Padnos, Spar, Finerman: Taking Some Time to Learn From Those Further Along the Career/Life Path

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

In the past I’ve shared my love of listening to podcasts and audio books, especially when I’m exercising. It helps me to consume and learn things I wouldn’t otherwise have the time to do, and it really makes exercise fly … Continue reading →

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Whew! Busy August, Time for Some Catching Up on Women, Life and Work

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Tamra Johnson
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Starting the month of August, I had a goal of doubling my blog viewership over the month of July. I had written a post the last day of July that had some good traction, and then . . . I … Continue reading →

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Connecting with the Past, Speaking to the Future

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tamra Johnson
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I’m someone that puts everything on my Google calendar, and several times a week, I’ll take a look at the weeks ahead to see what is coming up. I like to look at the ‘one week’ view, and as I … Continue reading →

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Setting Your Own Rules, Figuring Out How to be Present

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Over the last week I’ve had several experiences and have read several articles that have gotten me thinking about the importance of being present, and (more importantly), that it is in each of our control to set rules and boundaries … Continue reading →

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Beautiful is Powerful – Embracing Femininity as a Leadership Strategy

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Tamra Johnson
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Last week I was proud to be part of the panel ‘Beautiful is Powerful – Embracing Femininity as a Leadership Strategy’ at UCLA Anderson. We were the ‘dinner entertainment’ for the first night of a five day program, which is an exciting and innovative … Continue reading →

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Well-Being, Space, and Getting to 50/50

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Rather than having a specific focus this week, I thought I would share several interesting things I’ve come across this past week.  Last week, the Huffington Post held their first women’s conference in NY about the third metric in life: … Continue reading →

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“Visibility Platform” and “Lean In Circles” – Do Women Need Special Networking and Support Groups?

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Another one of my sorority sisters (pretty awesome group!) forwarded the following article to our discussion list –More Than Just a Social Butterfly – about Rachel Sklar, a well-connected woman in New York who is creating a members-only ‘visibility platform’ for … Continue reading →

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Big Brain Theory – Reality or Just Good Reality TV?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

As the time since I’ve been in college continues to grow, I continue to be more and more impressed by the accomplishments and variety of things my classmates and friends have done and been part of. One of the latest … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Story That Was Sent My Way

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

A fellow entrepreneur friend of mine shared this article with me because he thought I would find it interesting – Sweet success: Simple Sugar scrubs have wowed skin care market, TV’s ‘Shark Tank’. As I was reading through it, my … Continue reading →

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Impressions and Thoughts from “Lean In”

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Last weekend while on my flights to/from Texas I read Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In – Women, Work and the Will to Lead”. I had read a lot of the press leading up to the release of the book, had watched … Continue reading →

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The Terrorist Attack on the Boston Marathon

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

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My heart has been heavy all day since hearing of the terrorist attack in Boston. The city will always be special to me – every time I visit I get excited when the Boston and Cambridge skyline comes in to … Continue reading →

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Read and Share – Arianna Huffington on Leaning In, Leaning Back and the Second Women’s Movement

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Over the weekend I got my copy of Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In, which has gotten a lot of press since it came out a few weeks ago. I plan to write a post once I’ve had a chance to … Continue reading →

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Read and Share – Making ‘herstory’, Thanks to Teachers

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

First time on my blog. I love to read. Sometimes I do comment. But most of the times I am a silent reader but love to share. My mom passed this on to me, and I thought it was a … Continue reading →

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Interesting Articles from the Week of March 4, 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

I’ve been busy these past couple of weeks (trip to Boston for MIT alumni association activities, trip to Vancouver for work, and then a trip to Phoenix for baseball spring training and visiting with Tim’s family), so I haven’t had … Continue reading →

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Women Still Can’t Have It All?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

I read an article last year that made the rounds and got a lot of attention – Why Women Still Can’t Have It All. I shared it with family and friends, as well as women in my sorority, to hopefully find … Continue reading →

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The Local Startup World is Growing – Digital LA’s ‘Digital Women: VCs and Angels’

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Tamra Johnson
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On Wednesday night I was the guest of my friend, Summers, at the first all-women Venture Capital/Angel panel in Los Angeles, hosted by Digital LA. The event was at the former Google offices on Arizona and 8th in Santa Monica, which is now ROC (Real … Continue reading →

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Women in Politics

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Many of my previous articles have focused on women and their careers, women in startups and work at home women. A lot of my focus has been on women in engineering, business, and technology, but I recently realized there is … Continue reading →

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Interesting Articles from the Week of January 21, 2013

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Reading other people’s blogs makes me see a wider perspective whether it’s about business, or the corporate world, or the work at home mom. And I’m loving it 🙂 Hope you enjoy reading these blogs and check out my comments … Continue reading →

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Does the Work Environment Need to Change for Younger Workers?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

My own contribution When I was working at Northrop Grumman, I was involved in several initiatives to improve the workforce and make it more attractive to ‘new’ hires. There had been a lull in hiring for ~10 years before I … Continue reading →

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Fake It Until You Become It – Body Language is Nonverbal Communication

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Tamra Johnson

Body Language from birth to old age Body language is something that we notice from people of all ages, from toddlers to teens and adults. We say a child is the shy type with the way she looks, sits or … Continue reading →

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