About

Welcome to The Management Maven blog. Here you’ll find practical advice on:

Moving from entry-level to management, fast.
Becoming an effective and respected people manager.
Taking control of your career and finding work that lights you up.

About me? I’m Bernadine Herlihy. I have a degree in Anthropology and an MBA. My career has run the gamut, from tech to manufacturing to non-profits. If I had to point to a common thread running throughout, it would be that I have always been quick to move up the ranks. While I don’t attribute this to any rare talent on my part, over the years I have worked out the underlying attitudes and strategies that helped me be seen as a leader early on. I’d like to share what I’ve learned with you.

Thanks for reading!

11 thoughts on “About”

cavegirlmba September 2, 2013 at 6:14 pm

Hi! First of all, compliments on your blog. I’m not sure if you’ve heard of/been previously nominated for a Liebster Award, but I would like to nominate your blog. Your posts are entertaining, and I would love to read your responses to my ten questions. Check out my latest post if you have the time/are up for the challenge!
Thanks in advance,
CaveGirl MBA

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Bernadine Post authorSeptember 2, 2013 at 11:22 pm

Thanks…for reading and for the nomination! I’ll do my best to pay it forward.

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1. cavegirlmba September 3, 2013 at 6:28 am
  
  Great – thanks for passing the award on, I am looking forward to see who you will nominate.

Joseph Dane September 27, 2013 at 12:26 am

Thanks for the HawkWatch Bonney Butte mention. Hope you enjoyed your time up there (so beautiful with Mt Hood in the distance). Our crew is pretty stellar up there. Feel free to like us on Facebook and signup for our e-news as well!

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ashokbhatia October 12, 2013 at 4:30 am

This blog site is surely a great way to remain in touch with new perspectives on management. Allow me the liberty to share one of my recent posts with you:
http://ashokbhatia.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/the-x-y-and-z-of-management

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scottgmiller November 22, 2013 at 12:23 am

Bernadine, do you teach in the academia world? If so where? Thanks for the great blog.

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Bernadine Post authorNovember 22, 2013 at 1:01 am

Thanks for stopping by, Scott! I’ve taught as an adjunct instructor in the past and I’m currently doing freelance management consulting.

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diapersanddiamond January 7, 2014 at 8:32 am

Dear Bernadine,

Nice meeting you on the blogsphere! And thank you so much for being the first follower of my blog 🙂
I’m actually pursuing a management graduate degree beginning in Feb, so this is great! Look forward to learning from you.

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Bernadine Post authorJanuary 7, 2014 at 9:46 am

I look forward to reading about your experience as a graduate student and a mom. Kudos to you!

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