by Dot Callihan | Nov 22, 2017 | Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women, Understanding The Male-Dominated Workplace
There are some industry cultures that endorse a drinking culture – frequently getting together after work to drink. Coming from one such industry I understand how it normalizes alcoholism and creates problems for women. Many women and women’s organization encourage...
by Dot Callihan | Nov 21, 2017 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
A lot of women tell me I am strong. My usual response is to screw up my face because I don’t think I am any different from many women I know. Actually, I’m more restrained than them because after I left New Jersey I learned that many people don’t...
by Dot Callihan | Nov 15, 2017 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
America loves the story of the self-made man – the man who started his life in abject poverty and rose to the pinnacle of wealth and success. It is story of extremes, drive and determination. And it seems to be an almost exclusively male story. I went through the...
by Dot Callihan | Nov 13, 2017 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
There is an old fallacy that change happens from the top down. It says that in order for a company to institute a new initiative the first must-do step is: Get CEO buy-in! The CEO then gets the buy-in of senior management. Senior management then directs the...
by Dot Callihan | Nov 12, 2017 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
I keep reading about how gender bias holds women back. But gender bias has never been a topic I’ve given a second thought to. Given my career that seems pretty odd. When I start a new job or project, I recognize that most of the men I work with never had a female...
by Dot Callihan | Nov 9, 2017 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
Growing up women learn to say “No” to unacceptable behavior. But people don’t always listen. That’s because we are just saying “No” and not using the Power of “No.” Just saying “No” leaves the door open for negotiation. Does she really mean it? Let me see. Maybe...
