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  • To Parents Navigating the “New Normal” During a Pandemic – You Are Not Alone.

    To Parents Navigating the “New Normal” During a Pandemic – You Are Not Alone.

    Nina Golder
    Nina Golder
    Today, as I write this blog, I am navigating my newly developed skill set of homeschooling. I’m uncertain whether my kids will return to school as planned or if we will have to find support for another 4+ weeks. I’m navigating virtual sch...
    • 2 Nov 2020
  • We Love STEM @ Home Edition Activity Kits

    We Love STEM @ Home Edition Activity Kits

    KimConner
    KimConner
    Creating an engaging learning environment is the key to ensuring that students of all ages will learn effectively. In fact, the "learning by doing" or "learning through play" approach, is proven to help students perform better in science concepts, wh...
    • 27 Aug 2020
  • WIS Ask-Me-Anything Panel: DeltaV Technology Group

    WIS Ask-Me-Anything Panel: DeltaV Technology Group

    Andrea Tung
    Andrea Tung
    On April 15, 2020, Emerson’s Women in STEM group from Austin, TX, held its third Ask-Me-Anything panel, virtually! This year, our vision for the Ask-Me-Anything Panel is to grow a career and professional development by learning about various de...
    • 15 May 2020
  • Breaking Down A Few Habits – Tips to Dream Big, Plan Strategically, and Work Hard

    Breaking Down A Few Habits – Tips to Dream Big, Plan Strategically, and Work Hard

    Jessica Jordan
    Jessica Jordan
    Last week, I had the fortune of a FaceTime mentoring session with a retired Emerson Executive who is quite the guru on leading change and discerning wisdom. We talked about the state of the world, driving radical change and candor, and how to u...
    • 28 Apr 2020
  • How to Address the Biggest Time-Wasters on the Job and Start Your Year Productively

    How to Address the Biggest Time-Wasters on the Job and Start Your Year Productively

    Molly Barnes
    Molly Barnes
    We’ve all been there. You work a full eight hours, only to realize you really haven't accomplished anything of value. Where does the time go? There’s no shortage of potential time-wasters in a traditional workplace. Identifying time-wast...
    • 21 Jan 2020
  • Recruiting Millennials in the Age of Technology Disruption

    Recruiting Millennials in the Age of Technology Disruption

    Sarah Small
    Sarah Small
    Takeaways from Presentation by Emily Thomas, Emerson Strategic Analyst WE19 Conference in Anaheim, CA on Nov 7, 2019 Last week many members of Emerson’s Women in STEM Employee Resource Group (ERG) were able to participate in the Society of...
    • 25 Nov 2019
  • Using Authenticity as Your Strategic Advantage: A Story

    Using Authenticity as Your Strategic Advantage: A Story

    Rachelle McWright
    Rachelle McWright
    Prior to this year’s Emerson Global User’s Exchange, I was part of an awesome team of women that produces our popular Women in Innovation Luncheon. This year, our keynote speaker was the passionate, driven and undeniably accomplished, Dr....
    • 12 Nov 2019
  • It’s Never Too Late to Follow your Dreams – How I  Embraced my Identity as an “Adult Learner”

    It’s Never Too Late to Follow your Dreams – How I Embraced my Identity as an “Adult Learner”

    Sandra Cooke
    Sandra Cooke
    "You're too old." "It's too late in your career." "It's not a good investment." Just over a year ago, I left these hesitations and harsh criticisms behind and I’m now pursuing a M.S. in the Global Energy Management (GEM) program at the Un...
    • 22 Oct 2019
  • How Public Speaking Training Can Help Advance Your Career

    How Public Speaking Training Can Help Advance Your Career

    Scott Gilley
    Scott Gilley
    I still remember the day vividly in 1989 when it happened. I was standing with four others in a large lecture hall, staring at my expectant audience. We were delivering our capstone project presentation for our master’s degree program at Santa ...
    • 29 Aug 2019
  • 5 Steps to Effectively Create, Share and Evangelize Your Vision

    5 Steps to Effectively Create, Share and Evangelize Your Vision

    Emilee (Bannister) Cook
    Emilee (Bannister) Cook
    In the past year, I have personally experienced the power “visioning” concept. I’m not referring to company vision statements or what they teach you in MBA or other professional development programs. I’m speaking about the pow...
    • 13 Aug 2019
  • Costa Rica to the US: 5 Tips To Take Home While Working Abroad

    Costa Rica to the US: 5 Tips To Take Home While Working Abroad

    Tatiana Arauz
    Tatiana Arauz
    I am from Costa Rica , a tiny, beautiful country located in Central America. When I’m home, I can hop into a car and venture to see mountains, beaches, volcanos or waterfalls in only a few hours. There is beauty everywhere the eye can see. One p...
    • 31 Jul 2019
  • Juggling in your Circus: The Art Form of Balance

    Juggling in your Circus: The Art Form of Balance

    Kishia Haberle
    Kishia Haberle
    Two and a half years into working for Emerson, I was selected to attend a year-long Global Leadership development training program and received a sponsorship to obtain my Executive MBA. This was under the caveat of maintaining my day job, which often...
    • 25 Jun 2019
  • 4 Daily Practices to Build Community into a Multigenerational Workforce

    4 Daily Practices to Build Community into a Multigenerational Workforce

    Cliff Kolence
    Cliff Kolence
    Across the United States, for the first time in modern history, workplace demographics now span four generations, meaning that 20-year-old new hires can find themselves working side-by-side with colleagues who are older than they are by 50 years, or ...
    • 6 Jun 2019
  • How to Navigate Various Maps to Leadership & Find Inspiration throughout your Career

    How to Navigate Various Maps to Leadership & Find Inspiration throughout your Career

    Andrea Tung
    Andrea Tung
    It’s not uncommon to meet people at Emerson that have been with the company 10, 20 and even 30 years! We are a company that seeks to retain great employees and help them carve out a lifelong careers. As the Austin office continues to expand, it...
    • 21 May 2019
  • Three Generations of Women Engineers: A 2019 Mother's Day Reflection

    Three Generations of Women Engineers: A 2019 Mother's Day Reflection

    Dianne Eldridge
    Dianne Eldridge
    2019 marks the 20th year of my mom’s passing. &n...
    • 9 May 2019
  • Embracing International Assignments

    Embracing International Assignments

    Vicki Dawkins
    Vicki Dawkins
    In my first Women in STEM blog, I wrote about Laying the Groundwork for an International Assignment. Blog "Part Two," is about embracing the opportunity to try out an entirely different part of the world – Asia. By 2015, I had w...
    • 30 Apr 2019
  • 3 Superpowers to Boost Your Career

    3 Superpowers to Boost Your Career

    Aaron Crews
    Aaron Crews
    Why do some people get opportunities in their career, while others don’t? Have you had situations where you’re doing GREAT work, but these opportunities for growth don’t seem to come your way? Why? The inclination is to say tha...
    • 16 Apr 2019
  • How Women Rise: Overcoming Three Habits that can Work Against Us

    How Women Rise: Overcoming Three Habits that can Work Against Us

    Laurel Sagartz
    Laurel Sagartz
    In 2015, I moved back to St. Louis after traveling for work for nearly 6 years. After working at customer sites as an engineer for varied projects, I was unsure how I was going to settle back into an office environment, but was willing to give it a t...
    • 2 Apr 2019
  • Four Myths about Being an IT Professional

    Four Myths about Being an IT Professional

    candyA
    candyA
    Growing up, I always had access to a computer and the internet. This is not surprising, considering my dad was (and still is) a programmer who enjoyed playing games, surfing AOL and using Microsoft FrontPage to create websites as much as my...
    • 20 Mar 2019
  • Getting Involved: Why I Joined an Employee Resource Group...

    Getting Involved: Why I Joined an Employee Resource Group...

    Erin Meehan
    Erin Meehan
    I began my career with Emerson in mid-September when I moved to a suburb of St. Louis to begin my career in business development in an office. I came from the Chicago area where I worked at a job that was 100% remote, so I expected there might b...
    • 6 Mar 2019
  • Laying the Groundwork for an International Assignment - Part 1: Eastern Europe

    Laying the Groundwork for an International Assignment - Part 1: Eastern Europe

    Vicki Dawkins
    Vicki Dawkins
    Earlier in my career, when I heard about colleagues who were starting an international assignment, I thought to myself, “What an awesome opportunity,” and also, “I wonder how that decision was made?” I always thought it ...
    • 19 Feb 2019
  • Beyond The Degree: What I’ve Learned From Strong, Successful Female Leaders In My Career

    Beyond The Degree: What I’ve Learned From Strong, Successful Female Leaders In My Career

    Alyssa Ortiz
    Alyssa Ortiz
    In college, I dreamed about having a cool office space, designer briefcase and that I, as a woman in charge, would own the room as soon I walked into a meeting. Somehow, everything would work out in my favor the day after graduation. My degree would ...
    • 12 Feb 2019
  • Want to Reinvent Yourself in 2019? A Stretch Assignment May Be the Answer

    Want to Reinvent Yourself in 2019? A Stretch Assignment May Be the Answer

    Selena Rezvani
    Selena Rezvani
    We’ve all had those stalled career moments. Maybe you’re feeling like you’re not progressing. Perhaps you’re not challenged enough by your work. Maybe it feels like you’ve maximized the opportunities available to you. Wh...
    • 23 Jan 2019
  • Resolve to End Gender Discrimination & Improve Gender Equity in 2019...

    Resolve to End Gender Discrimination & Improve Gender Equity in 2019...

    Rachelle McWright
    Rachelle McWright
    Dr. Mikki Hebl began her collegiate career pursuing pre-med but was so inspired by female pioneers like Gloria Steinem and Ruth Bader Ginsburg who advocate for the reduction of gender and other social inequities, that she chose to pursue a different ...
    • 8 Jan 2019
  • How a Summer Internship Gave Me Confidence as a Female Engineer and Technologist

    How a Summer Internship Gave Me Confidence as a Female Engineer and Technologist

    Lauren Prince
    Lauren Prince
    This year is my senior year in Chemical Engineering and though I’m still a student, I know that STEM is still a largely male-dominated career field. This might come as a surprise to some due to the continued publicized progressiveness of t...
    • 19 Dec 2018
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