Career Planning


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Carolyn Kepcher
Right hand woman of Donald Trump, Carolyn Kepcher gave some advice at SmartTalk Women’s Lecture Series.
Family and the need for a work-life balance
Quote: “”Choose your spouse very carefully,” she told the mostly female, capacity crowd at the event.”

Working under a terrible manager is always going to be educational.
See a problem? Well, fix the problem. […]

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What it takes to be a Boss / Leader
A Vision
The leader should have a clear image of everything that goes on from day to day, but also be able to take a step back and look at the big picture and look into the future. The company should have some long term goals.
Qualifications
The leader must […]

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The numbers says family life for career women is difficult
Numbers from Denmark Statistics says that a female top executive gets divorced more often than their male colleagues.
The Classic problem for women
It is the classic problem for women that they have to take care of the home and also have a career. All of this can […]

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Things that may help you get promoted:

Volunteer to take on extra responsibility.
Make your boss look good: It is not so much about kissing up to your boss, but making sure that the department is successful, a way to get promoted is by having your boss promoted and taking his place.
Stay in touch with the Human […]

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How to gain power
The image consultant’s advice for how you can make a good impression and appear important:

A powerful person is hard to get a hold of in person, he must always be contacted through a secretary that can screen phone calls.
Hire an assistant, this frees up more time you can spend on really important […]

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Getting Heard
Blow Your Trumpet: Make sure management and peers know what you have been doing and what you have achieved.
Ask for It: Women in general do not like asking, be it for a raise or a promotion. To quote Margaret Heffernan, “Men apply for a job if they reckon they can do half of […]

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