She got on the elevator in her full length mink coat. She had a Gucci scarf around her neck. Almost six feet tall and model skinny she looked ready to pose for Vogue. She smiled at the other tenants of this posh New York condo, all ready to brave the streets of Manhattan. They returned her smile. No one said anything yet wondering why she was wearing a fur coat in the heat … [Read more...]
GUTSY Leaders: “I Owe It to a Horse”
When I interviewed Sam Horn, I knew it would be a dialogue filled with quick and clever verbiage. You see Sam has written some fun and fascinating books about communication skills that take leaders through the roof; able to get their points across. How about this title “Tongue Fu”? It gives great guidance for diffusing verbal conflict. And her book “Pop” helps you find the … [Read more...]
GUTSY Is As GUTSY Does
As I continue to research for my book about GUTSY WOMEN LEADERS have such a sense of pride looking the progress we have made to stand and be counted. Our revolution has, at times, been angry; yet, it has maintained dignity and a deep desire for continued dialogue. If you have not yet read “When Everything Changed” by Gail Collins grab a copy and take the journey back to the … [Read more...]
Belief in your Own Abilities
I've realized that a belief in your own abilities will carry you much longer and farther than if you put your trust, faith, and hope in other people's opinions. I do recommend you build a team of people with strengths different from yours, so you can get overlap and a diversity of perspectives. However, if you're in leadership at your organization or business and you believe … [Read more...]
Leaving your Job to Follow your Passion
I am a big fan of people following their passion, as I believe it energizes the individual and helps our overall world when people are engaged and enthusiastic with what they do. If you are realizing that your current job is not a good fit and you'd like to try something new, I recommend you pursue some self-inventorying resources such as "What Color is My Parachute?" if you … [Read more...]
Prove Yourself
What are you afraid of? What turns your legs to jelly? What gives you heart palpitations? Perhaps your fear is the pathway to your greatest triumph. Believe that your current, most pressing, most disturbing issue is here to give you insight, awareness, strength, and renewed vigor in your purpose here on Earth. Perhaps you're dealing with personnel or relationship issues. … [Read more...]
Increasing Market Profile With Women’s Initiatives
Women's Initiatives Focused on Business Growth Due to the challenging economy and increased focus on revenue generation and business growth the timing is right for women’s leadership initiatives to be a catalyst for increasing organizational market visibility. All corporate initiatives are called to directly support business strategy in the best of times and these are not … [Read more...]
Winning Isn’t Everything: Business Insights from the Super Bowl
As many of the readers of my blog and Marketing Audibles know, I am a lifelong Packer fan (thanks to my dear Grandmother). And yes, of course I am beside-myself-thrilled that my team made it to, and won the Super Bowl! Here are a few insights I gained during this year’s Super Bowl (even If you’re not a Packer fan): Singing: Apparently knowing all the words to The … [Read more...]
Are you a good boss?
Are you a good boss? Really? I know when I ask myself that question, I come to the conclusion that I could be better. So what makes a good boss, and how can we get better? In the January/February issue of Harvard Business Review an article on becoming a great boss offers research and some key tips for improving as a boss. A good boss is typically influential. But where … [Read more...]
People Do Business With You…But Why?
Why do people do business with you? Is it because of WHAT you do or is it because of WHY you do it? According to author and thought leader Simon Sinek, people buy the “why.” Over the past few weeks I’ve been asking clients and other professionals their “why.” Many times it doesn’t seem clearly defined. I do believe the “why” is critically important in business, and if … [Read more...]