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Get Your 401K on Track and Put it to Work

Jun 17 2019 // Working women have more tools available for financial independence than ever before. Many companies offer 401K retirement plans–powerful tools toward securing our financial future, especially when combined with corporate matching funds. Building Brave expert Bridget…

How to Worry Less

Jun 14 2019 // No matter where we sit on the organizational chart–CEO, Administrative Assistant, or Family Manager–women share a lot in common. We create, we strive, we innovate and…we worry. Many of us worry too much, and too…

Lead at Home With Family Meetings (Part 2 of 2)

Jun 10 2019 // Success at work comes through dedication and drive, and almost always due to a team effort of mutual understanding and skillful organization via regular meetings. Meetings help create systems and routines that support us– at…

Lead Your Family (part 1 of 2)

Jun 10 2019 // Parents lead their families, and even the most skilled nurturing co-parents can use leadership development for raising future adults. Parenting coach Elisabeth Stitt brings leadership expertise for families to our Building Brave community. Hold a…

Start-Up Life: Getting Started

Jun 07 2019 // A generation ago a typical career goal for women in business centered on finding a reputable company–ideally with a big name–rising through the ranks, and hopefully crashing through the glass ceiling. While women raise themselves…

Manage Up or Never Manage?

Jun 05 2019 // For some aspiring women, a management role cannot come soon enough. Others seek growth in their career as an individual, rather than aspiring to traditional leadership positions. No matter where you find yourself on the…

Fending off Field Trip Guilt

Jun 03 2019 // Flexible scheduling and working remotely enable many working moms to show up for all aspects of their family lives. For those parents lucky enough to work in family-friendly environments, chaperoning a field trip, catching a…

It’s Not You, It’s The Budget: Job Elimination

Jun 03 2019 // Finding out about a job change disrupts our notion of “normal.” A job elimination can rip the rug right out from underneath us. While stressful at first, job change presents an opportunity to hit refresh…

SALARY BIAS: When a Junior Hire Makes More Than You

May 29 2019 // You like what you do. You excel in your position. You rock this gig! In fact, you get asked to train the new guy. A brand new hire, junior in position, and with less experience,…

Tooting Someone Else’s Horn

May 24 2019 // Knowing how to own your accomplishments and skills in the workplace– and how to make them known to others– requires confidence and clout that not everyone possesses. If you know how and when to toot…

Having a BIG Personality in a Serious Workplace

May 22 2019 // Being a talkative, fun-loving, outgoing “people-person” often brings with it the benefits of social capital; we network with ease, and easily communicate enthusiasm for our work. We light up a room, and our positive energy…

From Oops to Okay: Bouncing Back From Mistakes

May 20 2019 // I scanned my newsletter draft, thrilled to share a new app feature to support working women with relationships and parenting. I pressed send–singing the praises of Building Brave’s new experts– to our mailing list of…

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