Learning information and career skills is no longer limited to the classroom experience or job orientation sessions. Learning is a lifelong endeavor. In order to keep current with changing business trends, learning has to be a part of the equation. Learning is important to keep your skill sets updated and marketable if you are looking to change jobs. Knowing how you learn … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Biases that Work Against Business Women
Many business women feel they get confusing messages from their organizations about how to become leaders. Recently, a woman client came to me for coaching because her boss told her that she needed to smile more to get promoted. She wanted me to teach her to smile more, but she was bewildered about what this feedback really meant. Another woman client came for coaching … [Read more...]
Asking for More Money: Is It a No-Win Scenario for Women?
Sponsored by Benedictine University: Women get a lot of criticism for being less effective negotiators, and statistically, they deserve it. In her book “Women Don’t Ask for It,” Linda C. Babcock of Carnegie Mellon’s Negotiation Academy for Women offers these surprising insights into women’s negotiating behaviors: 20 percent. The percentage of adult women, which equals … [Read more...]
3 Steps that Can Change Your Career
Whether you own your own business or work for a company, developing networking skills is extremely important. There are several barriers to networking that many people face. One is fear. They are afraid to walk into an environment where they don’t know anyone. Another barrier is they don’t know what to say. The good news is you can learn how to effectively network! It’s … [Read more...]
How to Reach Your Dreams – 3 Tips to Get on Track
Have you found yourself stuck in a life rut? Have you found that your career path is not developing as you had hoped? What happened to that goal you had aspired to attain? Too far off and seemingly out of reach? Most likely, life happened. Other priorities arose, you changed direction in certain areas with personal life or career and now you find that you are not where you … [Read more...]
5 Keys to Instilling Confidence in Female Employees
I’ve been a CMW — a “chief motivator for women” — for most of my life. From helping to raise my kid sister to raising my four daughters and running a company of predominantly female employees, I’ve learned that a confident woman is a powerhouse for success. Confidence is key to being a successful businesswoman, but all too often, women lack the confidence they need to … [Read more...]
Bosses – The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly!
There’s no such thing as an ideal boss, right? We all have our ideas about what makes a good boss. There are countless stories and jokes that we share online and with our friends and family about the terrible bosses and of our haunting, daunting experiences with them. Managing today’s workforce calls for a management style that’s dynamic. Today’s global workforce is … [Read more...]
Is the Boardroom Your Career North Star?
If your career goals include a public company board seat, make the three lists discussed below to keep focused on your goal of becoming a director. This is a quick, easy way to keep your “North Star” priorities. Make time to update them monthly and stay on track. Win List This list includes new people you have met who are also on the journey to the boardroom. Maybe you shared … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Get a Board Seat in 2014
If you want to get a board seat in 2014, then there are three key areas of focus that you need to prioritize in order to make it happen. Take these steps to position yourself as a viable director candidate: 1. Pay Attention to Your Self-signals Do you have a negative or positive voice that speaks to you as you progress toward your goal this year? Are you overstated or … [Read more...]
Is Your Body Language Ruining Your Business and Career? – Infographic
Is your body language helping or hurting your career and your business? Educating yourself about how your body language is perceived by other people can have a significant effect on your career success and your business' bottom-line. According to the infographic below from Gengo, body language has a greater impact on face-to-face communications (55%) than your tone of voice … [Read more...]