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The Boardroom: Risk Takers, Quick Fixes, Confidence Boosters + More | CorporateFashionista.com

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How To Become A Master Negotiator Using Heidi Roizen’s Handbag Theory | CorporateFashionista.com

Did you know your savvy shopping skills can have a direct, positive impact on your salary and overall job satisfaction?

According to acclaimed Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Heidi Roizen, they can!

The trick is to harness your masterful shopping techniques and apply them to your business negotiation strategies relating to salary, promotion possibilities, special projects, teams that you want to be on, work hours, etcetera.

I was recently watching Heidi Roizen speak at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business Women in Leadership Conference and my ears perked up when she shared a handbag analogy that I think you’ll appreciate too.

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Okay, I know what you’re thinking…not exactly the type of career style recognition you were looking for, right? But there is much more to learn here than meets the eye.

Danielle from We Wore What looks adorable in her whimsical striped tee. It’s fun. It’s flirty. It’s perfect on her. And it’s part of her job to take fashion to its limits. She’s a personal style blogger and in order to stand out in her chosen field she must visually provoke her audience. There are a million and one shots on blogs of girls wearing stripes, but Danielle was extra savvy in her choice, allowing her to separate herself successfully from the masses. Her style strategy worked…tweets, shares, pins and repins…connections galore are plentiful certain to lead to increased opportunities in her career.

You need to do the same at work!

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  • “I don’t know how to explain what it was like to run my business, the joy of every day.” Remembering fashion designer, Lilly Pulitzer [BoF]. Kelly Ottinger of Kelly Market created a lovely product collage of Lilly’s bright, cheerful prints.
  • Next time you’re at the newsstand, check out Cosmopolitan’s May issue and turn to page 138 to see Corporate Fashionista’s work style tips. I’m thrilled to be quoted in journalist, Sarah Bruning’s cover article, “She Did What at Work?!”
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  • Mad Men fan? Then you’re gonna love this humorous and insightful professional perspective from journalist Jessica Taylor for The Daily Muse, 5 Career Lessons I’ve Learned From Mad Men.
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