Guest post by Amanda Mitchell (learn more about Amanda at the end of this post) Sales and marketing is considered by many to be one of the most difficult parts of a business, but it's not as hard as it used to be. As recently as twenty years ago, generating leads was limited to three main avenues: postal mail, door-to-door, and the dreaded cold call. The Internet changed all … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
The Business Case for Building a Flexible Work Culture- Series Part I
Why do organizations offer flexibility? Business - Business- Business. Successful accomplishment of business strategy is the primary reason for building a flexible work culture. The majority of our employees require flexibility at some point in their careers. Research increasingly points to flexibility as one of the most important career considerations of staff, emerging … [Read more...]
Leadership Lessons in the Blink of an Eye
When you think of leaders who have made a difference who comes to mind? In our Total Leadership Connections program we spend time discussing this and over the years several themes have emerged. Many are the same for all leadership programs around the world. Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Mohammed, Gandhi, Mandela, MLK, JFK, FDR are on most lists. When it gets more personal folks … [Read more...]
Hail Mary Strategy in Marketing
Guest post by Debra D. Kujawa (read nore about Debra at the end of this post) In football, nothing brings the stadium crowd to its feet faster than watching the gazelle like moves of a great running back or the powerful arm of a skilled quarterback as he hurls a perfect spiral with pinpoint accuracy 50 yards downfield to a heavily guarded receiver. And while we definitely … [Read more...]
New Website Launched for Young Career Women Is Named One of ‘10 Best Career Sites for Women’ by Forbes Woman
On the heels of the launch of JaneHasAJob.com, a career and lifestyle website directed towards young, driven women, Forbes Woman dubbed it a “10 Best” career website for women. JaneHasAJob.com offers a largely untapped demographic—single women just beginning their careers—job advice, relevant newsbytes, style guidance, and a community hub. “We are honored that Forbes Woman … [Read more...]
Generic Answers Lead to Lost Opportunities
If you find yourself constantly resorting to generic answers when people ask you questions about yourself – it’s time to rethink your approach. We can so often drift through our day, not even seeing the opportunities in the conversations with others. From the simplest Hey, how are you? to the more complex questions you are asked throughout your work day - how often do you … [Read more...]
Can You Be Too Independent?
I have received comments over the years from family and friends who say to me that I’m independent to a fault. Is there such a thing as being too independent? After a 20 year career in corporate America, I left about six years ago to start my coaching business and I’ve never looked back. Sure, there have been challenges; plenty of challenges. I would be dishonest if I … [Read more...]
The Aspirations of Women
"Women simply do not have the aspiration to pursue C Suite roles which is why we do not see equal numbers of men and women in leadership positions." I have had this conversation more times then I wish to remember when working with organizations on increasing gender diversity in the leadership ranks. The aspirations of women can be a very perplexing yet popular topic of … [Read more...]
Free To Be You and Me
The 70’s was a time of vast changes. The movements were all coming together, civil rights, peace, women, all saying “there has to be a better way”. Anyone out there remember the album for kids, actually for all of us that had songs like “free to be you and me”, “It’s alright to cry”, “parents are people”? What a break through time. Many of us in the work world have taken … [Read more...]
CEO of Management Consulting Firm Elected to Board of Directors of Nonprofit Technology Group
Syracuse, NY (PRWEB) June 5, 2010 -- Monica D. Johns, MBA, PMP®, President and CEO of Clarity Management Consulting, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY). TACNY is a nonprofit organization that has served the Central New York community since 1903. It enhances and facilitates the development, … [Read more...]