This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Women on Business' sponsor partner 8x8. The start of a new year is one of the best times to put together your business strategy for the next 12 months and develop plans to reach your goals. Fortunately, technology makes the process of strategizing, planning, and executing on your plans more efficient and cost-effective than … [Read more...]
Are You Guilty of Using These Procrastination Excuses? Here’s How to Overcome Them
Do you procrastinate? Don't worry - you're not alone. Everyone procrastinates sometimes, especially at work when you're asked to complete tasks and projects that you don't like. Unfortunately, procrastination usually leads to lower productivity and higher stress. It's time to stop procrastinating and start doing! Following are five of the most common procrastination excuses … [Read more...]
Teodora Pirciu Joins the Women on Business Contributor Team
Please join me in welcoming Teodora Pirciu to the Women on Business team of contributing writers. Teodora will bring her experience as a journalist, freelance writer, ghostwriter, and content marketer to her articles published on Women on Business, so keep watch for her first post coming soon! In the meantime, you can learn more about Teodora in her bio below. About Teodora … [Read more...]
Are You an Idealist or Pragmatic Leader?
In general, business leaders can be split into two distinct groups based on their strategic thinking patterns. Most leaders are either pragmatics or idealists. Yes, they might walk a fine line between the two, but ultimately, one will always be more dominant than the other. Idealist vs. Pragmatic Leaders Idealist leaders are visionary thinkers. They focus on the big ideas and … [Read more...]
5 Procrastination Excuses You Use and How to Crush Them
Are you a procrastinator? Is there something you're supposed to do (or do you have a list of things to do) that you keep avoiding? Have you been telling yourself that you're too busy to do it now or you're not in the right frame of mind to tackle it right this second? If you've ever been in this position, you're guilty of using some of the most common procrastination … [Read more...]
5 Steps to Create a Successful Email Marketing Campaign
Email marketing works, but you can't start collecting email addresses and sending mass email messages with the expectation that you'll suddenly see a huge jump in sales. It's far more likely that those messages will be ignored or deleted.Why? Because you failed to follow the five essential steps to creating a successful email marketing campaign.For every email marketing … [Read more...]
Freelancers: Stop Making These 5 Mistakes if You Want to Survive
You escaped the corporate grind and became a freelancer. Congratulations! I know how liberating that can be! The gig economy is thriving and there has never been a better time to be a freelancer. But are you setting yourself up to be a successful freelancer? The reality of freelancing is that you'll probably end up working more hours than you did in your corporate job, and … [Read more...]
Do You Have the Mind of an Effective Manager?
An effective manager is capable of leading a team of diverse people to reach a set of goals. In business, those goals change often, and keeping teams motivated to achieve them is extremely challenging. The reason isn't rocket science. Adults have their own reasons for showing up to work each day, and their individual goals don't always align with the goals of an executive … [Read more...]
How Business Women Can Beat Imposter Syndrome
Today is International Women's Day, so it seems like an appropriate time to reflect not just on topics like the gender pay gap and gender inequality in business leadership but on supporting women and helping them be more successful in the future. To that end, I'm not going to write about gender inequality in business today. There are plenty of statistics and research on that … [Read more...]
Women Hold Less Than 25% of Seats on S&P 500 Boards
Despite all of the attention that the lack of diversity on S&P 500 boards has been getting in recent years, there is still a significant gender gap, and that gap is closing extremely slowly. At the current rate, it will take years to get close to gender parity on S&P 500 boards according to new data released by CGLytics, a corproate governance company. According to … [Read more...]