NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Consider this--women hold approximately 16% of board seats in the United States, 7.2% in emerging markets, and just 5.6% in Latin America. That's despite the fact that there has been so much discussion about the need for boardroom diversity and more diversity in the C-suites, particularly for women to fill more of these positions. Despite the focus, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Knowing When You Shouldn’t Be a Problem Solver
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Women in business are natural problem solvers, but are there times when solving problems for team members is a mistake? Minda Zetlin of Inc.com suggests that there are times when you should curtail your innate desire to solve other people's problems. The truth is that just as people teach their children to think for themselves and try to come up … [Read more...]
Women in STEM Careers and the Gender Gap [Infographic]
According to research from the White House Council on Women and Girls, just 25% of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce are women. If that's not bad enough, those women are also paid significantly less than men. For example, in the biological sciences field, the average woman's salary equates to just 76% of the average man's salary. In the … [Read more...]
Female Entrepreneurs Are Making Business Boom [Infographic]
More female entrepreneurs are starting their own businesses in 2013 than ever, and the aggressive growth trend for women-owned businesses that started in 1997 shows no signs of slowing down. Today, women-owned businesses can be found in every industry and the statistics are truly amazing, as you can see in the infographic below from CreditDonkey. However, there are still … [Read more...]
Is there a strategy to communication?
I had a wonderful conversation with a colleague this morning about how communication fails in organizations. Whether you are a one man band or a conglomerate, there is a need to be able to effectively communicate with your staff and your clients. Do you know how to do that? According to Kim Mozingo at the Conwell Group, there is a lot that I need to know about strategic … [Read more...]
Capturing (positive) attention for your brand
When you’re trying to grow your business, it’s your job, 24/7, to capture attention, and when you have it, to make a meaningful connection. You do this by being clear about what you do, who you do it for and why your product or service is useful. And, by getting others to care about who you really are and what you actually do. You can make this info-gathering easier by … [Read more...]
Why You Need a Social Resume [Infographic]
Did you know that 1 in 6 job seekers credit social media as a key factor in landing their current job? Did you know that 92% of employers use social media for recruiting? Those are just two of the reasons you need a social resume that are identified and quantified in the Social Resume Infographic from OnlineColleges shown below. If you're still not convinced that you need to … [Read more...]
7 Ways Networking Can Change Your Career and Your Life
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Do you have a negative perception of networking? A lot of people do, but the truth is that networking can significantly affect your career and your life. Networking guru Lirone Glickman shared her recent article about the seven ways networking can change your life on the Women on Business Facebook Page this week, and her insights are … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Get the Best Google Search Results
How many times have you typed a phrase into the Google search box–thinking you’ve got the perfect keywords to get just the thing you’re looking for–only to have the actual Google search results be a jumbled mess of content that doesn’t help you at all? If so, you’re not alone. While finding the right keywords is important, their usefulness is limited when Google has to … [Read more...]
Business by Perception
This week has been a blur of promotions for the Lance Armstrong interview and I’ve begun to wonder, how do you protect the image of your company when your company is you? There is an old adage that says ‘you are the company you keep’, but in this increasingly global marketplace how realistic is that? Is it reasonable to assume we can manage all of our partnerships and alliances … [Read more...]