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The Never-Ending Meeting :: Women on Business

Women on Business

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.’

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Ask for a Promotion :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Once you set your sights on a specific position, put a strategic action plan in place to communicate your value proposition to the key influencers and decision makers. Determine if you need additional skills or if you need to enlist allies within the organization to support your promotion.

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10 Ways to be a Better Team Player :: Women on Business

Women on Business

If you agree to do it, then you are agreeing to plan for contingencies, think outside the box and go the extra distance to see that task completed. The most important asset you will ever have is the ability to positively influence people. There is nothing worse than the person that was unable to get it done, blaming outside factors.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

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. My former employer decided to downsize our management group within two months of my planned exodus. PRESS RELEASE Fort Wayne IN (PR Web) Oct. After fourteen years, I left my prior life on my terms.

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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

What works for other people may or may not assist you in fulfilling your own life purpose, so think a little bit first, write out your plan, and then follow through. Number of Facebook users: [link] Social Media Influencers Predictions 2009 By Trendsspotting View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. 200 copies available.

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How to Launch a Product Like a Rock Star

Strategy Driven

A great distribution plan to sell it. Most companies, whether start-ups or long-time players live in a world shaped by the laws of demand where low pricing can trump quality, and where targeted marketing, carefully crafted keywords, and social media engineering can build awareness, influence opinion, and generate sales.

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A Guide to Winning Support for Your New Idea or Project

Harvard Business Review

“It’s very hard to start a new initiative,” says John Butman, author of Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas. “Be sure to integrate their feedback into your game plan,” adds Ashford. Suggest a pilot of your plan — trials are less risky and less expensive.