Posted on February 6th, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
I highly recommend this book: Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want.
It’s a must-read for all women, not just women in academia. Order it today (and then get your friends to read it, too). Wish I’d had it to read 25 years ago. Let’s just say it [...]
Tags: female faculty, leadership, Linda Babcock, money, negotiation, Sara Laschever, women
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Posted on January 7th, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Women entrepreneurs need to depend on their intuition a lot more than they normally allow themselves to.
Sure, logic and reason have their place in making decisions, but these left-brain, masculine qualities will keep you playing it safe, thinking about growth in small, incremental steps and prevent you from taking the bold leaps that are often [...]
Tags: entrepreneurs, fear, intuition, Kendall SummerHawk, wisdom, women
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Posted on January 2nd, 2010, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Book Recommendations – Personal Growth
Who doesn’t want to get better and be able to put their emphasis on excellence? The people who visit this site know what I mean! We love to learn and grow. Here are some books that I grouped under the category of ‘personal growth’ – and they are about professional growth [...]
Tags: book review, Linda Babcock, negotiation, power of negotiation, Sara Laschever, women
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Posted on May 12th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Babcock, Linda & Laschever, Sara. Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation–and Positive Strategies for Change.
This book will wake you up. I only wish it had been available at the beginning of my career.
The authors also have a new book, Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get [...]
Tags: Linda Babcock, money, negotiation, power of negotiation, Sara Laschever, strategies, women
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Posted on April 20th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
As you may know, as an introvert, networking has not been easy for me (and I’ll be teaching the teleseminar ‘Networking for Introverts’ again soon).
Anyway, regardless of whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, if you are a woman, I highly recommend eWomenNetwork. I have belonged to this group for I think, nearly 3 [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh
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These are the notes that were sent to me from the tele seminar.
Women are holistic shoppers; they see, hear and notice everything.
Women are deep researchers – they want to find the right solution the first time
Women want to know how your product and service with fit into their life
Women like to sample before they buy
Women [...]
Tags: consumer, Kelly J. Eveleth, Marketing, target, target audience, women
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