By Tech Valley Connect on May 29, 2013
Anjie and Amon Emeka are excited about their upcoming move to the Capital Region. Transitioning family and everything they own across the country is not an easy thing, but it is an event the entire family is looking forward to. “We are a west coast family so this will be very new to us,” said […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged dual career, relocation, Skidmore, trailing spouse
By Tech Valley Connect on May 21, 2013
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In sparked an awful lot of debate and interest among women professionals. Sandberg tells us things we ought to know, but on a very basic level haven’t considered, because our instincts tell us to react in ways that don’t serve us in the business world. In her book, Sheryl remembers a […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged dual career couples, executive pipeline, expectations of women, gender, leadership roles, Pete Bardunias, professionally network, trailing spouse, women business leaders, women leaders, women mentors |
By Tech Valley Connect on May 7, 2013
“Collaboration” seems to be the new buzz word in the business world. You hear it from the pulpits of the ‘grantors’ and as part of the pleas from politicians who are trying to make ends meet, from employers trying to build creative teams and innovators building work space without walls. How do we pool resources […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged ADVANCE Program, Alliances, Ballston Spa Central Schools, Collaboration, global economy, informational interviews, National Science Foundation, partnership, relocated, RPI, Shenendehowa Central Schools, Spousal employment, trailing spouse
By Tech Valley Connect on April 29, 2013
Scotland, Austin, Albany…… in one fell swoop! By Angela McNerney Gillian Hill is a young, beautiful, vibrant, adventurous woman who knows the challenges and thrills associated with being uprooted. She and her husband Richard moved from their home of origin in Scotland four years ago to Austin, Texas and now most recently to Albany – […]
Posted in Tech Valley Connect Blog | Tagged culture, culture shock, international transfer, isolation, relocation challenges, retention, scotland, sematech, trailing spouse, transplants |
