, then the reality is that there’s no way to successfully coexist with it, right?

06/12/2021

I know that a lot of my counterparts across the country are fatigued and frustrated with ongoing reduced productivity and the inefficiencies resulting from remote work, and because they’re already vaccinated, they’ve started acting like things are already back to normal when that’s far from th...

06/12/2021

Going to college was not a tradition in my family—to a four-year college anyway. My middle-class grandparents completed some community college courses, as did both of my teenage parents some years after I came along, which was admirable in its own right.

06/12/2021

Mental health issues are not new. However, since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed around the country through the media and special events. Now, conversations about mental health have become more mainstream and much less taboo than ever before.

06/12/2021

Not only is that wildly inappropriate to discuss loudly in full view of staff, but to do so with a young woman new to the environment is indefensible. Had that been me on the receiving end of this manager’s diatribe, I would be having a lot of second thoughts about working in an office where worke...

05/03/2021

It’s a part of the workplace experience most people don’t want to talk about: gaslighting, mobbing, or bullying at work that causes the subject to retreat, feel dejected and powerless, and targeted. The result is often that the subject of the bullying leaves the company, and their reputation is ...

04/22/2021

If there's one thing every business needs, it's productivity. With it, you can ensure that each task is completed with maximum efficiency. Unfortunately, productivity isn't easy to create and maintain. It requires full functionality across the board. So, if this is something you're struggling with, here are five effective ways to increase your business's productivity.

READ MORE from SWAAY
https://swaay.com/5-effective-ways-to-increase-your-business-productivity

04/15/2021

It's all about the vibes!

When we take a closer look at the universal law of vibration and understand the truths about energy, one would start to see that you can only attract what you are. We are all energy beings.

02/21/2021

I'm privileged and honored to be the Chief Marketing Officer for Collective, a Fintech startup that is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work.

02/21/2021

For the first time in my 25+ years of being a diversity and inclusion expert and consultant, companies are beginning to have conversations about equity in the workplace. Of course, most people understood fundamental equality. But it was difficult for leaders and HR managers to wrap their heads aroun...

12/22/2020

If you're looking to expand your thought leadership, increase visibility and attract greater opportunities, here are 10 ways SWAAY makes thought leadership easier.

Dec 22, 2020 (Heraldkeepers) -- Thought leadership has increasingly become one of the most effective and authentic ways of achieving your personal and...

12/18/2020

"I was 8 years old the first time my mother told me she was going to kill herself."

I was 8 years old the first time my mother told me she was going to kill herself. Born to loving parents who had been married for nine years and growing up in an idyllic Maryland suburb outside Washington D.C., I got a solid start in life.

12/02/2020

So what is 2021 going to look like? One of our SWAAY voices Tatiana Borsch, a renowned Russian astrologer, writer, and award-winning documentary film author published her 2020 in December 2019 and it couldn't have been more accurate. This year she lets us in on what to expect for 2021...

Based on the events of this year, my 2020 predictions, which were published on my website and in SWAAY magazine, are coming true.

12/02/2020

No company Holiday parties this year...

This is certainly a year that is different than any other. Many things have changed, as has job searching.

11/19/2020

When we seek career wellness, we can achieve a more well-rounded view of ourselves and our career.

I've spent the last two years knee-deep in research, data, and design of the ideal career advancement methodology, one that focuses on self-awareness, self-accountability, and self-acceptance.

11/19/2020

This market has been long underserved because tech companies hadn’t figured out how to reach these consumers.

Technology startups are fueling a new era of innovations to enrich the lives of aging Americans and ease their transition into their third and fourth acts and beyond.

11/19/2020

"You need to always be building your own business case for what you want, why you deserve it, and above all—what benefits your company will derive from the investment."

There has never been a more important time to think about deliberately managing your career, changing roles, changing companies, or changing industries. My philosophy has always been to make bold moves when change is happening all around me. Many people find change, upheaval, and ambiguity scary, bu...

11/18/2020