A performance review is a great opportunity to showcase your contribution to the organization and highlight your accomplishments for the past year. Always be prepared for your review. The worst thing you can do is to walk into a performance review cold. Here are some simple tips to set the stage for a great review that showcases your talent and value. … [Read more...]
Survey Shows What Employees Really Want for Administrative Professionals Day
Ready for some big news? Next week, Women On Business will hold a giveaway where 5 lucky winners will each receive a $100 American Express gift card to celebrate Administrative Professionals Day! Stay tuned for all the details coming in just a couple of days! In the meantime, American Express shared some results from a recent survey the company conducted related to … [Read more...]
Do We Need to Be Selfish to Be Successful?
When we first came into this world as infants, we were very focused on having our immediate needs met. Life was simple. With more "socialization", we began to respond to those around us and our thoughts turned outward. Our parents, friends, and teachers were more interested in finding ways to have us please them than to have us please ourselves and we lost touch with whatever … [Read more...]
Macy’s Adds Fourth Woman to 11-Member Board
Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) has increased its board of directors from 10 members to 11 by appointing Deirdre Connelly to its board of directors. Ms. Connelly is the president of Lilly USA, a division of Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY). Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren stated that Deirdre Connelly's presence on the company's board of directors will help develop strategies in the Hispanic … [Read more...]
Are Quotas for Businesswomen Managers & Executives Useful?
Norway implemented a quota system related to the ratio of males and females in Norwegian companies' boardrooms, and those companies have until January 31, 2008 to comply by ensuring at least 40% of their board members are women. If Norwegian companies don't comply, they'll face legal action. Quotas have long been the subject of debate related to equal opportunity … [Read more...]
The Chicago Network Releases ‘Women Mean Business’ Census Report
Yesterday, The Chicago Network released its 2007 Chicago Network Census report, Women Mean Business. The Chicago Network is an organization of the Chicago area's leading professional women, and their annual Chicago Network Census report tracks the representation of women in key leadership positions (e.g., board members, executive officers and top earners) based on prior … [Read more...]
‘Basic Black’ by Cathie Black, President of Hearst Magazines
There are a number of books on my holiday list this year including Basic Black: The Essential Guide to Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life) by Cathie Black, President of Hearst Magazines who publishes popular periodicals such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping and O! The Oprah Magazine.  Reviews have been extremely positive for Basic Black which … [Read more...]
Recommended Reading from WSJ’s 50 Women to Watch
Yesterday, I published a post about the Wall Street Journal's list of 50 Women to Watch 2007. Today, I'd like to expand on that a bit by providing a recap of some of the books those women business leaders recommend. Perhaps most interesting about the books recommended by these female executives was one specific title. Seven of the women on the list of 50 Women to Watch … [Read more...]
50 Women to Watch 2007
Wall Street Journal released its 2007 list of 50 women in business to watch. The list includes women from a variety of industries, which is great to see, but what I also found interesting was an article on the Wall Street Journal Online that provides an excerpt of an interview moderated by Wall Street Journal's senior editor, Carol Hymowitz, and six women executives … [Read more...]
50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led or Women-Owned Businesses
First, a big thank you to Gayla McCord at MomGadget for giving me the heads up about this topic. Entrepreneur magazine and Women President's Organization teamed up to create a list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned or Women-Led Companies, and the final list of the Fastest 50 appears in the November 2007 issue of Entrepreneur as well as on the Entrepreneur … [Read more...]