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#MeToo at work: We need to move from talk to action

·Martha Morrice

This is only the first out of a series of 3 articles I intend to publish. I divided the subject in three parts to cover women, men and companies' roles separately. My intent being that together, they form a bare minimum solution that could be implemented in the workplace.

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Interview with Carole Perez on the Art of Coaching Business People

·Martha Morrice

I don’t think we should consider coaching services as ‘useful’ or ‘worth spending your money on’, only for those who want to climb up the ladder to senior management positions.

Must Reads

Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office: Review by Nice Girl Rachel Connell

·Rachel Connell

First of all - Dear Lois, where have you been all my life!? If I had read this book ten years ago or at the very beginning of my career, I would have avoided many of the mistakes I made as I climbed (or didn’t climb) the corporate ladder.

Work Talk

Reasons Why You Should Not Be Friends With Your Boss

·Martha Morrice

My 25 years in a corporate environment have taught me a thing or two. Being friends with your boss may seem harmless, but can make things more complicated.

Work Talk

Today’s Top CEOs Are Breaking Companies’ Traditional Rules of Management

·Martha Morrice

I'm not talking about large-scale reorganizations. I'm talking about how meetings are held, communications are done, simple everyday stuff. Each time I came across one of these articles, my thought was "This is brilliant! Yet, simple logic. How come we don't see it more often in our companies?"

Work Talk

Your lack of self-confidence can lead to costly mistakes at work

·Martha Morrice

Everybody makes mistakes. But hopefully, when you find yourself in a situation similar to the one I'm about to describe, you will think of this example. And do the right thing!

Work Talk

7 keys to building a strong relationship with your new boss

·Martha Morrice

It’s certainly been my experience that the better I get along with my boss, the more motivated and happier I am with my job. You know the saying, 'You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression'?

Work Talk

My Emergency Kit for the Office

·Martha Morrice

After lunch you realize your shirt is stained, or you just ruined your stocking and a meeting with your boss is coming up. You have plans to meet some friends after work and need to refresh before you leave. The air conditioning starts to ramp up and you’re suddenly freezing. We deal with a lot of small unexpected surprises in our day-to-day reality at work. Why not avoid the stress and already have the solutions at hand ?

Work Talk

Reasons why working moms are great assets to companies

·Martha Morrice

I started to think about the challenges working moms face on a day-to-day basis, and realized they need quite a few abilities to maneuver both the day job and the job at home. Then I took a look at how these abilities translate in the workplace and thought, there is no wonder working moms are great assets to companies. Have a look at these abilities, it's impressive!