Three Wixii™ Reads in Anticipation of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg The Absurd Backlash Against Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In” by Michelle Goldberg “Her message isn’t that all women need to be corporate executives or high-powered lawyers or political leaders. It’s that we’d be better off if more corporate […]
Name: Kristin Olsen Location: New York, NY Professional Industry: Recruitment Advertising/Media Sales Company: Monster Worldwide Job Title: Senior Manager of Agency Relations WIXII-ISM™ FROM KRISTIN OLSEN: “For me, having it all is about perspective. There will always be a “better” job, a “better” mother, a “better” house, but it’s about being happy with my current day-to-day. […]
The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs
Balance is Out! Mix is In! What does that mean and why should it matter to you? At Women in the Mix, our goal is to redefine social norms so that women (as well as men) will be empowered to design or redesign their current mix of work-life to create a higher level of satisfaction. […]
On February, 19, 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported that the consulting firm McKinsey & Company is quietly trying to recruit back women employees who left, presumably to start families. Our Wixii™ Read this week, Why McKinsey Won’t Get Its Moms Back, is a compelling response to that report. This response points out that “highly skilled […]
Name: Jenn Cummings Location: Silverthorne, CO Professional Industry: Conference Management Services/Meeting Specialists Company: CONCENTRA Conference Management Services Job Title: Vice President WIXII-ISM™ FROM JENN: “Don’t be so full of yourself! I really thought I’d be able to “figure it all out” much quicker than I have been able to. I’ve always been very organized but rearranging things […]
In all areas of work and life, be true to yourself.
Name: Kate Cihon Location: Denver, CO Professional Industry: Finance and Insurance Company: Randy Kilgore & Company Job Title: Vice President WIXII-ISM™ FROM KATE CIHON: “Having children has encouraged me to work smarter, not harder, and maximize the time I’m in the office.” PERSONAL INFORMATION: Meet our featured Wixii™, Kate Cihon. She is in her 30s and mother […]
What I Know About Work Now That I Am in My 50s Lisa Belkin, The Huffington Post 12 Observations about work and life from a WixiiTM columnist who has devoted much of her career to this topic. She has written many interesting pieces, including The Opt-Out Revolution (NYT article) and Life’s Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced […]
Name: Anne Smart Location: Chicago, IL Professional Industry: Family Business Education/Academic Research and Consulting Company: Loyola University Family Business Center Job Title: Membership Director WIXII-ISM™ FROM ANNE SMART: “Over the arc of my work and home careers, I have made choices about advancing my career or my education based upon my work life and family […]
