Three years ago, I wrote a post on WomenOnBusiness.com about the need to support the Lilly Ledbetter Act giving women a better chance at receiving equal pay for equal work. A couple of weeks later, the Lilly Ledbetter Act was the first bill signed into law by President Obama. If you're not familiar with Lilly Ledbetter's story, watch the video below. It's both moving and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
The Growing Power of Women in Business
Guest post by Daniel Burrus (learn more about Daniel at the end of this post) It used to be that the business landscape was a man’s world. Times have certainly changed! Today, women are wielding more and more power on both sides of the business transaction. First, let’s look at some facts from the consumer side. In family purchases that involve two adults (a woman and a … [Read more...]
Leadership Skills: You and $$$$$$$
One of the best leadership teachers in any era comes in the form of paper or metal. We love it, hate it, covet it, or disdain it. Our romance with money belongs in every leadership development program on the planet. Ever hear the expression “You can never be too thin or too rich”? First, too thin is called anorexia and you can die from that. Too rich, question is what … [Read more...]
Lessons from J.C. Penney
Earlier this week, J.C. Penney announced that it was going to undergo a major overhaul in the way it does business and communicates with its customers. As we watch this change unfold and wait for customer reactions, here are some of the more positive things business owners can pull from the strategy. Simplify, Simplify Simplify This is the best part of the strategy, even … [Read more...]
3 Benefits of Having an Irresistible Website
Having a website that is irresistible can make a huge difference for you and your business. In fact, I would even say that it’s vital for your website to be absolutely irresistible, and without that your site is not going to be as effective as it’s meant to be. So why does your website need to be irresistible? Here are 3 benefits that you will see when you have an … [Read more...]
Women, Leadership, Self-Care, and BLUE MONDAY
You wake up Monday morning, pour yourself a glass of orange juice, and get breakfast ready for your clan. Off to the office, you battle the traffic, thinking about how to tell your rebel employee that there have been complaints about his behavior. You dread the meeting and yet know it can’t wait. Pulling into the parking lot you feel a wave of frustration, seeing that … [Read more...]
Thank You Ma’am
Last night I read a wonderful article in Entrepreneur about giving praise to your staff. It was wonderfully written, but I thought the article was missing the most important element of praising your staff-sincerity. So with that in mind I wanted to highlight the reasons why sincerity should be included in your praise package. A sincere thank you is a million times better … [Read more...]
Be Irresistible from the Inside Out (because even your online presence starts with YOU)
I talk a lot about how to be irresistible online, to attract your ideal customers and make more money. But the fact is that most of us really don’t feel very irresistible, and it can feel like a big stretch to imagine ourselves actually being irresistible to potential customers. If you don’t feel irresistible inside and out, then it’s going to be difficult to figure out how … [Read more...]
A Leadership Perspective
I had a new experience as a juror this week and as we were deliberating one of my fellow jurors made a poignant statement. He quoted the Blackstone ratio and said ‘it is better than 10 guilty persons escape, than one innocent suffer’. Bringing those experiences back to the office made me think about how we lead our staff; some use leadership as a punitive advantage and others … [Read more...]
6 Reasons You Should Hire a Website Designer to do your Website & Social Media
A common mistake that start-up entrepreneurs make with their online presence is trying to save money by doing it all themselves and not hiring a website designer. While this may save money in the short term, in the end you usually end up with a design that you don’t really love, and a site that doesn’t really make money for you and your business. One of the best investments … [Read more...]