Conflict can be good. That's according to an insightful email message that I received this week on behalf of Dr. Robyn Odegaard, CEO of Champion Performance Development, founder of the Stop The Drama! Campaign, and author of the book Stop The Drama! The Ultimate Guide to Female Teams. She explains that “productive conflict” allows female athletes to address disagreement and … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Telework Week Challenge Already Expected to Save Americans Over $5 million
Telework Week 2013 is scheduled for March 4-8 and already 77,000 people have pledged to telecommute during that week. Telework Week is a global initiative from Mobile Work Exchange, Cisco, and Citrix, which encourages individuals, companies, and agencies to increase telecommuting. In 2012, more than 71,000 people and organizations pledged to telecommute during Telework Week … [Read more...]
Social Media Made Worthwhile
Here's a scenario you can relate to: Just before settling in to edit this post the other night, I skimmed eight different articles on social media (how-to, why-to, when-to, where-to, who-to...), clicked "Read Later" five times, "Pin It" once; posted on Facebook and Twitter, updated my Paper.li, shared a link on Google +, tweaked one of my online profiles and commented on one … [Read more...]
Minuscule Increase for Women in Canada’s Financial Post 500 Senior Officer or Top Earner Ranks in 2012
Catalyst has released its 2012 Financial Post 500 Women Senior Officers and Top Earners census report, which tracks women’s advancement into senior leadership positions among Canada's Financial Post 500 companies. The results of the 2012 report are grim, finding no significant increase in the representation of women among senior officers or top earners at these … [Read more...]
Is A Speakers Bureau Right for My New Speaking Career?
Guest Post By Agape Redwood (Learn more about Agape at the end of this post) Many aspiring speakers wonder if they should take their new speaking career to a bureau. Well, here are some questions to help make that decision. Do you have experience in public speaking? Do you have a current bio, photo, video of you speaking, and other promotional materials? Do you know … [Read more...]
Can Small Business learn from the American Airlines Merger?
There is a theory in some circles that small businesses just don’t have what it takes to compete with big business and when we are invited to the table we don’t know what to order. The American Airlines merger gives us a great example of what do look for in a partnership and what we should avoid. Here are some lessons we can take away from the merger. Choose your partners … [Read more...]
The Top Affiliate Marketing Benefits [Infographic]
Affiliate marketing is extremely popular these days and can be a great way to get your brand, products, and services in front of wider audiences and drive conversions via leads and sales. In simplest terms, affiliate marketing involves paying a commission to people or entities who agree to be your affiliates. Those affiliates promote your company, brand, or products to their … [Read more...]
Build your Brand by Building Relationships
What better day to mull the topic of relationships than today? After all, the masses (and, you and me) have been at it all week, conjuring up the perfect plan to show their significant other that he/she is special, and taking extra care not to overlook any hidden expectations. I'm trusting you've got that one in the bag, but what about your business relationships? Have you … [Read more...]
Little PINK Book Celebrates Black History Month with Top-Ranking African American Women
ATLANTA, Georgia – February 4, 2013 – What is the greatest barrier to career success: being a woman or being Black? Only 1.1 percent of corporate officers in the top 500 public companies are African American women. These women hold just 1.9 percent of board seats. Little PINK Book celebrates Black History Month and the achievements of barrier-breaking women in business with … [Read more...]
3 Women Included on 2013 List of 25 Most Influential People in Biopharma
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: For the second year, FierceBiotech has released its list of the 25 most influential people in biopharma, and women have made no progress since 2012. Both years, just three women landed on the list of the most influential people in biopharma. You can follow the links to read all of the details and see the full lists for 2013 and 2012. The gender … [Read more...]