by Bonnie Marcus | Aug 1, 2010 | Assertive Communication, Communication, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
In her book, No Ceilings, No Walls, author Susan Colantuono says: As essential as it is to understand the business of business, it is necessary but insufficient. You not only have to have business strategic and financial acumen, you must also be able to demonstrate it...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 25, 2010 | Assertive Communication, leadership, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
Last week I attended a panel discussion at Barclay’s in New York City on the topic of How to Be a Thought Leader. The panel included Nicki Gilmour, CEO of The Glass Hammer, Carol Hymowitz, Editorial Director of Forbes Woman, and Barbara Jones, of Editorial Director of...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 18, 2010 | fear of failure, Success, Women in Business
There has been a lot written recently about women’s innate ability to lead. One reason that is consistently mentioned is that women are more risk adverse than men. Many thought leaders believe that because women are more cautious, they make better decisions. I believe...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 11, 2010 | Assertive Communication, Self Promotion, Women in Business
Harvard Business Review published an interesting article recently, “Are You The Victim of An Invisible Promotion?” by Ron Ashkenas. The post poses some direct questions to the reader about whether or not your role has changed significantly in the past six...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 4, 2010 | Entrepreneurs, Success, Women in Business
I’ve had family and friends say to me that I’m independent to a fault. Is there such a thing as being too independent? I left corporate America six years ago to start my coaching business and I’ve never looked back. Sure, there have been challenges;...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jul 2, 2010 | networking, Self Promotion, Women in Business
Here is my presentation for BusinessforCoaches, a UK organization that supports professional coaches worldwide with professional development activities. Ditch the Pitch Presentation for Coaches
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 27, 2010 | Women in Business
Decades ago at a small women’s college in New England, a group of girls met and formed an incredible friendship. Those thirteen girls had no idea at the time how strong their friendship was and how it would last and, in fact, strengthen through the years. We...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 25, 2010 | Women in Business
Wow! Women’s Success Coaching was chosen as one of the TOP 100 websites for working women. I am thrilled and extremely honored to be a part of this awesome list of websites and blogs. The authors of the Forbes article, Meghan Casserly and Jenna Goudreau, state:...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 20, 2010 | Assertive Communication, Self Promotion, Success, Women in Business
If you don’t raise your hand, you won’t be called on and maybe that’s a good thing; a good thing, that is, if you want to remain invisible and safe. After all, when you raise your hand, you are risking public failure. When you raise your hand, you are sending a...
by Bonnie Marcus | Jun 13, 2010 | Assertive Communication, Communication, Women in Business
Yesterday I attended a meeting for a local organization and we were discussing business as usual when a colleague of mine made the comment that someone’s “nose was out of joint” because of a certain interaction that had occurred earlier in the week. That got me...
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