Tag: work-life balance
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Don’t Bring Your Whole Self to Work: Bring Your Best Whole Work Self
As I look back on my twenty-five-year career in corporate America, I am struck by and struggle with the Diversity & Inclusion (“D&I”) and employee engagement mantra to “bring your whole self to work.” That might surprise you if you know me: I started my career working on D&I, and have worked on D&I inside…
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National Read a Book Day: NAWRB Staff Picks
We are thrilled that today, September 6th is National Read a Book Day. For many of us, reading was a first love. And even if it didn’t come to us easily or naturally, many of us know what it felt like when you first found an author or genre that spoke to you, that sparked…
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Get Your Strong On: Five Songs to Mood-Boost Your Strength
Every day it seems as if we are called on to be strong in one form or another. Whether it’s physical, mental or emotional, the challenge to be strong can be as simple as saying no to the second piece of pie or as profound as getting out of bed in the wake of personal…
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Want to Raise a Future CEO? Have Her Play a Sport
In a global online survey from a few years ago conducted by accounting firm Ernst & Young, 821 senior managers and executives from differing industry sectors were asked about their history in regards to playing sports. Forty percent of the senior managers and executives surveyed were women and, of that 40 percent, 44 percent were…
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SHETalk: Tami Bonnell of EXIT Realty
To say that we had compelling, witty, and even funny speakers at this year’s conference would be an understatement. So, we knew when CEO of EXIT Realty Corp. Tami Bonnell signed on to deliver a SHETalk at our 2018 Conference in Chicago, we knew we were in for a treat. Tami has more experience than…
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Settling Up in Cincinnati, a Top City for Single Women Homebuyers
June is National Homeownership Month. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on different aspects of women’s homeownership. Single Women Outpace Men in Homeownership In our 2018 Women in the Housing and Ecosystem Report, we found women have outpaced single men in homeownership consistently since 1986. This trend has most likely…
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One Tough Mother: How Single Mothers are Defining the Homebuying Process
June is National Homeownership Month. This article is part of an ongoing series focusing on aspects of women’s homeownership. “Despite the stereotypes that insist women care more about marriage than men do, it may actually be the single life that women embrace more than men,” says Professor Bella DePaulo, social scientist, author, and expert on…
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5 Ways to Beat Your Monday Blues
Monday has always gotten the short end of the stick, often viewed as an unhappy day following our relaxing weekends. Phrases like the “Monday Blues” have even become commonplace as people try to describe the gloom they feel about having to return to work.
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Make Your Voice Heard in Diversity and Inclusion
It takes a community to fuel a movement, and diversity and inclusion (D&I) is growing and moving forward through passionate advocacy and work. What’s most important is not the size of your organization, but your contribution to D&I and the awareness you are creating.
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Happy Fourth of July Weekend!
NAWRB would like to wish our community a safe and happy 4th of July weekend full of food, celebration and quality time with your loved ones. As we commemorate U.S. history and celebrate our independence and our country’s 240th birthday, we must remember to stay safe this holiday weekend.