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...
Karmen Gardner, Realtor, Keller Williams Realty
Karmen is a licensed Realtor who provides exceptional service for her clients. She has recently become certified in affordable housing. Her experience in business management and customer relations has taught her that building a relationship with her clients is the key...
Gender Equality: Who Needs to Change?
Many companies in the United States and abroad have embraced the need for increased gender equality over the past couple of decades. As a result, gender diversity initiatives were formed to address the issue of fairness and equality in the workplace. Traditionally,...
Carolyn Parks, President, Outstanding Women Speakers, Inc.
Carolyn Parks started her company, Outstanding Women Speakers, Inc. four years ago and now has over 150 women speakers. Based out of Canada, she places speakers at events all over North America. Her website: http://outstandingwomenspeak.com...
Choose Three Adjectives
Carla Harris, Managing Director on Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley, is quoted as saying that she believes the key to success is identifying "three adjectives you want people to use to describe you and then training people to see you that way". I love this...
Are the “Shoulds” Getting You Down?
As women, we are continuously striving for work/life balance because we believe it’s possible. All the subject matter experts (myself NOT included) tell us that we can achieve balance in our lives and we should make every effort to create this equilibrium for...
Stop Talking Already!
This is a guest post by Laura Caton from The Cornerstone Group Inc. www.thecornerstonegroupinc.com To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation. ~Chinese proverb. On May 21, more than 200 people...