Women on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Are you a good boss? Really? I know when I ask myself that question, I come to the conclusion that I could be better. So what makes a good boss, and how can we get better? In the January/February issue of Harvard Business Review an article on becoming a great boss offers research and some key tips for improving as a boss. A good boss is typically influential.

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Delegation Review Influence Tips 191

Women on Business

JANUARY 31, 2011

There is a scene in the film “The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio” starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson that struck me like a bolt of lightning. They are the parents of ten children just living their lives in a small town. She is a housewife and he is a machinist. The era is the [.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

In every business in every part of the world there is one situation that baffles even the most gifted professionals: poor performance. Most supervisors view poor performance as an issue of the employee; but I believe that poor performance is an all inclusive situation. Everyone in Executive Leadership should bear some responsibility in creating [.

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How To Execution Leadership 172

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Corporate budgeting used to be simple: review fixed costs once a year, control variable expenses as much as possible, calculate the ROI on capital expenditures and relax until the end of the fiscal year. The goal was clear and easily quantified (though not so easily achieved): maximize profit. Smart organizations are adding three elements to [.

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Budgeting Fixed Costs ROI Review 172

Women on Business

JANUARY 31, 2011

Guest post by Lena Rizkallah (learn more about Lena at the end of this post) It seems that the more things change the more they stay the same. Take the recently enacted Tax Reform Bill of 2010, which extended the Bush tax cuts and certain individual credits and incentives, business write-offs, and education and energy [.

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Incentives Education Energy 150

Women on Business

JANUARY 31, 2011

Mean what you say, say what you mean but most importantly, spell-check before you send!

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

This month, WomenOnBusiness.com was invited to syndicate our content through a new aggregation service, Leadership Digital, that aims to gather the top leadership-related content online and offer it in a single location. This is a free syndication opportunity that puts the WomenOnBusiness.com content in front of a wider audience of interested readers.

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