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If you have a big idea that you’re passionate about, don’t let it percolate for too long. “The longer you wait to put something into action, the longer you’re giving yourself time to talk yourself out of it,” Read more…

In recent years, there has been much discussion about the outrageous cost of child care and the role it plays in mothers’ decisions to leave their full-time jobs. No wonder as many as 42 percent of women take a step…

Women account for a record 25.6% of the 500 roles designated as senior executive management – chairman, chief executive, managing director or partner – according to the Institute of Practitoners in Advertising’s 2014 agency census. This compares to 22% in…

The best companies have millennials and women in charge, so it’s no surprise there are countless well-meaning people ready to dole out their two cents.But how do you separate the distractions from truly valuable advice? These five women in the…

Would you actually be a better leader if you thought less about being the person out in front and more about the power and importance of followers? learn more in inc How to Be a Better Leader Love Being a…

Fortune 500 companies with at least three female directors have seen their return on invested capital increase by at least 66%, return on sales increase by 42%, and return on equity increase by at least 53%.  In a study by…

Rana el Kaliouby can read your face like a book–and her insights could rewrite the rules of consumer engagement.   El Kaliouby and her MIT Media Lab colleague Rosalind Picard are the minds behind Waltham, Mass.-based startup Affectiva, whose flagship…

The U.S. government isn’t exactly known for its efficiency or speed. But during her nine years at various national security agencies, including working with the director of national intelligence and the secretary of defense, Michele Weslander Quaid acted like an…

It’s no secret that there are far fewer women technologists working in the industry than men. When it comes to computer-related jobs, men outnumber women at a rate of about 4 to 1.   And when it comes to the…

Bottle & Bottega business partners Stephanie King-Myers and Nancy Bigley say that the hardest part about turning a small business into a franchise is finding the right people.    “You have to be diligent about saying, ‘no.’ There are people…