Promote Yourself With Passion

My first corporate job interview was for a health care management company that was looking for someone to manage their 30 physician cardiac rehab center. At the time, I was recently divorced with two young children and I was looking for a 9 to 5 job. In my interview,...

Lead Yourself to Success

I am often asked about my own corporate career path and how I made the successful transition from manager to executive. There is, of course, no one answer or formula for success. Everyone has their own story about how they navigated their way to the top. Some women...

Janet Powers, President, DivaToolBox

Janet Powers had a great idea. She wanted to bring an online community of women together for education and inspiration and her website, Diva Tool Box, provides what she calls "kitchen table" advice to women on everything from business tips to family life. Her website...

Identify Your Web of Influence

Years ago, I went through a training program on customer retention that emphasized the importance of identifying a web of influence within a client account. The web of influence not only included the main contact or champion, but other individuals within the company...