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In her long career in tech — she was at Accel Partners for 15 years and, before that, spent two years at a Valley software company — Gouw has seen a sea change in how women are received.

But Kennedy was, and among the very many much larger accomplishments in his long career in public service, it's still one worth remembering.

«In my long career in politics, I have not seen a more regressive piece of legislation, so devoid of a rationale, so ill - suited for the condition of the country, so removed from the reality of what the American people need,» wrote Schumer on Twitter.

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Tim McCourt had a long career in derivatives, spending 10 years at JPMorgan in sales and trading.

People who are invested in building a career, however, are much more focused on finding ways to learn and gain experience in their work as a way to go further toward fulfilling long - term goals, which might be running a company or starting one of their own.

But while finally learning to paraglide or making that career change you have long dreamed about may be necessary for your life satisfaction in the long - run, short term we shouldn't miss opportunities to take small steps towards greater well being.

Hoffman had a long and critically acclaimed career as an actor, appearing in films such as «Boogie Nights» (1997), «The Talented Mr. Ripley» (1999), and «The Master» (2012).

What did strike me about this matter is that it seems to confirm a feeling that I have long had: Progressive Democrats who get caught with their pants down appear to pay a steeper price in terms of impact on their career prospects — if not criminal prosecution — when compared to similarly compromised corporate - friendly Republicans.

Add those reasons to the long, frequently cited list of why women lose confidence in their careers: They make, on average, $ 8,000 less per year than their male counterparts; they aren't afforded the same opportunities for advancement; they're penalized for having kids.

I recently attended yet another in a long series of professional time management & productivity workshops I have been to over the course of my career.

The celebrated railway executive officially retired from Canadian National Railway Company (CN) in 2009, after a long career running railways.

I eased into taking longer trips by keeping my goals for my career in mind.

«It did make me reflect on the fact that I've been part of shows in the past that have been mostly male - driven and realize that we've come a long way in my career,» she said.

By crafting career plans with expectant mothers that factor in long - term expectations and ambitions.

In weekly coaching sessions, there was plenty of «resistance, frustration,» and «people upset and angry» at having to rescind the power and workflow that in some cases they had spent long careers developinIn weekly coaching sessions, there was plenty of «resistance, frustration,» and «people upset and angry» at having to rescind the power and workflow that in some cases they had spent long careers developinin some cases they had spent long careers developing.

Nike is essentially betting that James will stay scandal - free throughout the rest of his career, as well as have staying power in the many years of his life when he is no longer an active player.

Explaining the industry and what's going on takes the form of several audiences; one being the overly - optimistic entrepreneur who still has aspirations of raising capital to get their company to a liquidity event, another being the up and coming venture capitalist in training (think decades long training cycles) who recently finds themselves a free agent as the asset class shrinks and wants to start their own fund, and the final being ambitious MBA's switching careers and see venture capital as the preferred destination.

It was a Wednesday in October 2012, and Ulman, CEO and president of the Livestrong Foundation, had just received the inevitable news he had been dreading for months: The United States Anti-Doping Agency's long - awaited and damning report, which concluded once and for all that Lance Armstrong, the cancer charity's founder and chairman, was guilty of doping during his legendary cycling career.

Cohen has long viewed his legal career through a pragmatic rather than high - minded lens, said former Cooley Law School classmate Greg Crockett, now an attorney in Okemos, Michigan.

In addition to her long - time modeling career, Maye is a dietician - nutritionist and full - time fan of her three entrepreneurial kids Elon, Kimbal and Tosca Musk.

The district director, Ron Bew, has an unusual pedigree: a long career in commercial banking and then a political appointment at SBA headquarters as head of the Capital Access division.

Moshe Milevsky, a finance professor at Schulich and one of Canada's best - known home - ownership skeptics, has long argued that for young people with limited means and unrealized career potential, stowing most of their wealth in a single illiquid asset is foolhardy.

The longest - serving astronaut in the space program, Young's career began as a Navy test flier.

«I feel very happy, it's a fantastic moment in my career, and I've been waiting for this for a long time,» Ronaldo said after receiving the award.

Dallas native Jessie Armstead had a decade - long career in the NFL as a linebacker and played in five Pro Bowl all - star games.

Since this is impossible to accomplish without having frequent and candid discussions about people's level of current performance and their longer - term career goals, we have reason to ask people to weigh in on their career path.

Many of its citizens, after long careers in coal mining industry, struggle with chronic pain (some of which have since become hooked on opioids).

By comparing the career trajectories of 1,001 CEOs in the U.S. and 21 European countries, she found that contrary to popular belief, the longer individuals stayed with a firm, the more rapidly they progressed to a firm's upper echelons.

I've had the privilege of speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs throughout my career, and it didn't take long to notice the same personas from the poker world popping up in my business life.

In part one, Green explains his long fascination with business and his decision to leave school at 16 to pursue a career in retaiIn part one, Green explains his long fascination with business and his decision to leave school at 16 to pursue a career in retaiin retail.

In 2004, he launched a magazine for the service departments of auto dealers and recruited Sherry — who was feeling restless after a long career in the mortgage industry — as his partneIn 2004, he launched a magazine for the service departments of auto dealers and recruited Sherry — who was feeling restless after a long career in the mortgage industry — as his partnein the mortgage industry — as his partner.

With family members involved, Eggen expects to exit in five years, by which time he will have passed on most of what he has learned over his decades - long career in the industry.

We look for a subset of executives who are at a stage in their career where chasing seniority and money is no longer as interesting as building something interesting or meaningful.

Early in his career Aldo Sohm, the Wine Director of Le Bernardin, New York's longest four - star rated restaurant, lost a major sommelier contest.

The real turning point for her career was her completion of a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact in 2012, which tapped into a long - held belief that helping those around her and contributing to society is important.

Military service has long brought with it a highly valued pension for members of the armed forces, who have made their careers in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard.

Before Robbins was the inspirational speaker with a cult following that he is today, his career was going nowhere even though he was putting in long hours.

Baseball legend and successful businessman Alex Rodriguez tries to help Joe Smith, a former NBA # 1 pick who's lost most of the $ 60 million he made in his long career.

If Rubin is looking for a long and lucrative career in the guru business, he'd be better off taking a page out of the many books of tech - watcher Tapscott.

Seriously, that is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard in my entire career, and that's saying a lot because I've been around a long time.

I think the biggest gain in working with younger workers is that our own bad habits (such as poor communication) that we older workers have formed over a long career become more apparent to us.

A long - term career plan only makes sense when it acknowledges that life rarely moves in straight lines.

Contrary to whispers that the former oil tycoon would launch a political career upon his release from prison in 2013, Khodorkovsky has a longer - term strategy: a 10 - year plan to lay stronger civil and political foundations in Russia for when the Putin regime is «swept away.»

He distinguished himself enough to make it into West Point's preparatory school and was even offered a spot in the prestigious US Military Academy — something that would have all but secured him a long, successful career in the armed forces.

The prolific science - fiction author Ray Bradbury collected the lessons he had learned about the craft during his long and successful career in Zen in the Art of Writing.

In a world in where the social contract between employer and employees has broken down (careers are no longer created within one company, but across several organizations), where hierarchies have been replaced by networks, where products have been replaced by solutions, and where agility has replaced bureaucratic coordination — the way you lead has to changIn a world in where the social contract between employer and employees has broken down (careers are no longer created within one company, but across several organizations), where hierarchies have been replaced by networks, where products have been replaced by solutions, and where agility has replaced bureaucratic coordination — the way you lead has to changin where the social contract between employer and employees has broken down (careers are no longer created within one company, but across several organizations), where hierarchies have been replaced by networks, where products have been replaced by solutions, and where agility has replaced bureaucratic coordination — the way you lead has to change.

But Stephen Brown, a childhood friend who left a promising career at PwC to join Canada Drives as CFO in 2013, says there were signs long before then that Green was destined for something different.

Sure, physically locating yourself at the beating heart of your industry can be a huge leg up in your career, but the hottest hubs are often the least livable in the longer term.

You might guess that modeling it yourself by throwing yourself into your career and putting in long hours is the way to go.

But recent research suggests that there's an exception: when employees work significantly more hours early in their career, it pays off in the long - run, Dr. Dora Gicheva, an assistant professor at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, found.