Women are moving more towards social media, according to this report, (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2009/06/new_twitter_research_men_follo.html) women make up 55% of the twitter population, and probably more since that study was done. Social media allows women to connect with others like them, share ideas, receive support and advice in an instant. Need some help picking out a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
The Beauty of Failure
Business takes feedback in one of two extremes, either they completely dismiss it or they use it as the basis for punitive action for their staff. In being too far on either side, you miss a valuable lesson in feedback. Feedback is the only place where you learn what isn’t working without having to deal with ego or personalities. It’s a rare glimpse into company from … [Read more...]
Women Think Differently…
This article (http://www.forbes.com/sites/sashagalbraith/2011/09/27/top-women-leaders-higher-ambition-creates-equal-if-not-more-value-than-men/) gives an interesting and intriguing take on a recent Harvard Business Review issue. The article refers to higher ambition and leaders being able to turn companies around. Sasha, the author, feels the leaders, and the new leadership … [Read more...]
The Importance of Girls
This week is "The Girl Effect Blogging Campaign" week. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of women around the world are blogging about The Girl Effect this week. http://www.girleffect.org/video. The campaign is asking women to use their voice.....asking women to add their voice to the many voices working to raise awareness about the connection between the development of girls … [Read more...]
Survive and Thrive
One thing women are good at dealing with is change, especially women business owners and entrepreneurs. We adapt, change and morph with the times. It's how women and women-owned businesses still thrive. A Citibank survey shows that women still have hope that their own personal financial situation will change for the better, despite what is going on with most of the economic … [Read more...]
Top 45 Blogs for Business Majors Includes WomenOnBusiness.com
This week, DegreeJungle.com released its list of the top 45 blogs for business majors, and WomenOnBusiness.com ranked 27th on the list! The WomenOnBusiness.com blog is in good company on this list. Instead of rehashing a list of the most popular blogs that appear on these kinds of lists again and again, the DegreeJungle.com list includes a wider variety of business blogs … [Read more...]
FOX Business News Anchor Liz Claman Answers Questions from WomenOnBusiness.com
What's it like to be a female business news anchor? What's it like to interview Warren Buffet? What can women do to position themselves for success in male-dominated industries? These are just a few of the questions I asked FOX Business Network’s Liz Claman during a recent interview. Despite her grueling schedule, Liz took the time to provide insightful answers that I'm sure … [Read more...]
It’s All in the Eyes of the Beholder
At first I was reluctant to blog about this since it may seem superficial and irrelevant to women in today’s workplace. However, it is such a fun way of looking at perceptions I couldn’t resist. It really underscores what I write about in “GUTSY: How Women Leaders Make Change”. Many of our attitudes and beliefs are encoded from long, long ago when men were the hunters and had … [Read more...]