by Laurie Swanson | Aug 26, 2019 | Career Blog
Today’s blog is interactive. I am looking for participation. At the end, you get a chance to help other women by offering up your career wisdom. Mentoring made easy! For the last several weeks, I have been taking an informal survey. I have been asking corporate women...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 19, 2019 | Career Blog
Flashback Story: I received my degree in business with an emphasis on Information Technology from the University of Texas. My first job was as a programmer for a 30-person software development firm. Every morning as I drove the 40 minutes to work, I could feel my...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 17, 2019 | Company Blog
Hello! Imagine a woman in tech who, every day, must armor up because the workplace culture does not embrace her. Because she is the odd person out, yet no hand gets extended to ask her to join the team. Because people assume she has nothing to say, yet a simple “hey,...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 12, 2019 | Career Blog
Recently I have been re-reading a book called “It’s Not Your Money” by Tosha Silver. I first read “Outrageous Openness” by Tosha several years ago and then her book “Change Me Prayers” and knew she was a kindred spirit. Her spiritual approach to life resonates with my...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 5, 2019 | Career Blog
At our recent Meetup for Career Women in Tech, we went around and talked about recent challenges we were facing that we might want to tackle as a future topic. One woman raised her hand and said, “I would like help talking with my boss.” Wow. Now there is a topic that...
