April, 2011

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Leadership Development: When NOT to be GUTSY

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While gathering definitions for the word “GUTSY&# , to be used in my new book being released soon. I had an epiphany. Maybe there are times to just be still, not show your confident, brash, exuberant, irreverent side. I sat with this for most of a day, letting it roll around in my mind like a chocolate drop that did not melt quickly. What happens if a gutsy woman stays quiet?

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Project Management 101: The Stages of Project Management

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I remember when I picked up my first project management book. I was working as a low-level retail manager and thought it would be helpful. I picked it up, glanced through the table of contents, got terrified and immediately put it back on the shelf. The book was full of technical jargon, extensive charts and graphs, and appeared to be designed for someone who had a Ph.D and was working on a NASA space shuttle launch.

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What it Meant to be a Girl?

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She was a precocious, spunky, creative little girl who roamed the halls of an exotic Manhattan hotel and learned about management at the young age of six and could become the CEO of just about any multi-national company. Her name was Eloise and she delighted kids and parents with her antics to the point that people would visit the Plaza hoping to catch of glimpse of her.

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Gutsy for Important Reasons

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The following is super powerful. If you ever wonder if one individual can make a difference read on. Think about the courage it took to think and act beyond the nature of the times. For me, one of most important aspects of Irena was her ability to see from such a large vantage point, considering the entire circle of life. Use this story as an anchor for you when the world seems to be whirling out of control. .

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Belief in your Own Abilities

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I’ve realized that a belief in your own abilities will carry you much longer and farther than if you put your trust, faith, and hope in other people’s opinions. I do recommend you build a team of people with strengths different from yours, so you can get overlap and a diversity of perspectives. However, if you’re in leadership at your organization or business and you believe in the viability of your idea, then you make the call – move forward with your idea.

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5 Steps to Take in Starting a Life Coaching Practice

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Guest post by Jeffrey T. Sooey of CoachesTrainingBlog. If you are a life coach, it’s very important to get serious with coaching practices. So in starting a life coaching practice takes these five steps: formal education, certification, business start-up, transition, and full-time practice. These are necessary and may be the keys to the success of your life coaching business.

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Is the Male-Female Wage Gap a Myth? You Decide….

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Stirred. That’s the best word I can use to describe how I feel after seeing the very recent findings from the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) about the gender wage gap. I’m even more. stirred. by IWF’s Carrie Lukas’ Op-Ed, “There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap&# in the Wall Street Journal. Boy, is she going to get some hate mail! Carrie and her group draw some unexpected conclusions.

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