Women on Business
DECEMBER 27, 2012
The year is almost over, and as we prepare to enter 2013, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the data that quantifies the gender gap that women in business face. With that in mind, I went through all of the research-related articles published on Women on Business during 2012 and pulled together 20 articles that provide the most compelling data.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 23, 2012
There is an inherent fear for people that aren’t entrepreneurs. They believe that hiring an entrepreneur will somehow infect the rest of the staff and cause them to defect. While this may be true to a degree, there is so much more your company can gain from having an entrepreneur in its presence. Here are my go to lessons learned. Be More. Entrepreneurs expect more than ‘that’s just the way we do it here’ as an explanation.
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Women on Business
DECEMBER 28, 2012
In a new infographic, MBO Partners shares five predictions for the independent workforce in 2013. There are 17 million independent workers in the workforce today, and that number is certain to increase in 2013 and beyond. The predictions from MBO Partners hit on a number of important factors, including government scrutiny of companies’ activities in working with independent workers, the rise of “just-in-time talent,” and the rapid growth of products and services targeted to ind
Women on Business
DECEMBER 24, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Last week, we highlighted Kickstart Kitchen’s Pinterest board dedicated to sharing the top business lessons businesswomen learned in 2012. Now, it’s time to highlight another great collection of quotes from businesswomen with Sandy Sidhu’s 10 Insights to Move You from Idea to Action in 2013, which she featured on her site, Sidekick PM.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 24, 2012
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season that gives you time to relax, reconnect, refocus, and refresh, so you’re ready to start 2013 in a positive frame of mind that positions you for success! Happy holidays from the Women on Business team!
Women on Business
DECEMBER 28, 2012
As entrepreneurs the thing is, we can see talent. The moment it walks in front of us, we know that this person has exactly what we are looking for. The problem with talent is that if the person has it, they inevitably want to use it. There is a fine line between being a person who requires little oversight and being a rogue employee who thinks they know everything.
Women on Business
DECEMBER 22, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: The WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Global Nominating Commission’s Call to Action (part of the organization’s “Best Practices for Director Selection and Development” report released this month) offers a 10-point action plan to increase the number of women on corporate boards. The goal of the WCD Global Nominating Commission is explained on the WCD website as follows: “The goal of this select group of board nominating committee chairs and memb
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