Please join me in welcoming online entrepreneur Shay Banks to the Women on Business community. Shay is joining the team of contributing writers and will start sharing her insights and expertise on the site this week. I know she'll bring fresh perspectives that will inspire business women around the world! Learn more about Shay in her bio below. About Shay Banks Shay … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Biases Against Women in Business in the Words of Google VP Megan Smith [Video]
At the Fortune Summit for Women 2013, Megan Smith, VP of Google[x] talked about the biases against women in business, particularly in the engineering field, in a video interview. It's worth the 3-minutes of your day to watch this video. Smith makes the case for why the gender gap persists and explains that a significant part of the problem is unconscious bias. This is … [Read more...]
From the World Series to the Boardroom
On Wednesday night, the umpires in the World Series gave the business world a lesson in quality. If a call is the right call, it’s the right call. The call was new, upset some people and could still have repercussions but the spirit of the call was spot on. The umps did what all entrepreneurs should do and here is what I learned from the call. Confer with your colleagues This … [Read more...]
Customer Satisfaction: Results vs. Effort
One of the hard truths of business is that you are paid and evaluated on your results, not your effort—a fact that occasionally makes “knocking it out of the park” with pricing feel unattainable. (And job satisfaction, less than desirable.) Particularly for businesses that specialize in custom services (raising my hand; are you as well?), establishing concrete pricing is … [Read more...]
Beautiful and Functional Home Office Set up Tips for Women Working from Home
Sponsored by iiNet: I love the control over my work/life balance that my career offers me. I am completely in charge of my schedule and I have the freedom to decide when, where and how I get my work done. I can plan my days off when I want them and I don’t have to leave the house in the morning for a long commute in rush hour traffic. When I have children in the future, I … [Read more...]
Mastermind Brainstorming Events
A mastermind group for brainstorming events is an innovative way to create goals. There is a commitment and high level of energy that comes with participants of a mastermind group. The people in the group challenge each other to create goals and brainstorm ideas. They support each other with honesty and compassion. The concept for this type of group was started in the early … [Read more...]
The Rise of Women as Primary Breadwinners [Infographic]
Earlier this year, I shared the Women on Business What's She Worth? The Slow Road to Equal Pay infographic that visually depicted the size and effects of the gender pay gap. Now, I have another infographic to share that puts the issue of unequal pay in a new light. Below, you can view the Breadwinning Moms infographic from CityTownInfo.com, which explains the rise of women … [Read more...]
Multitasking – Can It Really Be Done?
This article was written by a member of the Women on Business community. Learn more about the author at the end of the article. Multitasking, whether you believe it can be done or not, is something that everybody still tries to attempt. Things like driving in the car and listening to the radio while talking on the phone (hands-free of course) are activities we do on a daily … [Read more...]
Top 10 U.S. Cities for Online Small Business
PayPal has dug through their data from hundreds of thousands of online merchants, and determined which U.S. cities are the most friendly to small business. This is the first time PayPal has ever released any findings from its transaction data (which is quite significant since the company processes 20% of all e-commerce transactions). Of particular interest, nearly 40% of … [Read more...]
Statistics Prove the Benefits of Telecommuting
This month, HP followed in Yahoo!'s footsteps and tightened its telecommuting policies with CEO Meg Whitman saying, "During this critical turnaround hour, HP needs all hands on deck." The benefits of telecommuting are numerous and have been proven with data again and again (check out this infographic about telecommuiting), but these corporate decisions against flexible … [Read more...]