Whether you want to inspire your team at work or followers on social media, personal branding can be a powerful tool. Here are some tried and tested personal branding techniques to help you move smoothly into leadership and inspire loyalty. Follow Your Values What do you stand for? Digging deep to uncover your personal values and truly living in accordance with them shows … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
11 Clever Things to Do with Your Old Blog Posts
If you’ve been blogging for a while, you probably have a large archive of posts. While your old blog posts may have been popular at first, they’re now gathering dust. After you spent so much time working on your posts, it’s a shame that they’re not getting any attention. Your great blog posts deserve a second chance to get seen by a wide audience. But how can you make people … [Read more...]
6 Financial Mistakes Not to Make as a New Business Owner
Embarking on the adventure of opening a business can be exciting. You’ve taken a leap of faith and are ready to make your startup business dreams a reality. In order to run a successful and financially responsible business, you’ll need to ensure that you adopt wise financial habits from the start. The beginning stages of running a business can be uncertain; as 96% of … [Read more...]
For Those of Us Who Don’t Lean In
I’m a Holistic Health Advisor who has been educated in Elemental Reflexology, Polarity Therapy, and Reiki. I make feelings-guided decisions, and I occasionally put off tasks because I haven’t had time to process my comfort/discomfort surrounding said tasks. In short -- I’m not the high-heeled wearing, Ivanka Trump-esque, “lean in” type woman. I’m not your typical … [Read more...]
Catherine Alonzo Joins the Women on Business Writing Team
I'm very happy to announce that Catherine Alonzo has joined the team of contributing writers for Women on Business. Catherine has a deep understanding of advocacy and marketing, particularly to advance equality and human dignity through political, social, and economic change. Her business insights will be a great asset to the Women on Business community! You can learn … [Read more...]
A Deeper Understanding about Successful Outsourcing
Sponsored by Ria Financial Services: Global outsourcing can work for your business if you need technical talent for your projects -- talent that is not available locally. In other words, it’s an effective way to close a talent gap in your particular industry. Fortunately, the mechanics of outsourcing have been worked out fairly well already. You can find someone through a … [Read more...]
How to Beat Passive-Aggression in the Workplace
“There is a land called Passive-Aggressiva, and I am its queen.” - Kate Walsh’s Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, “Grey’s Anatomy” Truer words have rarely been spoken in the workplace. For five very, very long years, I worked under a manager who could have given Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd a run for her money. There were tears -- at and outside of work -- there were questions, … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Tame Your Out of Control Inbox
Have you ever started the day with the best of intentions and then found yourself spinning your wheels? What I've found to be the culprit with many of clients is their inbox. It's a simple task. You look at your inbox, and before you know it, you've spent a half hour or more. So let’s talk about 10 ways to tame your inbox which will, in turn, help you to be more … [Read more...]
Challenges for the Modern Businesswoman
Sponsored by Landmark Recovery: It's easy for people to assume that since women are actively engaged in all levels of the world of business that the challenge for equality is over. This is simply untrue. Feminism in the business world requires women to be willing to speak up, ask questions, and stand up for unfair treatment of themselves and others. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...]
4 Benefits of Using Curated Content on Social Media
curated content Do you share other people’s content on your social media profiles? If not, it’s time to start. Content curation may seem counterintuitive, but it has powerful benefits for your business. Here are some benefits of using curated content on social media. 1. Building Trust with Your Audience If you only share your own content on social media, your audience may … [Read more...]