I awoke this morning at 6:15AM. I’m a late sleeper generally – getting out of bed even when I am excited about the day ahead is one of the hardest things for me to do. Getting up early is becoming more common for me as I have become more mindful of when I do my […]
Read MoreThinking about public policy as a path…then check out these upcoming events. You might be wondering why I would be promoting an MPP (I’m all about the MBA of course). Well…first, a big part of my day job is running a public policy/leadership development fellowship program in Connecticut. And more importantly, these events are bing […]
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This is the second blog that I am writing this morning. The first was about Dr. Maya Angelou – maybe I’ll share that tomorrow. It was that blog about a truly phenomenal woman that led me to reflect on my first phenomenal woman, my mother. My mom’s “60+” birthday is today – suffice it to […]
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I was on vacation last week. Actually, I am going to stop calling it a vacation and instead more accurately say I was “working remotely from a hotel with a gorgeous view of the Pacific Ocean”! Tomorrow my eBook comes out about the diversity outreach efforts of the top 50 MBA programs. When I started […]
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At the beginning of an NFL season, there are 32 teams with one singular aim – winning the Super Bowl. I’m sure every head coach gives a speech before the opening game to get his players hyped and focused on that goal. In September, John Harbaugh, the Ravens coach, had his team watch a video […]
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You have a “good” job. You make more than your parents – possibly more than them combined. You are doing well – getting promotions and raises. And you work for a good company with benefits and a strong reputation. Why the heck would you give that up to go back to school? You already have […]
Read MoreLast week I tweeted out an article called the “Student Loan Debt Crisis Is a Women’s Issue: Here’s Why”. It was an interesting look at how the gender pay gap has implications well beyond salary. You and I both know that it’s totally “bootleg” that a recent female college graduate is paid 7 cents less […]
Read MoreI was in contact with a DiversityMBAPrep.com user who plans to apply to business school next fall. A year out, she is on track to hit the MBA application submit button. She is preparing for the GMAT, which she plans to take in January and she has already begun to build relationships with admissions officers […]
Read More52 days. 1262 hours. That’s what we have left of 2012. I am really stuck on how I finish 2012. It’s been an interesting year for me. It will be the first full year that I didn’t have an employer – my first full year as a consultant. I spent the earlier part of the […]
Read MoreCheck out my article on The Daily Muse: I’ve always envied people who can graciously accept constructive criticism. It seems I was not born with that trait, and throughout my career I’ve struggled with receiving feedback, even when it was entirely accurate. At the moment I hear the words of critique, my heartbeat quickens and […]
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