by Dot Callihan | Apr 19, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women
At a recent dinner a woman and I were talking about women in tech. She brought up a story about a young woman who was the only woman in her department. One of her male co-workers dropped $2 every day into her cubicle. He did it to diminish her – to make her feel...
by Dot Callihan | Apr 12, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women, Thinking Like Empowered Women
Recently I read through the Action Plan of a women’s organization I was interested in joining. As I read, I kept wondering what action I am supposed to take? What am I supposed to do? This is a huge problem women have. We have ideas, principles and values. Let’s...
by Dot Callihan | Apr 6, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women, Thinking Like Empowered Women
Women are taught to think of men as tough and aggressive. But then we work with men and discover that most men hate conflict. They run away from it…literally. Have you noticed that Trump, in spite of his tough, confrontational television “You’re fired!” persona,...
by Dot Callihan | Apr 2, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women
Do you dread attending meetings? Do the rest of your co-workers feel the same way? Do most of your workplace’s meetings start late because you are waiting for everyone to show up? I discovered the cure. Food. Nothing gets people’s attention in the office more than...
by Dot Callihan | Mar 26, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women, Thinking Like Empowered Women
Many women don’t really understand the real tangible value women bring to the workplace. This is because we are led to believe that for all of the centuries women were not part of the workforce, the all-male workplace functioned just fine. The proof of that is in...