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Turning "The Rules" into career success

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Nicole Williams is obsessed with jobs. Not just her own--as an author, public speaker and career strategist--but yours too. With her newest title, "Girl on Top," Williams is looking to connect with young women searching for their dream jobs, angling for a raise or steadily making their way…

Salary and self-esteem

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From the ForbesWoman Community

The ForbesWoman Community discusses whether a woman's self-esteem plays a role in her salary negotiations and promotions.

Since becoming a CEO, Elizabeth Miles, a co-founder and chief executive of Iken Business Ltd., a legal software company based in Bristol, U.K., has been "shocked to find that (on average) women employees are grateful for pay increases, whereas men expect and demand more. It's as if women can feel less deserving."

How to deal with a diva boss

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By Jihan Thompson

Your manager's been on a tear lately, ignoring your e-mails and assigning impossible deadlines. Don't take it personally: Even well-paid top dogs feel insecure at work now and again and take their frustrations out on their underlings. Lynn Taylor, author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant (TOT), decodes what your boss's barbs really mean and how best to deflect them.

Quiz: Do you work for a bad boss?

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Let me start off by saying that I don't. My bosses (more than one job = more than one boss) are pretty great, and I feel very lucky because, about a decade ago, I had one that wasn't.

That water has long gone under the bridge, but still I wish I had noticed the problem earlier -- or, at least, felt confident enough to question what I was experiencing. Bad bosses aren't as glaringly obvious as Bill Lumbergh from Office Space ("Aahh, now, are you going to go ahead and have those TPS reports for us this afternoon?"). It can take years to recover from one professionally, not to mention emotionally; bad bosses can really do a whack job on your self esteem.

Ambition abortion

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By Jennifer Sey (Mommy Track'd: Around the Watercooler)

I've been advised by the powers that be at work that I need to consider “moving geographies.” What they mean by this is that I need experience in another country, another region of the world, if I am going to ascend the ranks in a global organization.