Redwood City, CA - June 05, 2010 – Siteforcare, an online listing site for daycare services, announced today the availability of their website, www.siteforcare.com. Siteforcare provides a variety of web based tools that benefit both seekers and providers of daycare. Parents looking for daycare can search by location, schedule, price, and current availability, and can check … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
People ARE listening! The question is – Are you saying anything worth hearing?
From years of experience, I’ve learned that if I leave a voicemail message for my husband, I have to get to the compelling and important information at the beginning of the message. If I leave it for the end, he never really makes it there. He begins doing something I call “light listening” (i.e. He’s bored with his own wife’s rambling message and can barely pay … [Read more...]
In Praise of the Scripted Response
The boutique was packed, perhaps more than usual for even a Saturday afternoon due to the gray drizzle keeping everyone from the beach. My shopping companion, Julia, had found a pair of earrings she liked in a locked case. She asked whether someone could help her take a closer look. The reply was instantaneous. “We’re very busy helping some other people right now so it … [Read more...]
The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance
This is the fourth post in a series about the barriers impacting the lack of advancement of women in business. We have discussed the background regarding women's lack of advancement and also covered the first two barriers- Lack of Career Advocacy and Lack of Visible Role Models. This final post in the series is about the most talked about barrier regarding women's lack of … [Read more...]
Celebrating Women’s Friendships
Years ago at a small women's college in New England, thirteen girls from all over the country met and became good friends. At the time, those thirteen girls had no idea how strong their friendship was to become and how it would last and, in fact, strengthen through the years. We called ourselves “The Dynasty” which gives you a clue as to how impressed we were with … [Read more...]
Kristina Shands Joins Women on Business as a Contributor
I'm pleased to announce that the Women on Business writing team has grown again. Kristina Shands of Authentic Communications has joined the growing list of contributing writers. You can read more about Kristina below. Please join me in welcoming her to the community! About Kristina Shands Kristina Shands is the owner of Authentic Communications, a communications and … [Read more...]
Credit Cards: A Girls new Best Friend?
Some may think I am being quite sexist and stereotypical when I say this, but I love shopping. I can’t get enough of it, for me buying something new gives me a natural high. Who needs drugs a? So I need a credit card to satisfy my shopping addiction, but others need (and I use the term 'need' loosely) a credit card for other reasons. May it be to pay the bills, or put food … [Read more...]
Book Launch – THE DEBFIT METHOD© Weight Loss Secrets Based on SaltSpring Weight Loss Detox Camp by Deb Leblanc
For Immediate Release June 28, 2010 (Salt Spring Island, B.C.) -- Canadian Author, fitness trainer and weight loss specialist, Deb Leblanc, has released her first book, “THE DEBFIT METHOD© Weight Loss Secrets Based on SaltSpring Weight Loss Detox Camp”. Mirroring Leblanc’s successful methods that she implements with clients to achieve best results, the book provides a … [Read more...]
Leadership and Emotional Pollution
Did you ever throw a paper cup on the ground and walk away? The women who read this blog would not think to do that. The cup would find a home in a trash can. And, if you look down and there is a candy wrapper lying on the pavement, do you pick it up and throw it in a waste basket? Most likely you would take the moment to help clean up the area. So, why do we walk past … [Read more...]
Working with Grownups
Let’s face it we’ve all worked with people who act so much like grownups that there’s little fun to be had, but equally as often we’ve worked with people who sometimes act like children. We may too have been a bit childish at times, but the big question is: how do you deal with a co-worker whose behavior warrants a time out? If it’s a subordinate, you can somewhat coerce … [Read more...]