“He checked you out as we left. We definitely got the sale!” These words were actually said to me after my very first sales presentation with my former boss. New to the job, I found it best to not show my disgust. However, this told me a few things: My boss was a jerk. In my boss’s eyes, the fact that the prospect checked me out after the presentation was the only … [Read more...]
Women in the Construction Industry: The Low Down #NotJustForBoys
It goes without saying that construction is an industry which is primarily male-dominated. Up until recent years, it was almost unheard of for women to be working in the construction industry, and even nowadays, the number of female workers are scarce; so scarce that heads are turned when a female worker is seen working in the sector. Presently, less than 10% of workers in … [Read more...]
12 Foolproof Tips for Great Blog Post Ideas
Do you love being a blogger but hate coming up with blog post ideas regularly? Instead, you can have an endless stream of articles your readers will love, and share on their social media, by following these simple steps to come up with great blog post ideas: 1. Get a Little Help from Friends Ask everyone on your team, your colleagues, and even friends to write blog posts on … [Read more...]
How to Prioritize Your Schedule to Get the Most Out of Your Strengths in Business
Thinking about how to better your business is a never-ending thought process. You're always coming up with ideas to better it or build it up even further from the ground. But what are you doing about the strengths you have in use? What can you do to make a schedule that would maximize the strengths you use every day? These are questions I ask myself every day and … [Read more...]
Leadership – Inspiring Loyalty Through Personal Branding
Whether you want to inspire your team at work or followers on social media, personal branding can be a powerful tool. Here are some tried and tested personal branding techniques to help you move smoothly into leadership and inspire loyalty. Follow Your Values What do you stand for? Digging deep to uncover your personal values and truly living in accordance with them shows … [Read more...]
6 Financial Mistakes Not to Make as a New Business Owner
Embarking on the adventure of opening a business can be exciting. You’ve taken a leap of faith and are ready to make your startup business dreams a reality. In order to run a successful and financially responsible business, you’ll need to ensure that you adopt wise financial habits from the start. The beginning stages of running a business can be uncertain; as 96% of … [Read more...]
For Those of Us Who Don’t Lean In
I’m a Holistic Health Advisor who has been educated in Elemental Reflexology, Polarity Therapy, and Reiki. I make feelings-guided decisions, and I occasionally put off tasks because I haven’t had time to process my comfort/discomfort surrounding said tasks. In short -- I’m not the high-heeled wearing, Ivanka Trump-esque, “lean in” type woman. I’m not your typical … [Read more...]
How to Beat Passive-Aggression in the Workplace
“There is a land called Passive-Aggressiva, and I am its queen.” - Kate Walsh’s Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, “Grey’s Anatomy” Truer words have rarely been spoken in the workplace. For five very, very long years, I worked under a manager who could have given Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd a run for her money. There were tears -- at and outside of work -- there were questions, … [Read more...]
Don’t Underestimate the Value of Accurate Financial Reporting
If a business ever needs a loan, line, lease, partner, or an investor, financial statements will be requested (in addition to a pull of their business and/or personal credit scores and history). This information is used to determine risk and whether the business has enough resources available to manage and pay back a loan. Here’s the problem: most small business owners have … [Read more...]
The Apple in the Room: Avoiding the Temptation to Buy into Traditional Gender Stereotypes
When women think about the impact of gender stereotypes in the workplace, they often think about what they can do to avoid, overcome, or confront the workplace biases that flow from them. We're addressing these biases and offering suggestions for dealing with them by using attuned gender communication. But women focusing on the stereotypes that other people have about them … [Read more...]