Dear Corporate Girlies
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Honest career insights, real talk, and the kind of guidance early‑career women actually need. Each issue breaks down workplace challenges with clarity, humor, and practical advice — from navigating your first manager to building confidence, setting boundaries, and owning your professional growth.
Browse recent topics, get quick takeaways, and dive into the full issues to level up your work life.
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Are you getting helpful feedback?
Dear Corporate Girlies, Before Amazon started using AI to summarize reviews, it used to feature a “Most Helpful Favorable Review” and a “Most Helpful Negative Review” prominently on product pages. Do you know what these helpful reviews had in common? They were specific. The review is supposed to do more than tell us if someone […]
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Hat, haircut, or tattoo?
Dear Corporate Girlies, We make thousands of decisions every day, from what to wear to what time we need to leave the house to what we’re going to eat and when. We’re deep into decision fatigue before we get anywhere near an actual work problem. No wonder “what’s for dinner?” feels like a personal attack […]
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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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Have you ever cried at work?
Dear Corporate Girlies, The first time I cried at work, I was 24 and a brand new manager at a test prep company. A parent, angry about a schedule change for an SAT class his child was enrolled in, called in and went off. He let me know everything I did wrong, called me an […]
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Trust, influence, and the skills that actually matter
Dear Corporate Girlies, Welcome to our new newsletter for ambitious women who want careers and joy, promotions and peWelcome back to the newsletter for women who want to build a satisfying career and live a fulfilling life. Let’s start with a question: Have you ever had to rely on trust and influence to get things […]
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5 things no one told you.
Dear Corporate Girlies, Welcome back to the newsletter for women who want to do high-impact work and live a high-impact life. If you’ve ever searched “is this normal??” at 2 AM after hours of doom-scrolling, you are not alone. Sometimes we just need reassurance that we aren’t, in fact, doing everything wrong. It would help […]
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Does your job feel “taxing”?
Dear Corporate Girlies, Welcome back to our newsletter for ambitious women building careers and keeping their joy intact. If April has you spiraling about personal finances (hi, tax season), you’re not alone. Here’s a stat that made me pause: 44% of full‑time U.S. workers don’t participate in a retirement plan. So I’m channeling my inner […]
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How’s that promotion coming?
Dear Corporate Girlies, Welcome to our new newsletter for ambitious women who want careers and joy, promotions and personality, success and a life. We’re sliding into the end of Q1, so… how are we feeling? If you’re feeling that “I need to make a move” itch — but you’re not emotionally prepared to update your […]