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  MBAs on the Move

  I Learned What to Listen To

  Revisiting Lauren Margulies ten years after her original Forté profile, I expected to hear about what had changed. Instead, I found myself noticing what hadn’t. The same thoughtfulness. The same curiosity. The same openness to growth. The same desire to do meaningful work and contribute in a meaningful way.  Everything that stood out about Lauren […]

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  Dear Corporate Girlies

  Who are you betting on?

  Dear Corporate Girlies, I’m back from my adventures on the road, but I can’t get something one of our speakers, Terika Fasakin, said at the Atlanta Forum out of my head: “bet on yourself.” She was talking about her decision to get an MBA. She was a mechanical engineer with a good job. Nobody in her life […]

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  Forté Signals

  Reviews of Someone Else’s Future

  There should be a Yelp for career decisions. There isn’t.  Five stars: Took the promotion. Would absolutely do again. Four stars: Changed industries. Rocky start, solid outcome. One star: “Follow your passion.” Passion did not cover rent. No such site exists, so we piece one together ourselves. Rankings. Reddit threads. LinkedIn posts. Salary reports. Alumni […]

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  ERGs in Action

  After the Meeting

  Lots of great ideas come out of ERG meetings. Members learn new skills, hear different perspectives, and build relationships that often continue for years. But my guess is that some of the most valuable conversations happen right after the meeting ends, when people are waiting for the elevator or walking back to their desks together.  […]

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  Early Career

  It’s Time to Reinvest in Your Career

  The Job Market Sucks. The Economy Is Awful.  That’s the story right now, and you’ve probably said some version of it yourself. Maybe about your own job. Maybe about a friend who just lost her job. Maybe about the fact that nobody’s hiring, but everybody’s laying off. Not to mention that AI already blew up […]

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  Forté Signals

  Feedback, Part II: Why Not Me?

  Raise your hand if you’ve ever found yourself at work wondering: Why not me? Maybe it was during a promotion cycle and someone else got the role you thought you were in line for.  Maybe it was when you were certain you’d be sent to lead the project abroad, only to watch the opportunity go […]

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