October, 2011

Women on Business

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Women Wearing the Pants and Taking Over [Infographic]

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Women might not get equal pay or equal leadership roles, but they’re making strides in other areas. A new infographic from EducationalLeadership.com (via Mamiverse.com ) offers a great visual representation of how women’s roles have changed in recent years. You can click on the image below (after the jump) to view it at full size. Created by: Educational Leadership.

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There’s a Little Steve Jobs in All of Us

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Five things I learned from the way Steve Jobs lived his practical genius: 1. Put all your assets out there. Genius happens at the intersection of our hearts and minds, that sweet spot where our hard assets (strengths, skills, expertise) and soft assets (values, passions, and creative abilities) converge. Steve Jobs the technologist was at one with Steve Jobs the artist; all of his abilities and his beliefs were seamlessly fused.

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The Anatomy of a Practical Genius

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Practical genius is your jillion-dollar personal portfolio of brilliance. It’s the secret code within you that only you can crack. But once you do, the possibilities are endless. Contrary to the traditional beliefs around genius, practical genius is based on the truth that each of us possesses genius deep inside, and it’s just waiting to be activated and set in motion.

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Where Does Your Resume Go? [Infographic]

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Have you ever wondered where your resume goes after you submit it through an electronic system? Lisa Vaas explains the process in detail, including tips to make sure your resume gets noticed, in a report for The Ladders. You can read the complete report here. In the meantime, check out the flowchart infographic (which is part of the full report) below.

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The Importance of Girls

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This week is “The Girl Effect Blogging Campaign” week. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of women around the world are blogging about The Girl Effect this week. [link]. The campaign is asking women to use their voice… asking women to add their voice to the many voices working to raise awareness about the connection between the development of girls and the development of a peaceful thriving world.

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The Online Influence of Forbes’ Most Powerful Women

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Forbes recently published its annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women. The list includes leaders from the political, media, entertainment, non-profit, and business worlds, including U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, PepsiCo Inc. Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, and entertainer Lady Gaga. It’s safe to assume that these women have a great deal of influence in their respective industries, but how influential are they online?

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Fortune’s “40 under 40? Includes Just 5 Women

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Kathy Caprino. In an article on Forbes.com, Kathy Caprino asks, “Where are the Women on Fortune’s ’40 under 40′ List?” That’s a very good question. According to Fortune , the most innovative, powerful, and impressive business people under the age of 40 are nearly all men. As Caprino notes, the first woman on the list can’t be found until #20 where Google VP Marissa Mayer landed.