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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

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Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. The study shows that men receive more sponsorship than women and this has a direct relationship to the number of men promoted to top positions.

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Revisiting Our Masculine Side of Leadership :: Women on Business

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And as women, we can learn a great deal about how we behave in the work world; not to imitate our male counterparts, to align with them in positive, productive ways. Related posts: The Positive Side of Workplace Politics Post by Jane K. It is, also a pointer to the masculine in each of us. It is not that one is better than the other.

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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

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By Bonnie Marcus This past week I had the opportunity to not only attend the MA Conference for Women, but also to participate in a leadership panel about women and corporate board positions. Board positions often help widen your web of influence and acquaint others with your expertise and talent.

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10 Ways to be a Better Team Player :: Women on Business

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How can you maintain the integrity of the team and affect the outcome for the positive? Stay positive. Use the Polly-Ana approach and flip negatives into positives wherever possible. The most important asset you will ever have is the ability to positively influence people. Now what to do? Define your success.

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Gut Check — Score One for Intuition

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I accepted the position anyway because it was a promotion and increase in salary. However, for three years the position offered one bad experience after the other. After three years, the position was eliminated. 2 Laura Nozicka January 15th, 2011 at 12:16 pm Hi Henna~ Thanks for your comment. I felt it in my bones.

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Five Mistakes We Make at Networking Events

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What product or service positions you best? Marketing – It’s Simple! Jody Gabourie, the recently retired Canadian “Marketing Plan Queen”, knew. Engage in a dialogue, not a monologue. You will learn more about the person. Don’t offer to give away too many free products or services. Be strategic about give-aways.

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The Rewards of Mentoring :: Women on Business

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As women, we have an important responsibility to be aware of the positive impact we can have if we make the time to mentor others. Because there are fewer women in positions of power, we are often observed closely by others as models of leadership in the workplace. Oh, and by the way.

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