by Solange Lopes | Jun 16, 2014 | Career
Magneto app – magneto.me
Happy Coffee Break (I know, there isn’t such a thing…yet!)! Today, our water cooler convo is around the Magneto app, which we absolutely love!
Have you ever struggled to coordinate your various calendars, be they on Google or Microsoft Exchange? Well, struggle no more, the Magneto app, which was first introduced last February, helps you in doing just that and visualizing your entire day in a snap! Literally…
Not only does it help you sync your various calendars, but it also allows you to input critical information such as meeting time and place! Additionally (and that is one of its greatest features), Magneto allows you to share your schedule with others, so that your own contacts can see empty slots on your calendar and schedule meetings with you! Others can also add comments to your calendar, and you have the discretion to block off information on your calendar so that your personal details are not shared! Can you say awesome?
Now you can be reminded to pick up the dry cleaning and print the quarterly report in one, multi-faceted, efficient platform, and go on about the rest of your life with much less stress…And if you also wanted to add your to-do list to your calendar, or know how long the travel time to your meeting is, or even when you should leave not to be late, done, done and done!
Seen a great app you’d like to feature on the blog? Email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com or post a comment, you’ll make our day…
The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | Jun 4, 2014 | Career |
So we are thrilled to be have been nominated by the awesome Chasing “Skinny” blog for a Liebster award! The Corporate Sister is our labor of love, and it is so rewarding and humbling for us to be recognized for what we stand for and the work we do! Thank you, thank you, thank you so much to Kyra and Udeme from the Chasing “Skinny” blog for the nomination!!!
And now, a bit of background about the Liebster award:
The Liebster Award exists to recognize bloggers and connect them to even more bloggers 🙂
The Facts:
– It has German origins – the word “liebster” has several definitions: dearest, sweetest, kindest, nicest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant…
– It’s an award for new and upcoming bloggers.
– It helps promote new blogs, and increases the readership of upcoming blogs.
– It’s a great way to get to know fellow bloggers, and can lead to networking opportunities.
The Rules:
– You must link the person’s blog who nominated you for the award.
– Answer the 11 questions given by the person who nominated you.
– Pick an additional 11 people to nominate with.
– You cannot nominate the blogger who nominated you.
– You must inform the nominees that have been nominated.
Our Questions:
1. How long have you been blogging and why?
I’ve been blogging for a few years now. The Corporate Sister is actually my second blog. I blog because I believe in the importance of telling our stories and leaving testimonies to our experiences, especially when they address an existing problem and can help others.
2. Where is the last place you traveled to?
The last place I traveled to was my home country of Senegal, West Africa.
3. What are the goals you have in mind for your blog whether big or small?
I hope my blog will be a meeting place and a source of inspiration for multi-cultural women and all women at work. I envision it to be an honest, open, and productive forum where women, real women, can discuss the issues they face at work and how to deal with these.
4. Do you feel inspired to blog daily or is it a more sporadic process?
Although I may not always blog on a daily basis due to time constraints, I am definitely inspired to blog daily. I love writing, and there is just so much to write and talk about!
5. What is the favorite post you’ve ever written be it on your current blog or elsewhere?
Hmm…this is a tough one! Of course I’m biased towards all my posts! I would have to say that one of my favorites from The Corporate Sister blog is entitled “The Corporate Sister’s Letter to Santa” (https://www.thecorporatesister.com/the-corporate-sisters-letter-to-santa-486). It’s basically my own personal letter as a corporate sister to Santa, and summarizes some of the most pressing struggles of Black and multi-cultural women everywhere.
6. What have been the best ways to promote your blog?
So far, I’ve mostly experimented with social media, especially Twitter. I’ve found Twitter to be a great way to promote my blog, and intend on exploring other promotional avenues as well. I’ve also guest posted on Black Girl Nerds and Shethrives.com, which has also led to some great exposure.
7. Has the original theme of your blog (ex: fitness, beauty etc.) remained the same or have you expanded or narrowed its content?
The theme of my blog, i.e. Black and multicultural women at work, has remained the same so far. I do plan on expanding the blog’s content by including more lifestyle and parenting posts for corporate sisters as well.
8. Have you revamped the layout of your blog lately and why?
Unfortunately, I haven’t, but it’s definitely on top of my to-do list.
9. What album/artist is currently on heavy rotation for you at the moment?
Hmmm….I have pretty eclectic musical tastes, so I would not necessarily have an album/artist on heavy rotation at the moment. However, among my musical go-to’s lately, are gospel singer Nia Allen, jazz singer Mayra Andrade and John Legend. Did I mention my musical tastes are all over the place? 🙂
10. What’s the biggest challenge you face in regards to blogging?
In regards to blogging, one of my biggest challenge is marketing my blog. As much as I love the writing part, the marketing part is definitely more challenging!
11. What’s your favorite season and why?
My favorite season is summer hands down. Love love the sunshine, heat and all-around warmth of the summer months! Yet after so many years in New England, fall is a close second.
Thanks again so much for this nomination! Now it’s our turn to nominate and connect with more blogs!
The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | May 28, 2014 | Career
Happy Hump Day!
It’s the middle of the week, and for many of us, as we’re barely getting over this week’s hump, we’re also (unfortunately) barely getting over the hump in our careers. Many of us feel “stuck”, so far off from their goals or dreams, unfulfilled, dissatisfied, or just plain sick and tired of being sick and tired of our jobs and careers.
And while there is all this talk about “leaning in”, women’s empowerment, and career success, all we tend to see at the top of the corporate game are really the select few, the career vets, the Arianna Huffington’s, Ursula Burns, and Oprah’s of this world. As inspiring as these extraordinary women may be, frankly, it’s still quite hard for me to relate to the Indra Nooyi’s of this world as I’m rushing to work in the morning, half-swallowing my breakfast as I mentally prepare to ask my boss for yet another flexible time arrangement to take my car to the shop.
And yes, as convincing as all the success testimonies may be out there from the very few women who’ve made it to the corporate mountaintop, it also looks like many of these women have dedicated their lives (and families?) to their career. In the era of the highly educated, highly indebted, minimalist and non-conformist millenial, the paths that many of these influential women have taken years ago no longer apply to us. And even if the message remains in essence the same, the ways of conveying and illustrating it are sorely lacking in realism for many of us.
Don’t get me wrong, women would not be where we are today, hadn’t it been for the exemplary work, sacrifice and dedication of many, including these same icons of corporate success we aspire to emulate. However, the economic, political and social context has so drastically changed that it has become imperative to not only provide a more diverse and realistic voice to our generation of professional women, but also to widen the pool of women representing us to include women from all professional stations, not just those sitting at the top.
Because in order to address the concerns of the administrative assistant with 3 children who is going back to school and shopping for health-care for her children, we need to give her a face and a voice. In order to respond to the needs of the senior accountant stuck in a mid-level position with limited hope and resources to advance, we need to hear from her.
Do you think we need more realistic role models?
The Corporate Sister.
