3 Things your car can teach you about wellness

April 20, 2020 by Ruchi Watson in Women_Gender, Life

When I was 16 years old, I was fortunate enough to be gifted with a car by my parents. Well, as we all know, along with that car came things like insurance, getting the oil changed, and making sure there was actually gas in the tank. Why am I trying to give you a lesson on vehicle maintenance? I’m the last person who knows a thing about cars, but, I find that thinking of ourselves in the same way as we think about cars with respective to preventative maintenance can be a nice parallel

Is 'Human Giver Syndrome' Holding You Back?

January 19, 2020 by Ruchi Watson in Women_Gender, Life

Our last Women at the U event, a social/networking event for employees at the University of Utah, brought several "new" people -- those who had never before attended a UWHEN event. One thought that came up from the group was that women, in general, have a hard time doing things for themselves…

How DO you navigate a career? Real-life stories and practical tips for finding your path.

November 12, 2019 by Ruchi Watson in Business, Life, Higher Education, Women_Gender

One of the things I often hear from women on campus (particularly those who are not tenure-track faculty), is that they are unsure of how to navigate their career path. Do you wait for someone to tap you on the shoulder? Try to move up in your own organization? Move to another one? These questions (and more) don't have one definitive answer and, like most things, are context-dependent. Below is a story of navigating my own career path, which you will see has not been a straight line...(and in my opinion, rarely is).

5 Tips for Making Mentorship Meaningful

June 09, 2019 by Ruchi Watson in Women_Gender, Life, Business

In my blog post on mentorship as a key factor for the advancement of women, I talk about some of the key benefits and challenges of mentorship and link to a few stories of how mentorship has played out in my own life and career. Here, I share my 5 tips for making mentorship meaningful.

Women's Advancement: Is a pipeline really the right analogy?

May 28, 2019 by Ruchi Watson in Business, Life, Women_Gender

The picture many people have when they think about career advancement is that of a pipeline, and it seems to be particularly prevalent in discussions related to women’s advancement. But, is a pipeline really the right analogy?

Start here: What is this blog about?

May 27, 2019 by Ruchi Watson in Business, Higher Education, Life, Women_Gender

Given my background, my writing focuses on the intersection of business, higher education, and gender, with a little bit of real life thrown in, given that I have worked in all three of these spaces.

UofU Chapter of the Utah Women in Higher Education Network

April 19, 2019 by Ruchi Watson in Higher Education, Women_Gender

Have you ever heard of UWHEN? If not, allow me to explain.

HBR's Women at Work: Spending the day with Nicole Torres

David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

April 19, 2019 by Ruchi Watson in Women_Gender, Higher Education, Business

An event brought together Senior Associate Editor at Harvard Business Review (HBR), Nicole Torres, as well as Lianna Kinard, VP of Marketing at The Buckner Company and president of the David Eccles Alumni Network. I was fortunate enough to participate in and to moderate a discussion among these intelligent and strong women leaders.