Monthly Archives: May 2016

Bullying

Recently, this has come up more and more in my conversations with women: situations where someone is struggling with a difficult individual, trying to get their job done. Worst thing? Every situation is woman/woman.

I can put up with a lot (incompetence, mistakes, laziness) but the worst behavior is bullying in the workplace. Here’s a definition I found online:

“Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual.” Continue reading

Women I Love

I admit it, I have a HUGE girl-crush on Jenna Lyons. For those of you who don’t know her she is the force behind J.Crew.  One of the few to survive after Micky Drexler  took over the failing company, she has made ballet flats, military jackets, and chunky necklaces the norm, their sales catalogue as enticing as the new Vogue magazine, and just seems like the person you want to be friends with. Continue reading