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Managing Your Warrior Spirit when Working at Home

Strategy Driven

I lost my job as a chief operations officer because, as I said earlier, I was seen as tactless and overly direct. With that in mind, here are some tips for managing your “warrior spirit” at home: 1. I know this because I’ve been in your shoes. Surely this also applies to families. About the Author.

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In Case You Missed It: From Leadership to Work-Life Balance – Best Posts of the Week

leaderCommunicator

They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network. That''s just one of many headlines congratulating the chief operating officer at Facebook for leaving work at a reasonable hour to spend time with her kids. During our most recent episode…. David Grossman. _.

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Women, Invest in Yourselves

Women on Business

Guest Post By Mary Kinney, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Ginnie Mae, a cornerstone of the U.S. With this in mind, here are a few tips that I hope will provide a little extra motivation in pursuing your own resolutions: 1) Know who you are and what you want. About the Author: Mary K.

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Time For Women to Compete

Women on Business

Here are some tips for women that are willing to play the game and compete to win: Know what you are fighting for. Instead of saying “I want to be in a management position” say “I want to be Chief Operating Officer or the VP of Sales” Decide why you want to win and what the accomplishment would mean to you.

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In this Season of Speeches, It’s Time to Inspire

leaderCommunicator

While I wasn’t at the speech, I think Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg accomplished that recently in her commencement address to the nearly 2,000 graduates of the City Colleges of Chicago. Want more tips on how to be a more effective leader? Posted online, the full speech gave me goose bumps.

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Why CHANGE Management is a Disaster to Business – Be Chanformational™ & WIN Every Time!

CEO Insider

It’s a billion-dollar industry and at the top of everyone’s mind and the tip of everyone’s tongue… CHANGE. From change management, change initiatives, change innovation, managing change, implementing change, leading in change, and change discipline, we have all been through CHANGE!

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How to Change the World One Pizza at a Time

Steve Farber

.” Stephens joined Marco’s Pizza in 2004 when it was a successful but regional chain operating 110 stores in three states. Now, he’s the president and chief operating officer for Marco’s (and was featured earlier this year on CBS’ Undercover Boss ).