Women on Business

OCTOBER 2, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Women have unique skills and abilities that make them innately great leaders, but women are still very much in the minority in the world of business leadership. The first step toward overcoming any challenge is awareness.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Jayne Jenkins CEO, Churchill Leadership Group (learn more about Jayne at the end of this post). Start building your brand (see blog from Churchill Leadership Group – [link]. Do you have sponsors who can support and power your brand for you to help you achieve this career goal? Build your strategic network. Be patient.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Everyone in Executive Leadership should bear some responsibility in creating and maintaining poor employee performance, so how do you remedy the situation? The first step to combating poor performance is to acknowledge your shortcomings as a leadership example. Lead by Example. Do you lead by example? Give Feedback.

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Women on Business

MARCH 13, 2013

International Women’s Day also prompted thoughtful dialogue about the lasting impact of current leadership initiatives, as well as this Women’s Leadership Wish List for 2013. Many of you (and them) are also moms, which I suspect also leaves you thinking about how to encourage your daughter’s career goals.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Companies now understand the impact of diversifying their talent pool, especially in leadership roles. Develop your web of influence (key stakeholders, decision makers, influencers, connectors) to assist you in reaching your goal. However, the companies that have formal sponsorship programs are few and far between.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2010

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. The opportunity to be a part of a team that works together toward a common goal. First of all, let people know you want to sit on a board.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Sasha, the author, feels the leaders, and the new leadership philosophy, is something that women have been doing forever and comes instinctually.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Business Goals: Goals, like those leg warmers and jelly shoes, go out of style. So toss them away (goals and jelly shoes) and bring your goals up-to-date. You don’t need more than three to five goals to stay on track and move your business to the next level. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If employees think the goal is to win at a team-building event, then they may feel more pressure to learn the rules which will help them win against their opponent instead of getting into the spirit of doing something together as a group with no ‘Win’ (or ‘Lose’) as the defining outcome. Build a House.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2013

You have to know your long term goals. Small businesses are notorious for not thinking past our short term goals, the problem with this thinking is that we miss opportunities to grow and increase our revenue because we don’t know where we are headed.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In order to keep “training” your leadership skills, here are a few tips… 1. The goal isn’t to become best friends with your staff. Trust is developed through evidence of your competence and their belief in your character. Prepare for opportunities to learn and develop as a manager. Communicate openly and often.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Yes it is — if you learn how to leverage this new talent by focusing Gen Y behaviors on business goals and setting metrics for results. Invite these social media-savvy employees to teach other team members to engage prospects and customers to further sales and marketing goals, based on those who are open to receiving messages in new ways.

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

According to a 2010 Virtual Teams Survey Report, respondents identified lack of clear leadership as a major obstacle for virtual teams and cited the need for an improved management process. Steer toward a clear, desirable goal. Before you dive into what you are doing or how you are doing it, make sure your team understands the why.

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Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

Today’s professionals are focused on developing their skill sets and seek the training, the resources and the people that can help them achieve their goals. The goal is to ensure the information gets to employees as efficiently and effectively as possible and helps them take action. 3. Create a culture of mentoring.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The goal is to get your customer to come back, not for you to be right. Some of this is leadership 101, some maybe not so obvious but what is certain is that going back to the beginning is the key to any successful business. Support your staff. The only way your staff will grow and improve is if you trust them to make a mistake.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Wouldn’t it be great to simply plug in your dreams or goals for your life and career and have someone tell you in a very confident assuring voice how to get there? It is common this time of year to set goals. We’re often so much better at setting the goals than keeping on track until we reach our destination.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

They are strong and focused on one thing, the goal and getting that ball across the goal. Then their brain talk says “ assert yourself, mark your territory, be in charge ”. Men like to dare and will stay in a war stance to get what it is they want at the moment.

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Women on Business

JULY 25, 2012

Additionally according to the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College and Business Civic Leadership Center in 2005 64% of executives surveyed say that corporate citizenship produces a tangible contribution to the company bottom line. We have done the United Way program for six years and our fundraising goals keep increasing.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Women are strong employees and with proper drive and goals can achieve executive positions just like any man. This allowed for constant growth and improvement throughout their careers.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 14, 2011

How often have you found yourself avoiding challenges and playing it safe, sticking to goals you knew would be easy for you to reach? In addition to her work as author and co-editor of the highly-regarded academic book The Psychology of Goals (Guilford, 2009), she has authored papers in her field’s most prestigious journals.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 31, 2012

How can you achieve your goals to reach the top? Success boils down to being open-minded but so focused and determined that nothing derails you from the achievement of your goals. Each woman charted her own path to the top; they traveled through a variety of industries: energy, life insurance, technology, retail, and food service.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

When he died the company did not have the direction or leadership it needed to maintain leaving the family with no savings, investments or business income. When you understand the value of employees you are able to manage wisely , invest in them and achieve a common goal.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

This is very true as it relates to organizations that are working to increase gender diversity at the leadership levels. In many organizations the influential members of leadership are still primarily men. As men and women work together on business focused goals everyone learns.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 3, 2012

When we don’t lose focus all of our actions are viewed from a ‘how can this help me achieve my goal’ mentality? The reality though, is that when we have milestones we never have the opportunity to lose focus. I have said it before but I am going to get on my soapbox and say it again. You have to get out of your business and meet people.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Remember that the most important thing to the company and company leadership is going to be the company. Labor laws are in place for a reason – to protect workers throughout the country.” – Gallon Law A productive workplace involves employees and employers working together for common goals and focus on achieving success.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

As managers we set goals and applaud when goals are exceeded, but what do you do when they aren’t achieved? There has been a lot of back and forth about merit pay, but continually expecting an employee to strive is a win-win for any organization.

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Women on Business

MARCH 2, 2013

Take on the role of prosecutor, how does this task, meeting or interview help you reach your goal? The best lesson I learned a long time ago was that saying no is a valuable business tool. You have to be able to defend a meeting or an agreement to yourself. Unlike everyone else in your business your time is the most precious commodity.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Address personal fears, listen to your own instincts and intuition, and start believing in yourself to have the tenacity and drive to see your goal of business ownership actualize. Offer support to others with similar goals of business ownership. Be proactive; take action Sometimes our biggest obstacle to success is ourselves!

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Women on Business

MARCH 9, 2013

I’m hoping that I rack up enough business karma to hit my goal of a $350m company, but in the meantime here is how I measure the situation. The thing that I face continuously is should I make the sale or save my soul. The answer is surprisingly easy for me, I save my soul every time. Why did I start?

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2010

As we approach a new year and an opportunity for that fresh start, look no further than inside yourself to keep a resolution, start a new habit, break an old one, be a better person, achieve new business goals, find a job, etc. Leadership Partnership and Business Possibilities Clearing out the old to make way for the new.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Promote a healthy and professional culture so that they share your company’s mission, vision, goals and metrics. The association’s mission is to provide professional and personal resources while uplifting and empowering women entrepreneurs in collaboration, education, mentoring, spiritual and peer support, leadership and networking.

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Women on Business

JUNE 8, 2012

Talent is subjective at best and if you never actually see the applicant in action, then all you have is someone with the express goal of impressing you for 15 minutes. Here are the three things that stuck. Talent is a Myth.

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Women on Business

JULY 13, 2012

The goal is admirable, small businesses stimulate economies and create more jobs. Around the country politicians, industry leaders and small businesses have screamed their support for small business development centers and universities to get involved in creating business incubators that help build and sustain small business.

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Women on Business

JULY 25, 2012

You need to know who you are, what you want and your goals… then be willing to evolve as things move along and change. They need to be willing to jump in an learn things themselves, and then…HAVE THEM HELP YOU. Having your own business forces you to find yourself. This means we have to change as women too.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

We wanted to make something great and to do that we have to believe that we will, no matter how far away that goal seems now. The thing is that most of us are so worried about keeping the doors open and making a profit, we forget why we started. Being scared is almost a prerequisite of being an entrepreneur.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

According to research done by Francis Flynn, Director of the Center for Leadership Development and Research at Stanford University (as reported in The January/February 2011 edition of Harvard Business Review), guilt-prone individuals unequivocally make great employees. Believe it? The findings? Translation: Guilt is good!!

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Because they will keep you honest about how much effort you are putting into being a success and how much of your goals you are accomplishing. It’s hard work finding people who have your best interests at heart and will tell you the truth, but you have to find them. So who’s yours? It will come when you least expect it.

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