Women on Business

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Strategic planning is a long-term relationship. There are some who say strategy is only a necessity if you don’t know your end goal and to that I would say, run don’t walk away. When you have a goal it is easier to understand what you need to accomplish and create actionable strategies to accomplish it. Growing should be scary.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 24, 2012

You should stand by the data (if you’re confident it’s accurate) and adjust the goals and plan according to that data — not the other way around. What do you think is the biggest market research mistake to avoid? Get the details: The 6 Worst Market Research Mistakes via www.business2community.com.

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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

MARCH 5, 2011

Communicate your goals clearly. Make your organizational goals meaningful by linking employee efforts to your goals. This information might include: Department progress as it relates to overall goals. If you have a plan, share it. If you have a plan, share it. If the plan changes, that’s okay.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Create a positive professional model; start your day on time and create a clear plan on what you expect to accomplish during the day. Have clear expectations of your staff and be sure that your staff understands the expectations and how you expect the goals to be completed. Identify an Action Plan. Be Accessible. Give Feedback.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Write a concrete goal statement. Many job applicants have very loosely written statements regarding their goals and objectives. Most employers like to see a firm, concrete statement regarding the objectives and goals of the job applicant because it shows that the person has a long term plan.

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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. A few keys: Support planning to master skills over time. A few keys: Keep a career plan within their vision. She wonders: Is it worth it? Provide immediate feedback. About the Author.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Overall evaluation : focuses on whether the presentation goals were met. Susan also shares a downloadable speech evaluation form, tips to organize speech evaluators, and tools to help you plan, write and rehearse your speeches. Language : focuses on the actual language used during the speech.

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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 23, 2010

And don‘t forget to recycle your old plan to make room for a new and improved strategy that will keep you energized! 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.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Whilst these methods work great on a longer term scale, staff need incentives on a more regular basis in order to reach goals and gain work life satisfaction. Always ensure you set the boundaries and time scale for rewards, and also have a plan if the goal is not reached. Changes in work culture.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

People think that entrepreneurs are incredibly brave and that we have a plan for everything. 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. Being scared is almost a prerequisite of being an entrepreneur. If you aren’t scared, I question your commitment.

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Women on Business

MARCH 13, 2013

This trifecta of women-in-the-workplace reads spotlight everything you want to know: what companies are doing equality and advancement right, which are offering fair compensation, and which jobs should be on your list if you’re planning a career switch.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

While no one likes to think of the worst it is wise to plan for it. This is of course a worst case scenario but the purpose of insurance planning is to prevent the worst case scenario. 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

MAY 11, 2011

Crowdfunding = accomplishing a goal by pooling money from a large group of people. Instead of developing a business plan, looking for investors and loans, producing and then testing the [startup] product, GreenFunder allows you to test and market your product before spending a dime.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

It can also be the strong vision you have of getting closer and closer to reaching your goals, and being able to set new ones. Last but not least, remember, whenever you want to make a change and create a new habit that will help to propel you towards living your ideal life, plan to implement your new activities for at least 21 days.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Several of my colleagues have simply stepped off the corporate ladder for different ambitions, such as raising a family or pursuing other personal goals. I wasn’t overly planning for the long term or pinpointing a particular role in the unforeseen future. Recommendation: Don’t Over Plan for Things That Might Not Happen.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 5, 2012

No strategy or clear plan for your website. If you don’t have a plan and aren’t clear on what exactly you want the site to DO, then you’ll end up with mediocre or poor results. If you don’t have a plan and aren’t clear on what exactly you want the site to DO, then you’ll end up with mediocre or poor results. Mistake #5.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 24, 2011

With that formula, she immigrated to the US and began planning her business launch. Design a compensation program that encourages staff to meet your goals and theirs! Remember if Harper could transform her life with her business, you can, too. Capitalize on your Assets — Don’t assume your assets are money.

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Women on Business

JULY 1, 2011

I invite you to consider your own way to identify a dream, a vision, a plan, a goal, an idea — and take steps to move that idea into reality.

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Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

We compared responses of equal numbers of women and men and found fewer than half (43 percent of women and 42 percent of men) of all respondents are satisfied with their current jobs, and nearly three-quarters (70 percent of women and 69 percent of men) plan to stay with their companies.

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Women on Business

MAY 10, 2012

Prior to approaching angel investors or investment groups do the following: Create your business plan. Your business plan should provide the reader with company information: who you are today, where you came from and where you are going in the next five years. Analyze your competition. Gather supporting documents.

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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. Develop a planning process that consists of setting measurable objectives. Offer support to others with similar goals of business ownership.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

To secure your little corner of the recovery, you’ll need to be at the right place with the right business plan. A Roadmap For Recovery Stimulus dollars are headed toward businesses that support these Recovery Act goals: Healthcare : Modernize the healthcare system with electronic medical records systems.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Finally, don’t go to networking events with the goal of giving out as many business cards as you can. Jody Gabourie, the recently retired Canadian “Marketing Plan Queen”, knew. Be strategic about give-aways. What product or service positions you best? What will provide a good intro so that people will want to purchase more?

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Women on Business

JULY 5, 2011

My plan was to make a career transition and I had accepted the fact that I’d probably have to take a short term pay cut from my pharmaceutical sales job to transition into marketing with a higher long term salary potential. That new normal seems to translate into a lower salary upon finding work again.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

She also plans to leave the company and possibly industry altogether. We expect to work hard to attain this goal. She has demonstrated ability to target in on very valid and significant business development opportunities. She is liked by her peers and develops the people on her teams. What is wrong with this picture?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

Even though the chosen path resulted in the realization of my goals and dreams, I quickly became completely disinterested in corporate culture and, unwilling to jump through any more hoops for the big bucks. The plan was to build my coaching business and the True Balance brand, one day at a time until I could give my two weeks notice.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Here is a 21-step plan that I’m going to try for 21 days – you can try it, too: Before you get out of bed, breathe in through your nose and out making a “ha” noise. Kelly Evers, founder of [link] 3 Sheri B January 16th, 2011 at 11:55 am Thanks for the 21 day plan. Is it possible, you ask? I think it is! Thanks for the good read!

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

I bring this up today as it is currently the time of year when we are fired with resolutions, goals, plans…. Marlene Dietrich didn’t speak often, but in this instance it was worth waiting for.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Have collaboration goals and processes well-defined so that expectations MATCH. Include a press release approach both to business planning and communication. Therefore, because everyone can get discouraged, plan for downtimes to ease their sting. The return in connections is usually greater than the effort extended!

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Women on Business

JUNE 12, 2015

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Trends like these suggest that management has visibility into their employees’ skill sets and takes an active interest in monitoring their progress and professional goals. In contrast, an organization that takes a more laissez-faire approach to evaluating your performance has a much weaker understanding of individual skill sets and goals.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 25, 2011

Meetings can be very powerful tools, but you have to plan them out long before they happen. If you learn to plan, structure, and participate in meetings effectively, you will be able improve your own time management and productivity as well as that of other participants. To be completed by March 31st.’ Who’s the Boss of You?

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Her ‘take charge” attitude is evident when she tackles the important role of empowering women to plan for success. Set aside time to develop a process for generating sales and make monthly goals. In fact, she mused that being in charge came easily, learned early as the oldest daughter with three younger brothers.

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Women on Business

MARCH 4, 2011

In order to meet the deficit reduction goal in the next decade, the President intends to allow the Bush tax cuts to expire after 2012 for families who make $250,000 or more, and to bring the estate exemption and estate tax to 2009 levels (back to a $3.5 trillion by 2021, the President got no love from Congress.

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