If you ever watch the staging or interior re-design shows on HGTV, the designers always suggest “shopping your home” for accessories or furniture to move from one room to create a whole new look or feeling in another room of your home. What they seem to be suggesting is that you don’t have to go shopping beyond the confines of your house for what you need—it was always … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Be an Advocate for Yourself
A recent Catalyst study demonstrates that mentoring does not help career advancement to the degree that sponsorship does. Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in … [Read more...]
What Women Leaders Bring to the New Decade
The most important issues facing us today are underlined in big red markers for women. The deepest concerns that are facing us, population control, climate change, leadership and flexibility in the workplace call out to women to take charge. Did you know that in all areas of the world when women can make decisions about population control the rate of population has gone … [Read more...]
Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010
Guest post by Lena Rizkallah (learn more about Lena at the end of this post) It’s the holidays and this is the time of year when we are reminded of all those who have left us this year. I’m not referring to the passing of our own family members, friends and coworkers, but the tragic deaths of the celebrities, socialites and business moguls that we’ve known and loved (or … [Read more...]
New Tax Bill Allows RMD as Gifts to Charity
Guest post by Lena Rizkallah (learn more about Lena at the end of this post) As you make your final charitable donations during the last two weeks of 2010, keep in mind that the new tax bill recently passed in Congress extends a provision that allows certain IRA holders to contribute their Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to charity. For those people who don’t need their … [Read more...]
Better to Give than to be Grateful
I received 3 email newsletters this week where the authors share with their readers all that they are grateful for. And although it is certainly good to be grateful, it seems to me that something is missing – a focus on others. I do understand that we find ourselves reflecting and thinking about what we are grateful for during this time of year. However, when truly … [Read more...]
Business Leadership Expertise: Give a Gift of Honoring
Some gifts are simple to give. They do not take time trudging through stores or surfing the internet. They take some quiet time to think about the individuals who have helped make you who you are. So, get a cup of tea and sit with these thoughts: who has helped shape your life? Right now I am researching the first section of my new book “Dipping in the WELL: Women Executive … [Read more...]
The Season for Giving
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer The holiday season is a time of giving to friends and family. And, with the year's end in sight, it's also the time for getting a tax deduction for charitable giving. With more and more women in the workforce and therefore, presumably, in control of a significant amount of money, I got to wondering how … [Read more...]
3 Important Things I Learned About Social Media in 2010
Mixing "social" with "business?" Is that rather like the division of church and state? Not really. But you'd think so when you see the proliferation of articles, everywhere, about what to do and what not to do when it comes to utilizing Social Media and your business. What's a girl to do? This year of 2010 has been a revelation to me as to the ins and outs of Social … [Read more...]
Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future?
This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. My role on the panel was to speak about how women can promote themselves and increase their credibility and visibility so they can get a board appointment. It was a wonderful experience and I was … [Read more...]