Today’s business environment is fast-paced and dynamic. As a leader, this presents as many opportunities as it does challenges. A quick, changing market allows for innovation and creativity but it also calls businesses to rapidly adapt to changes in the market.
It takes more than just being at the right place at the right time and being knowledgeable about the product or service you are providing. You also will need a positive attitude that will impact your outcome.
Social media now permeates our daily lives. Yet, because most of us don’t anticipate being involved in litigation, we don’t consider how our status updates,
With 10.6 million women-owned businesses in America, there should be plenty of women mentors, right? No, there is a drought of female mentors in the United States. A survey by LinkedIn shows that only one out of five women has a mentor. If there were more women mentors, new women-owned businesses would thrive.
Have you noticed that your employees or staff members seem stuck and unable to move upward? Do you have employees who sit in meetings like
Loyal customers act as a volunteer sales force, championing you to others. The formula for creating loyalty comes through understanding customers, including them, assuring them, teaching them, and surprising them. Put these in your customers’ experience and watch their admiration soar right along with your bottom li
Themed “Navigating and Negotiating,” the sixth annual Spirit of Women in Business Conference promises practical, applicable takeaways for attendees.
Most managers understand that there’s an investment — of both time and money — associated with the recruiting, hiring and onboarding process. They also understand the negative consequences that result when a recent hire doesn’t end up sticking around.
Learn to disagree without being disagreeable! When someone says something to you that you do not agree with, the key is not to become defensive.
Perhaps more than in any other time in history, in 2016, your name is your brand. I think most of us get this concept — we live in a celebrity-obsessed society, so we understand how a person’s name can also be their brand.
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