Running a company isn’t easy, and being constantly underestimated as a female in the workplace is frustrating at times. Leading my company and ensuring that my voice is heard loud and clear in the workplace is difficult yet rewarding at the same time, and in my time as CEO, I have learned so many skills that have aided me not only professionally but socially as well. 1. Carry … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Talk to Someone You Disagree With
There’s no getting around it: America is more divided than ever. I don’t have all the answers, but I do know that if we ever have a hope of finding our way back to each other as Americans, we need to start talking - and listening - to one another again. I have made it something of a personal mission to put this to practice. From long conversations with family, friends, and … [Read more...]
How to Maintain Your Mental Wellbeing During COVID-19
2020 has certainly been an extraordinary time worldwide. With a second lockdown in full force and the improbability that anything will return to normal for a while, it can be a worrying time for everybody. The dark winter nights and cold days also certainly don’t help. If you're worried about your emotional health and about making it through this tricky winter period, carry … [Read more...]
Online Work and Learning Trends
Brought to you by Forma Models: If someone is a specialist in their specific field with many years of experience, then they know that knowledge be can transferred through courses. Nowadays, the best way to do this is through an online format. To even begin with creating a course, you need to think about what the program will look like, the modules, and homework, if the … [Read more...]
How Influencer Marketing Helps Women Entrepreneurs Succeed in Ecommerce
Brought to you by Noxinfluencer: Influencer marketing is one of the most effective digital marketing strategies available today for ecommerce businesses. For every $1 spent on influencer marketing campaigns, the average return is $18 according to the Influencer Marketing Benchmark Report 2019. In fact, marketers rank influencer marketing above search engine optimization, … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Create a Healthy Work-Life Balance When Working from Home
At this point, we are many months into our quarantine lifestyle from COVID-19, and by now, the demands of remote work are routine. We’ve all finally figured out how to swiftly unmute on Zoom and perfected our business-on-the-top, pajama-on-the-bottom uniform. But as time goes on and our work-from-home habits solidify, we may realize that what we're doing is not necessarily … [Read more...]
How to Manage Courageous Conversations at Work – Top 10 Tips
Feedback from my first article, How to Become a Better Leader for your Team, directed me to one topic briefly mentioned in the piece – how do we effectively deliver difficult feedback and manage ‘courageous conversations’. Whether you're running your own business or you're responsible for a team in a bigger corporation, at some point, you inevitably have to manage these … [Read more...]
How Do Support Programs Increase Productivity?
Brought to you by WeMa: Personal issues used to be something you were expected to leave at the door of the office and deal with outside of working hours. However, the recent encouragement for an improved work/life balance is slowly putting an end to this, and an increasing number of businesses are implementing health and wellness programs to better support their … [Read more...]