I’ve spoken time and again about LISTENING to your staff. CARING about what they say and ACTING on it. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
Lead Yourself to Success
I am often asked about my own corporate career path and how I made the successful transition from manager to executive. There is, of course, no one answer or formula for success. Everyone has their own story about how they navigated their way to the top. Some women may claim it’s luck; being in the right place at the right time. Some may say it took hard work and long hours. I … [Read more...]
Does Palin Prove Women are Quitters?
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer Sarah Palin – those are two words that make me shudder since her Friday revelation that she was moving on from her role as Governor a good year or so in advance of the end of her first term. She appeared resolute as she rambled, seemingly in an effort to give a good reason why, after a whirlwind romance with … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Professional Disappointment
Anger doesn't fix any problem; profanity is a waste of breath and blame is an exercise in self-righteousness that really has no place in the workplace. And I know because I've tried all three! So what is the answer to overcoming a large-scale let down in business? It's the same as it would be in your personal life; and as a psychologist once told me, "disappointment is just … [Read more...]
Two items in the news really grabbed me this week. I blogged about them at my home blog, but today I want to talk about how they are related. First, I received an invitation from Forbes magazine to join a new site called Forbes Woman. I was angry and insulted when I visited the site because I thought it was not about primarily about women in their roles is business … [Read more...]
What are You Doing to Get Through the Economic Crisis?
Post by Kristy Straka, contributing Women On Business writer Are you a business woman who is feeling desperate during the economical crunch? Are your funds limiting your business choices? Is business down? Are you doing the same thing but expecting different results? Oftentimes, when times get desperate, we feel desperate. We think that desperate times call for desperate … [Read more...]
Honesty
Post by Cheryl Santa Maria, contributing Women On Business writer I was once involved with an organization that liked to hold sporadic "company overviews". Every once in a while we would get a chipper email from the CEO's secretary inviting us to one of these (mandatory) meetings, promising that "big announcements" were going to be made and that we should expect "exciting … [Read more...]
Kristy Straka Joins Women On Business as a Contributing Writer
I am pleased to announce that Kristy Straka has joined the Women On Business team as a contributing writer. Kristy brings with her a unique and diverse business background, which is sure to generate great conversations here on WomenOnBusiness.com! Rather than my trying to recreate Kristy's story, she was kind enough to put together the following bio to help us all get to know … [Read more...]
6 Best Tips to Online Cost Effective Marketing
Is your business experiencing stagnation with the Recession? If so, continue reading. Five years ago, did you see this economic recession coming? Perhaps, you did to a lesser extent, but you didn't really think it was going to be this bad, right? With that said, companies have to gain leverage and position themselves to their markets by becoming the number one choice to … [Read more...]
Enough of the glum!
I refuse to be negative and panicky about all this recession stuff. Sure it is impacting our world, but it is certainly not the end of it as the media can sometimes lead people to believe. … [Read more...]