Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Another example is from a friend who was interviewing with a company as an account executive. Turns out a friend of hers who worked at the company told her that the organization has churned through over 20 account managers in five years. Should Companies Pay for Excessive Interviews? I’m glad I listened to my gut.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina Markoff launched her gourmet chocolate company in 1998. Instead, she left some of her chocolate samples with the Neiman Marcus buyer, and the next day he called and asked for more, which he left in the company’s break room. Katrina leads her company with a focus on keeping her staff creative and relaxed.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g., In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1%

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Be your customer’s elf…the only company believed to be able to do the job right and on time—the one they can’t do without and wouldn’t think about seeking out an alternative. How would your customers feel if your company let them down? And the only one I would want working on my sleigh tonight.” What would you think then?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Which hat, or hats do you wear? What does a CEO really do anyway?

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He speaks to get his message across and to facilitate sales for his company. I’ve seen him take an audience and literally lift them out of their seats, give inspiration and motivation, instill confidence, enlighten, give solutions, and, as a result, get people to want to do business with his company…over and over again.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

There are female pilots, women in the military, as CEO’s of Fortune 100 companies, everywhere and anywhere that calls to talent and skill. Leadership Development and Educating our Young Think back to when you began your school years. I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&#

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that Jung will bring a “new dimension&# to the company’s board. It’s actually hard to believe that a progressive company like Apple has taken so long to add a woman to its board of directors. Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007.Â

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success. Meg Whitman, 51, has been quoted saying a CEO should never stay with the same company for more than 10 years, because by that time the company needs a fresh outlook.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

While most companies explain that they make great products, Apple is unique in that they begin by telling the consumer “ why ” they make their products. 2 Brijendra Dharampuria January 20th, 2011 at 3:37 am To get answer of “why&# is really important in business. Sinek makes a case that it’s all about the messaging.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

Let me share a few statistics to support this point: 65% of your business comes from existing customers—over half of your business is repeat customers—or at least it should be. It costs 5 to 10 times more to attract a new customer than it does to keep an existing one.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

How much better would our interactions with companies become? Being helpful comes with a price, and the price is more work. But what if the tables were turned and the risk was actually in saying “no.” Last week I called my cell phone provider to modify the service, cancel a line, add a data line, etc.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Get a whole team to be pattern aware and you have a winning combination that is the standard for the whole company. Related posts: The mystery of Agent Stan Conch…SOLVED! Do you know Agent Stan Conch? More importantly, can you. Are We Too Busy to Be Healthy? The historic health care bill that is now on its.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

But then I wake up and remember that I am a 40-something mom and a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and nobody is going to put a tiara on my head anytime soon (unless it is one of my daughters and we are having a princess tea party). There I am, in my dusty rose-colored gown, flower bouquet in hand, tiara on head.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Consider which contacts are the most important to you—maybe there are a few people you want to ask about possible openings at their companies—and make a point to speak to each of them during the event (instead of hiding behind the dessert bar all night!). First , think about who will be at the party and who you’d like to talk with or meet.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If you are the President of a financial company and you are interested getting on Bloomberg TV, CNBC , or CNN, your pitch should include a description of your company’s growth strategy and financial performance over the last twelve months as well as your strategy for economic survival in 2009. Keep each pitch to one page.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

What is your company most skilled in providing your customers? How often does your company go the extra mile? In the movie, Buddy failed dismally to keep up with the production of Etch-a-Sketch toys against the skill and speed of the other elves in the workshop. Spreading Christmas spirit, that’s what! Does it fill a need?

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Minutes – a Key to Successful Time Management by Kevin Eikenberry on January 28, 2011 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects , Personal Development Every leader I talk to tells me they are busy.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 15, 2011

Join The Whale Hunters group on LinkedIn for more discussions about how to be successful selling to big companies in a tough market. How to Stop Scaring Big Prospects Whale cultures can be maddening to smaller, more entrepreneurial companies.

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Management Excellence

MARCH 4, 2011

Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. Every week, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

One woman I spoke with runs a staffing company. So not only is she expanding her business, but it is also encouraging to hear about companies who are hiring now. She was able to promote her positive business and when others saw, it peaked their interest in her company.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

a company that partners with leaders to help them develop the most critical skill in business – relationship building.  She has been published in leading industry magazines and ghost authored a number of chapters for books published by Linkage, Inc and Pearson Education. Please join me in welcoming Tanya Maslach of Elevati, Inc.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Even before the recession, incomes of American middle-class families weren't keeping up with inflation, especially with the rising costs of what are considered the essential ingredients of middle-class life—college education , health care and housing. Source: The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2011.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

The site will find other people you know based on who you e-mail as well as your mutual friends and other people at your company or former company. LinkedIn has an ability to browse the profiles of people at the specific companies or at the specific level of work you seek. 4) Connect with specific individuals that you seek.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Looking at your company from your clients’ eyes will give you perspective on what’s important to them. or “how do you educate current or new patients about your services?” Value Proposition: What are you really offering your clients? What solutions are you selling? What makes you different than your competition?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

Recently, his company needed a web designer. We attended activist training together, went for lunch in Chinatown, and kept in loose contact through our organizing efforts. I connected again with him on Facebook through the online version of that same political group, and I let him know what I do for a living.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 10, 2011

By Scott Adams, the creator of " Dilbert ," abstracted from How to Get a Real Education in The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2011. If you're having a hard time imagining what an education in entrepreneurship should include, allow me to prime the pump with some lessons I've learned along the way. Combine Skills.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

In the end, I think the test is not as much where they were educated or what was disseminated in the classroom, but rather what is lived out in the hearts and minds of our leaders that ultimately matters. However, since my formal education, I have come to know enough about leadership to actually see Jesus as a masterful leader.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

No longer a company creature; my job was surely destroying my soul. I packed my box, said “so long&# to the big bucks, turned in my company SUV, let go of a cushy expense account, and found the courage to walk away from a career that no longer suited me. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock! Synchronicity is such a blessing!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 22, 2011

Your company’s ability to dominate your chosen keyword or key phrase will make the difference in terms of your business success. learn more about our company, and truly decide if they’re a good fit before they connect with us to build their website.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

the 'stuff' that everyday people need and can't do without) meet purchasers of commodities (like cereal companies, etc) to buy and sell with each other. Posted by: Jamie, PEI, Canada | February 11, 2011 at 01:59 PM Chris, Thank you for this post!! " - Jefferson. What an amazing expose.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself. If your CFO handles all communications with your banking relationships, and your Chief Investment Officer handles all of your investor relations, you’re flat out missing the boat.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Finance Without Fear : A Guide to Creating and Managing a Profitable Business by William S. Hettinger and John Dolan-Heitlinger Finance Without Fear should be read by anyone starting or managing a business. The easy-to-read style helps remove the fear of finance for the entrepreneur, the small business owner, and the manager.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

You see, buzzwords are birthed from the necessity of human beings to simplify the complex…they are in fact very useful in describing, informing, and educating. However, I am very much in support of adding value, increasing clarity, and infusing brevity into our communications & dialogue.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Remember that all board members are obligated to make decisions that are in the best interests of the company. Experience, while a great teacher, can nonetheless result in a very costly education that rarely occurs in a timely fashion. Great work Mike… [link] mikemyatt Hi Rob: Thanks for the kind words Rob.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Perhaps the best course of action (and I can hardly believe I'm writing the words) is to line up with everyone else and set some 2011 goals for ourselves. Goals must have a specific time period And now for some subtle nuances that will help make your 2011 goals more achievable: 1. So why fight it? Goals must be prominent 9.

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