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5 Steps to Prepare for Performance Review Season – Maximize Your Bonus Payout, Land That Promotion and Get That Raise

5 Steps To Prepare For Performance Reviews

Hi all – CMO here, and I’m excited to bring you a guest post today from my friend Anna Cosic. We met in person at Lola Retreat earlier this year, and she has a fascinating story! She’s also a career expert, so when she offered to write a guest post all about preparing for performance …

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Chief Mom Officer Goes to FinCon 2018, Wins An Award, And Rounds Up 50+ Recaps

#Fincon18

It’s been a few days since I flew home from FinCon 2018, and boy are my arms tired! Actually, it’s just me that’s tired. But in a great way. Last week, I wrote all about impostor syndrome, introversion, and heading to FinCon. Before I went, I thought FinCon was for “real” bloggers, not people like …

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The Power Of Words – And Women At Work

Bitchy. Bossy. Intimidating. Unlikeable. Shrill. “Girls”. Ladyboss. Incompetent. Hired only “because she’s a woman.”. Bad Attitude. Assertive. A leader. Competent. Knows their stuff. Executive pretense. Boss. Brilliant, for full of new ideas. Focused. Determined. Words are powerful things. When it comes to women at work, many successful women hear words that take away their power. …

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Wheels Up! Musings on FinCon, Impostor Syndrome, and Introversion

At the time you’re reading this, I am (hopefully) on a plane headed to FinCon. Or I may have already arrived! This morning, I’m waking up around 3:30 AM in order to head to my 6:20 AM flight out of Bradley International Airport. I should, weather and planes permitting, touch down in Orlando just after …

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Taking The Long, Lonely, Hard Road (CMO Rants)

When you want what other people don’t have, you need to do what other people don’t do.

It can be a long and lonely road. Today I reflect on going down the road less traveled. The people who will bring you down, won’t understand you, will mock you, and want to be like you without all the work. And I’ll answer the questions – was it worth it? And would it have been worth it if I hadn’t succeeded?