The YOU Plan
Accountability . . . a word that smacks us in the face with taking ownership, being responsible. It is so much easier to blame others or something else as to why we didn’t do something or accomplish ... Read More
Stay Employed! Avoid the Seven Deadly Sins of Employees
According to business etiquette expert Barbara Pachter, author of the new book GREET! EAT! TWEET! 52 Business Etiquette Postings To Avoid Pitfalls & Boost Your Career, "Employees who want to add value to their organizations should avoid the ... Read More
GPS for Finding the Perfect Assistant
You've been toiling your toned butt off for months, maybe years, and you just got the news you've been dying to hear since you collated your first set of office documents: you're getting an assistant ... Read More
Do women want other women to succeed?
In a perfect world, women in boardrooms and girls in middle school would have far less in common in the way they interact. On second thought, in a perfect world, girls in middle school wouldn't resort ... Read More
Charity Millennials: Christmas Spirit All Year Long
Philanthropy—Entrepreneurs that give back . . . Members of the Millennial Generation suffer a bad rap. This cohort, broadly ranged as those born in the late Seventies to the early Oughts, have had hurled at them an array ... Read More
Traveling for Work? Learn how to Work It!
I recently had the honor of receiving second place for my article, "Reeve Union Gets Connected" in the 2010 Outstanding Articles for College Services magazine contest. If that wasn't enough, shortly after learning about the award, ... Read More
Gen Yers & Baby Boomers — Happy Together?
Bridging the generational divide in the workplace The boss. The big cheese. The head honcho. Whatever you call her, she can not only make or break your career, but also determine whether you're happy in the office on a ... Read More
Facial Piercings
Look around you. How many people have some kind of in-your-face piercing? No, I’m not talking about the girl across from you with her cartilage pierced. How many have their nose pierced? What about tongue? Eyebrow? Lip? Septum? Read More
Charissa Cowart, wonder woman
A TV anchor, a social media expert, a fashion designer, boutique owner, an on air host of @createchatterTV, and shhh (it’s a secret) maybe a soon to be chef on a TV show and a recent bride ... Read More
Something Hot, Something New, Something Wrinkled, Something Blue
That about sums up my Mexican destination wedding. It was HOT—about 93 degrees every day. It was NEW and different and exciting for me, my fiancé and all of our guests. My dress was WRINKLED like crazy ... Read More
