Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

If your small business plan can move the nation forward, you’re a step closer to winning Uncle Sam’s financing and support. Internet Marketig tools such as pay-per-click (PPC), social media marekting can help you represent artists from Cheyenne to China. Set up your own art studio in Wyoming’s art capital, Cheyenne.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

© 2011 Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., Related posts: 4 Tools for Successful Lead Generation Guest post by Amanda Mitchell (learn more about Amanda at. Categories : Guest Posts 3 Comments 1 Sara Kmiecik January 15th, 2011 at 12:47 pm Very interesting post! Guest post by Anna Dworaczynska (learn more about Anna at.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Set up a mobile carpet cleaning or car detailing business, and use a business networking tool to network or join your local business community to spread the word about your services. Start a concierge service running errands for busy people: dry cleaning, grocery shopping, gift buying, etc.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

The “ right &# answer seemed quite obvious to me, but in reading the respondent’s (100 hiring managers, executives and HR types) answers I was truly amazed at what I saw…It is no wonder that companies struggle with talent management when they hire based on the “ wrong &# evaluation metrics.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

The free website ranking tool, Alexa.com, will provide the traffic you and your competitors are getting every day. Once you’ve found the most successful campaign, roll that out to the rest of your list. Alexa Isn’t Just a Girl’s Name How is your campaign affecting your web traffic? How much web traffic do your competitors receive?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

This is such a beneficial tool for online networking, and I continue to use it for strictly business use. When you use the tool to connect with people you know, like, and/or trust, you’ll have a better quality of connections and a better “feel&# for what is happening within your network. Few connections = few opportunities.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

Because I use delicious to publish to other channels, like a blog, a specifically-tagged page on my corporate site, or my Facebook page, the tool extends my ability to get the message out about my company’s services, blog posts I’ve written, or items I’d like to share to my profile. I invite you to do the same!

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Petersburg, Florida.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Chronological tenure is not the issue…business savvy, leadership ability, and the ability to provide a certainty of execution should constitute the metrics surrounding CEO performance evaluation. They also seek the advice and counsel of their board and executive team in addition to a plethora of outside advisers.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

While I’m not going to deny that social media brings with it new tools, platforms and communication channels, I vehemently object to the premise that you need to morph into an uber geek or communications savant to learn to use them and to reap their many benefits. link] davidburkus Good post.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Petersburg, Florida.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 22, 2011

By Monica S Flores This post is for women business owners who want to expand their brand using social networking tools. If you are not yet in a position to manage your website to do this type of preparatory work for you, consider using social networking tools to expand and complement your marketing efforts.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Tools like email, instant messaging, texting, blogging and micro-blogging are all examples of shortening our communications to leverage speed and time to our advantage. In fact, look no further than the current business innovations to seek validation for my assertions.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. To read Rick’s complete biography, click here.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. What’s a manager or executive to do? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. She is also a fellow of the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank based in St.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. In today’s post I’ll take a look at the well intentioned but often misguided practice of year-end bonuses… Here’s a question – do bonuses work?

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

This was no accident…it took hard work, careful planning, and extreme attention to detail with a focus on execution…This example is exactly how a great customer experience is created. Most companies do not fully execute their CRM initiatives and when they do they are product focused. Thanks Scott. You definitely nailed it.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Social Media is a tool. Simply that.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 5, 2012

These immediately implementable actions are supported by highly illustrative examples and tools/templates – everything needed to create and execute a plan to get action on one’s next proposal. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Recommended Resource – Finance Without Fear. All rights reserved.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I love the way you have clearly differentiated between strategy and tactics – so many people get them confused and end up playing checkers instead of chess… Thanks, Landon Creasy [link] [link] Roger Martin Mike: This is an excellent tool. It is as comprehensive for leadership traits as I’ve seen in many other assessments.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Social tools, platforms and networks are meant to be conduits to broader and deeper relationships. It's just a tool", here's a challenge. Social Media is a tool. " My goal is to use the tools to help people engage their world, not disengage. Do this and then draw your own conclusions. M Mike Henry Sr.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

It has given me the ability to buy this computer, my writing tool in sharing my coaching, teaching concepts and to write my book, Blast Off! It’s what the money can do for you that can bring joy. It can give you leverage to capture a life-long dream. It can go to a family in need. Money is often given a negative connotation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Nevertheless the reality is this…blogs are not a tool for those looking to get rich quickly (that train left the station a long time ago), nor are they likely to transform insignificant thoughts into something other than what they are. Bloggers will continue to come and go…while some will be missed, many will not.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The job of the senior executive is much more complicated today than it was a decade or two ago — and that trend will continue, especially if you hope to play on a global stage (which is a nearly universal condition these days for many companies). That's one reason that job rotation is more common than ever as a development tool.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Quantitative measures, such as attrition data, employee performance data, and program attendance rates give you the numbers you may need to defend your program to executives. Juliano Howard T.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. I once hired someone with excellent “pedigree” i.e. fine university training, JA program volunteer, excellent work record in finance and extraordinarily enthusiastic about Junior Achievement.

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Chris Brady

OCTOBER 18, 2010

They are the tools of the mature, reserved for individuals committed to maximizing their gifts and making a difference in this world. Excellence in practice, preparation, commitment, effort, attitude, relationships, goal setting, execution, measurement, analysis, improvement, and persistence produces excellence in results. 

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 19, 2011

It’s every businessperson’s nightmare: his or her company is failing, dysfunctional, stuck in neutral, and/or is disappointing overall, from the finances to the customer feedback. Well, there is likely a person with the title of president or chief executive in your business, but titles cannot run companies.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

In your paragraph on implementing a tool set, that I agree with, calling any methodology or process a 'best practice' is at best, a mediocre way of attempting to copy what worked for someone else, not necessarily for you. But, do the management thinking and do what’s best for your group.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Especially in public sectors, where leadership turnovers occur every couple of years and results are quarterly based, many executives overlook game changers that take longer than 12 months to execute. Assessments (self or 3rd party) and personal inventories are indeed useful tools for providing clarity and perspective.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman provide the tools for focusing on work that creates real value for customers, including: How to get people to move from ‘worm’s-eye view’ of thier jobs to a ‘bird’s-eye view’ – to understand what the company really does and the role they have in achieving results.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

When testing ideas are part of the creative process for product, service, or business development, this triangle must be a business priority: To test product, watch prospects interact with it—whether they use a tool, read a book, choose a necklace, or scan an airline ticket. Design stems from USE.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

Sridhar had a small network management tools business that basically functioned as a highly profitable cash cow. The initial cash needs to come from revenues, not financing. A husband-wife team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has built an e-commerce business selling cable organizers and closed 2011 at $16 million. And play he did.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 1, 2014

One year ago, Rahul Mewawalla was a senior executive building out the mobile arm of Nokia. The Fuse Corps executive fellowship comprises one month of intense professional development and eleven months working on a public sector project. It was time for me to explore paths to leadership in other contexts.” .

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

This argument was derided by IT supply-side executives such as Steve Ballmer, Carly Fiorina, and Scott McNealy, but CEOs quietly applauded it. Data breaches are on the rise, with a 44% increase in the number of records exposed from 2011 to 2012. IT Has to Deliver Great Tools — and Teach People to Use Them. Accountability.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

When I see a client’s executive team start to let go of the Gravity and embrace the dynamic methods I’ve developed to help them think differently about their business. No open doors, no interactions between employees and executives – the Ivory Tower was a big barrier to communication AND collaboration. And guess what?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Fear is dead as a management tool. The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. Barack Obama and particularly his administration is anti-business. The Teacher’s Union has killed education in America. The best idea should win. More candor can only be good for business. You can’t protect jobs with walls.

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