by Dot Callihan | Oct 31, 2017 | Acting As Empowered Women, Thinking Like Empowered Women
Recently I shared a Facebook post in which Shira Goodman, CEO of Staples recalls her best career advice: “Be open to making lateral moves.” I agree – making lateral moves is what propelled my career too. However, we often think that we should stay within our...
by Dot Callihan | Oct 26, 2017 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
This is from my friend Natalie Hill. While many men in Tucson retire out to pasture on the golf course, their wives keep “working” pursuing their interests and passions. This is one of the things that make Tucson different from any other place I’ve...
by Dot Callihan | Oct 25, 2017 | Acting As Empowered Women, Thinking Like Empowered Women
Recently I listened to a woman complain about a male colleague during which she said “I hate passive-aggressive behavior.” After our conversation I realized that she was the one who was being passive aggressive. Our conversation reminded me of a simple, yet very...
by Dot Callihan | Oct 24, 2017 | Acting As Empowered Women, Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women
When women experience inappropriate behavior, sexual harassment, bullying or discrimination in the workplace, we have a lot of reactions – shock, anger, resentment, fear. Our mix of emotions creates confusion as we try to figure out what we should do about it. We...
by Dot Callihan | Oct 7, 2017 | Acting As Empowered Women, Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women
Construction sites have a reputation for crude behavior and the women who work on them can face behavior seldom found in other workplaces. This situation keeps most women away from the industry and those that do enter it often opt for support jobs in the office. Those...
