Recipe 4: What do you want people to think of you?
What do you want people to think of you? Or rather, when people think of you, which image comes to mind? Is it: "She is…
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Recipe 3 – Do not take things personally
It may seem contradictory to some of my previous writings... indeed, I advocate finding a job that we love, with values in which we identify.…
Recipe 2 – stepping out of your comfort zone
A friend who is very invested in the feminist debate was telling me about a bias he experienced recently. When a manager (him, for instance)…
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Don’t take No for an answer
One day, I was asked to give an inspiring speech to a hundred young professionals with high potential from a big company. I wasn’t a…
Can women get Angry?
Anger, a sign of hysteria? What happens when someone gets angry? It obviously depends greatly on cultures and personalities. However, quite often, it’s not really…
Queen Bees, do they exist?
When I was appointed as the Europe General Manager for Schlumberger, the announcement was made through the company's usual communication channels. Two other women were…
HELP! I have been promoted.
The truth is, this is how many women react. No matter how competent a person is, with a solid career track record behind them, it…
Career & Partner
I’d like to comment on Aviva Wittenberg-Cox’s great article “Your future partner is not ready to support your career? Stay single” We’ve talked about relationships…
What about women truck drivers?
Firstly, I wanted to wish you all the best for 2019! And for my first article of the year, I’d like to talk about a…
Magali… she’s got some!
My TEDx on December 3rd started like this: “Magali, she’s the only boss we’ve had that had balls” Good start. I was referring the words…