Women In Trucking Blog / Professional Development

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Mar 13, 2024 9:36:07 AM

Even if you prefer to keep your work and personal lives separate, it’s important to be your authentic self at work. While you may want to slightly adjust the way …

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Topics:LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentRedefining The Road Magazine

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Dec 21, 2023 2:10:43 PM

Lina Acosta, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer for GLT Logistics Women have capabilities that can help trucking companies achieve great success, but they are still overlooked for leadership roles across …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jul 27, 2023 10:48:02 AM

Today, women make up approximately half of the workforce and have proven they’re just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. However, while the percentages of women are increasing …

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by LaTres Jarrett | Sponsored Content, on Oct 12, 2022 2:43:43 PM

Like many of the women featured on this blog, my career did not begin in transportation. I trained as a chemical engineer before moving into the business world. Even then, …

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by Women In Trucking Staff, on May 17, 2022 3:12:29 PM

L to R: Finalist Eileen Dabrowski, finalist Amanda Schuier, WIT President and CEO Ellen Voie, and the 2021 Infuential Woman in Trucking, Lily Ley. The Women In Trucking Association recognized …

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Topics:LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentRedefining The Road MagazineRecognition

by Women In Trucking Staff, on May 11, 2022 7:13:35 AM

Lisa Orrell, keynote speaker at the Women In Trucking 2021 Accelerate! Conference in Dallas, TX. It’s what people think when they hear your name. It’s what your work colleagues ultimately …

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by Ellen Voie, on Mar 21, 2022 9:02:27 PM

Has anyone ever told you that in order to succeed you need to lower your voice tone, speak up more often and brag about your accomplishments? If you are a …

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Topics:Professional DevelopmentEllen's Blog

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 25, 2022 4:11:14 PM

A recent study from Northwestern University of 37,000 scientists and their mentees found “mentorship is indeed beneficial, especially when mentors pass down unwritten, intuitive forms of knowledge. Amanda McLaurin says …

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by Ellen Voie, on Jan 18, 2022 8:21:41 PM

At a Women In Trucking reception, two drivers sitting next to each other discovered that they worked for the same carrier. As they left the event that evening, they vowed …

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Topics:Professional DevelopmentEllen's Blog

by Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 4, 2022 9:29:14 PM

The default visual for an individual in a leadership role has long been a white, able-bodied, cisgendered male. Rather than examining the skills needed, we assume an individual who fits …

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Topics:Professional DevelopmentRedefining The Road Magazine

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