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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

In order to keep your team motivated in the midst of what can be challenging changes, there are a few things organization leaders can keep in mind to keep their teams interested and engaged: 1. Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The key is to find the motivation to fulfill our resolutions. My motivation came from my father, who always encouraged me to push boundaries. To succeed in industries like finance, tech or law enforcement, women must have determination and perpetual motivation. This holds true on both a professional and personal level.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. Qualities such as assertiveness, adaptability, and conscientiousness were cited as the most important.”

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Sheryl explains that leaders like Mark Zuckerberg who have big and inspiring goals for their businesses motivate their teams. During the discussion, Sheryl shared her three tips to build a business : 1.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Have you lost the passion that once motivated you? NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Do you feel stuck in your career? If so, you’re not alone. Louise Mandar of Starting an Online Business explains that feeling stuck is common. Over time, we tend to forget why we want to achieve specific goals that we’ve set for ourselves.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Inclusive leadership: motivation from the top. The complete document offers the how, why, and who related to key messages that matter as well as 10 steps towards a diverse pipeline. Those steps are: Meaningful measurement: evidence-led learning. Accountability: owning the speed of change. Inclusive cultures.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 2, 2013

Jeanette Mulvey of BusinessNewsDaily gathered responses to the question from 21 successful entrepreneurs, and their thoughts on launching a business in 2013 might just give you the motivation you need to take the leap this year. You can get all of the details by following the link below. “Rates on loans are low.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is how to motivate the next generation to work in old-fashioned (read: unsocial as in media and societal interactions) work cultures. How do companies motivate and manage a generation of workers who grew up receiving awards and prizes for just showing up? They’re so high maintenance!”

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 19, 2012

What’s motivating them to make the switch? NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: More and more highly experienced and talented business women are moving away from Corporate America and joining or starting small businesses. Allison O’Kelly, founder and CEO of Mom Corps, shares the secret — flexibility.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We were complaining about employee motivation and work quality solutions and how none of them actually seemed to address the motivation and reward head on. In a conversation with a trusted advisor this morning, I had a rather revolutionary suggestion thrown at me.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 30, 2011

There are many approaches to motivating your staff and rewarding them for hard work and success, from a mention in a meeting or in a internal publication to a promotion in the company hierarchy. Image: flickr.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Julie also shared advice from a number of female tech company founders to inspire, motivate, and challenge women who are considering careers in tech or starting their own tech companies. Julie Kantor, co-founder of Barrel of Jobs, shared those statistics from an Inc.com report in a recent article she wrote for Venture Beat.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

For example, corporate boards of Canadian companies include very few women — a problem that is motivating people to call for diversity quotas. Despite these efforts to boost board diversity, women and other minorities are still grossly underrepresented.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Julie Bort of Business Insider shared the list of 15 words that you need to delete from your LinkedIn profile right away in order to make it more powerful and effective. For example, the list includes descriptive words like: Organizational. Analytical. Innovative. Do you agree that these words are overused in LinkedIn profiles, resumes, and so on?

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Women on Business

MARCH 18, 2011

Motivating employees is a tricky situation, can honesty really work? This is a very strong motivational statement and one that I feel will work in Nokia’s favor. More often than not, innovation springs from neccessity. I think that it can, if you stick to these guidelines. If you are going to be honest, stick with the facts.

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Women on Business

JUNE 13, 2012

Instead, they are inspired, connected, directed, motivated and rewarded. With busy schedules, it may be tempting to break down the tasks to get the work done, but helping the team envision something larger than the sum of its parts can increase motivation and strengthen performance.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Inspires and motivates others. Women even ranked higher in traits traditionally viewed as male strengths. Women outscored men in the following leadership traits: Takes initiative. Practices self-development. Drives for results. Develops others. Builds relationships. Collaboration and teamwork. Establishes stretch goals. Champions change.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 17, 2012

” Corporations begin to consider assimilating the growing numbers of women and minorities entering corporate America as a major motivator for diversity training. It is the first of many diversity training and development programs at the company.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

One effective way is work on hard and keeps the motivation on you. And last key is to maintain balance life by setting priorities in different areas such as family, finances, health and community. Focus and spend quality time on your main work tasks. Constantly reassess your plans for better improvement of your goals and outlook.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 2, 2012

” NAIC hopes that the report will serve as a call to action to investors and motivate them to do business with firms that embrace diversity. Net income growth at companies with female board representation averaged 14% over the past six years, compared with 10% at those without a female director, according to the study.”

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Thank you to all of the contributors and readers who make WomenOnBusiness.com an amazing community! We’re ready to keep growing in 2012 with new site features, writers, and a focus on giving back to nonprofit organizations that help women around the world by providing business expertise and support to people who need it.

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Women on Business

JULY 9, 2012

You don’t want to fight then and TELL them what they should be doing because that’s not motivational enough for them. 2 Know what your selling and your pricing structure. Once you know what they want, go design packages to serve their desires and back that into a price that motivates you. #3 Let me be even more clear.

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Women on Business

JULY 9, 2012

You don’t want to fight then and TELL them what they should be doing because that’s not motivational enough for them. 2 Know what your selling and your pricing structure. Once you know what they want, go design packages to serve their desires and back that into a price that motivates you. #3 Let me be even more clear.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2012

And the truth is, in business we all have to be willing to say things that will make us uncomfortable and will motivate our staff. I’ve seen many leaders say this as if the phrase excuses them for the horrible things that come out of their mouths. But where is the line?

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Women on Business

AUGUST 10, 2012

The US Women’s soccer team has taught us to applaud our success, feel good about our abilities and let the voices of your critics serve as a motivator. Winning is good, it isn’t the only thing but we have to admit that we have gone in to business to make some money and win.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

” When I started Women on Business in 2008, the primary factor that motivated me was the problem that I was writing on numerous websites about business but the vast majority of the other writers on these sites were men.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Strategy is a tool to focus your energy, your resources and motivate your staff. 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.

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Women on Business

APRIL 11, 2011

She had an ‘ulterior motive’ . There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. . During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. . She KNEW what the Nazi’s plans were for the Jews (being German). .

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 28, 2012

You have to invest some time and get to know where this person is coming from and what motivates them to work. I know that sometimes it is easier to think ‘maybe this isn’t working out’ but staffing is like a marriage, you get out of it what you put in to it.

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Women on Business

MARCH 5, 2011

Though they take on the change, it’s often ineffective, not because of a lack of willingness, but because of a full plate of work, and little experience in the area of change, motivation and empowerment of their staffs. They rarely settle for status quo and in my experience, become proactive in motivating others. About the Author.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 26, 2011

Leadership is an elusive quality and few people ever really get it, but as the figurehead of a company you are supposed to know what it means to be a leader and a motivator even if it wasn’t taught to you.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Add details such as volunteer/community service experience or board positions, publications you’ve penned… While you’re at it, review your use of words such as creative, effective, motivated, innovative—words that don’t communicate much unless they’re backed up with examples.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 28, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE : How do you create teams that employees actually want to be a part of and are excited and motivated to participate in? Georgia Feiste of Lead Change Group says that the path to powerful and effective leadership iscommon purpose. She explains: ← Leader Athletes: Training Long for the Long Run.

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Women on Business

AUGUST 27, 2012

This also forces you to prioritize, which will give you a new perspective and motivation to get what you need to do done. Once you complete more difficult or important tasks, you lose the pressure of having that large task looming over you. It then becomes easier to do smaller jobs.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Show your employees your dedication to your tasks and motivate them through you. Create a positive professional model; start your day on time and create a clear plan on what you expect to accomplish during the day. Be Accessible. Make it easy for your employees to reach you.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 9, 2011

You should understand the origin of their motivations and what they bring to the table. link] This entry was posted on Sunday, January 9th, 2011 at 9:07 pm and is filed under Motivation. Align yourself with your teammates. Get to know them. This will allow you to be properly aligned for success. Be prepared to compromise.

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