Recent Career Articles
There comes a time in every woman's career when it's time to make change—whether or not she recognizes that. Personal or professional growth doesn't always come easy; sometimes, it's downright frightening. I was seated at my computer, having worked a full year at my...
As someone who has always worked in customer service, I often wonder if I pay more attention to quality customer service (or the lack thereof) than those around me. At Stingray Advisory Group, we engage with clients on a regular basis in-person, by phone, through our...
Choosing the right financial advisor is vitally important to your financial success. Merrill Lynch believes true financial success is achieved when you are able to make the investment-related decisions and trade-offs that will help you reach personally meaningful...
This past January, brands and users on Facebook were dealt a shock—or at least a lot of confusion—when Mark Zuckerberg announced a change to the News Feed algorithm affecting what content will be favored and how. Zuckerberg's statement opened a Pandora's Box of...
Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, has a long history of challenging the status quo. From its inception in 1844, Olivet College admitted women and persons of color on a coequal basis with men—19 years prior to the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation,...
The importance of creative team-building activities. Move over, lackluster seminars! It's time to make room for laughter yoga, scavenger hunts and escape rooms. Team-building activities are important; they help employees better understand one another's strengths,...
In 2017, digital ad spending surpassed traditional television ad spending for the first time ever. Marketers, business owners and consumers should absolutely be ready for that gap in ad spends to continue to widen. This significant shift has been a long time coming....
Women in healthcare: It's time to invest in yourself, so you may better serve others. Whether you're connected to healthcare through law, finance, insurance or clinical experience, the Western Michigan Healthcare Financial Management Association invites you to attend...
Business used to be conducted at a conference table, on the golf course or over drinks. Though this is still commonplace, more and more business is being done online. According to a Pew Research Center survey, approximately 70 percent of Americans use social media to...
Data doesn't lie. The Inforum 2017 Michigan Women's Leadership Report released this week shows that while women are making strides, the gender gap at the highest levels of leadership in Michigan's largest public companies is long-lived and persistent. "If you look at...