My sister’s wedding is fast approaching, and I have been busy gathering something old (pictures of our grandparents in a bouquet locket), something new (shoes!), something borrowed (the veil I wore at my own wedding), and something blue (I still have 6 weeks to figure this out).

“Wow, you are so lucky!” exclaimed a colleague I had not seen in quite some time. She was reflecting on my good fortune to be working a flexible schedule that suited me, my employer, and my family’s needs. “I am stressed out all the time, and I can’t seem to find work-life balance whether I am working in an organization or even working for myself,” she remarked.

I can remember when I first made the connection between mindfulness and executive presence. At that point, I was fairly new to mindfulness. I went to talk to one of the leaders of the company where I was working. Due to scheduling constraints, we met in her office and not a conference room, which I would have preferred. We were constantly being interrupted by people popping their heads in for “just a quick question”, the phone, personal texts, etc. And she was eating her lunch at her desk while all this was going on. I remember leaving her office, thinking, “I wonder if she even knew what she ate for lunch,” that is how distracted she was. When I left, I did not feel valued or respected; moreover, it felt like the leader did not value her own time.

The presidential election has generated intense buzz among estate tax planning professionals who are wondering whether, and how quickly, the Trump Administration might eliminate the federal estate tax. President Trump has made no secret of his plan to repeal the federal estate tax, which currently stands at 40% on estates over $5.45 million.  House Speaker Paul Ryan has already proffered a tax plan that repeals the estate tax, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has signaled his agreement with repeal.

by Henrietta Fuchs, Partner, CohnReznick Every professional woman has a story of how and why they chose their career. While many of us have made it our mission to be change agents in our field, and to make a difference in our profession and (hopefully) in the world, we must also remember that there are […]

Did you ever notice people become more serious at the beginning of September? Gone are the lazy days of summer and in front of us are four important months before year end. I call this the “Back to School Mentality”. I see it as much amongst adults as I do amongst kids. In the corporate world, vacations are finished, meetings that didn’t happen over the summer are now on the calendar and decisions are being made. Why are corporate people more serious during the last four months of the year? Here are a few reasons. Executive decision makers have until year end to make things happen before their reviews.