Women on Business

MARCH 23, 2012

This week I had the opportunity to attend an event for the Center for Women in Business, sponsored by the US Chamber of Commerce here in the District. There was a wonderful conversation that took place amongst our distinguished panel of female Fortune 500 executives; the topic was “who took a chance on you?” As that topic was discussed it struck me, as entrepreneurs every day we ask our clients to take a chance on our company and here’s why it matters that we take a chance on the people we hi

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Women on Business

MARCH 19, 2012

Within each of us there is a silence-a silence as vast as the universe. We are afraid of it and we long for it…… Can we recognize that now and then there comes an inner sense, a fleeting thought, a little yearning to live our lives differently? Gunilla Norris, Inviting Silence. These two quotes are from one of the most compelling resource books I have ever read.

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Women on Business

MARCH 17, 2012

Guest post by Sarah Hedayati (learn more about Sarah at the end of this post). I’ve been fond of the show Undercover Boss since it premiered two years ago. I hadn’t seen the show in a while, so the other night I decided to tune in. Most of the episodes focus on a CEO who goes undercover and takes on some of the grunt jobs to find out what it’s like to work for their company.

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Women on Business

MARCH 20, 2012

We are talking today about when you are scared to move forward but you know that you have to make a choice to stay or to leave! Do you believe that sometimes things just aren’t meant to be? It’s a hard truth to accept, especially when you love somebody or something. It can make it harder to hold when the humane thing is to let go. As businesswomen, we have paths filled with turns, twists, and lots of confusing moments.

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