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9 Ways to Be a Powerful Woman

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9 Ways to Be a Powerful Woman

Catherine Kaputa is a brand strategist, speaker, and the founder of SelfBrand LLC, a NYC-based personal branding firm. According to Catherine, now that women exert overwhelming influence in the business world they can make even more progress if they learn how to leverage their distinctly female aptitudes. Here are nine ways women can use their innately female traits to boost business success:

Featured Author: Alexandra Levit
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A current columnist for the Wall Street Journal and Metro US, Alexandra has authored several books, including the popular They Don't Teach Corporate in College (Career Press 2004 and 2009), How'd You Score That Gig? (Random House/Ballantine, 2008), Success for Hire (ASTD Press, 2008), MillennialTweet (SuperStar, 2009), and New Job, New You (Random House/Ballantine, 2010). Her book on the top myths of business success is due out from Penguin/Berkley in spring 2011. Alexandra is a member of the Business Roundtable's Springboard Project, which is advising the Obama administration on current workplace issues. She is a frequent national media spokesperson and has been featured in thousands of outlets including the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, ABC News, Fox News, CNBC, the Associated Press, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Fortune, and her articles regularly appear on the home pages of MSN and Yahoo!. Known as one of the premiere spokespeople of her generation, Alexandra regularly speaks at conferences, universities, and corporations including Campbell's Soup, CIGNA, the Federal Reserve Bank, McDonalds, and Whirlpool — on issues facing modern employees. Alexandra is also a global spokesperson for Microsoft’s program for new hires and has recently been called upon to speak to executives and managers about how to most strategically leverage the talent of the Millennial generation. Please learn more at AlexandraLevit.com.

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    babs76

    almost 4 years ago

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    Great advice! The one I mostly tune in to is "Be Likable" - it truly goes a long way. From coast to coast this simple quality has gotten me quite far :)

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    Account Removed

    almost 4 years ago

    I agree with this article! Even so I'm a man, I've notice some these qualities in myself as well! Probably why I feel about myself the way I do?

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