Company performance is measured in financial terms. Human performance is harder to quantify but no less important. As Einstein said, “Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” Human performance depends on confidence - our trust in our ability to do something. Without confidence, human performance is relegated to untapped … [Read more...]
Why Business Women Shouldn’t Depend on Historical Statistics
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women. In other words, 70% of people dedicated to science and research are men. This data seems to be reflected in the historical development of humanity. Without going any further, if you search on Google for the "10 greatest scientists,” between the names of Einstein, … [Read more...]
9 Times These Female CEOs Inspired Us with Their Words
Last year, Fortune announced that for the first time, 6.4% of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are women — a new record. While we can all agree that’s far too low, this is an unprecedented increase of more than 50%. In even better news, there are more resources than ever directed towards learning what qualities and circumstances drive women into corporate leadership. Korn Ferry … [Read more...]
Tips for Female Executives to Overcome Challenges in the Workplace
Unfortunately, we're still talking about gender parity in the workplace. The reality is, no matter the level of experience and knowledge, many organizations still struggle with women in leadership roles. Whether it is outright discrimination or simply an unconscious bias, women are still dealing with a low percentage of executive leadership roles, lower salaries, and the … [Read more...]
Time Management is Dead in an Attention Economy
We live in an era of information overload. We’re constantly bombarded with information via email, smartphones, television, radio, social media, internet, and advertising. The scarcest resource we have is not our time, but our attention. To be highly productive in a world of information overload, you need to be ruthless about applying your attention. Traditional time … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Managing Change within Your Team
Change is both challenging and exciting. Any company that is serious about growth goes through periods of change. Those that come out on top are the ones who can guide their teams into the future and towards success. This article guides you through five ways to effectively guide your winning team through change. Work Together to Create a Plan Your team should feel like … [Read more...]
The Data Science Iceberg Companies are Ignoring at Their Own Peril – And 3 Ways to Keep Afloat
Companies need to make good business decisions to survive. In today’s world, that means data-driven business decisions. Yet according to Forrester research, companies analyze only 12% of the data they have, letting 88% of it go to waste. That’s like looking at the tip of the iceberg and ignoring the rest, and as we all know, that’s a very treacherous proposition. Here’s the … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Burnout
For as long as I can remember, I have suffered from insomnia, and tonight is no exception. I always kiddingly tell people that I could conquer the world from 3-5am, but then don’t talk to me until after 10am while I rest. I laid in bed wondering if it would be one of the rare occasions when I fall back asleep right away, but it wasn’t. Tonight happens to be wickedly windy. I … [Read more...]
Forget Your Comfort Zone if You Want to Be a Successful Entrepreneur
Every individual on earth craves some kind of success. If you disagree with that statement, then perhaps you're lying to yourself. Okay, just think back to the things that once were your dreams but suddenly vanished. Strange right? It's not because you didn’t care for those dreams but perhaps it was hesitance that stopped you from taking the initial step required to achieve … [Read more...]
What You Can Expect from Networking
Let’s face it. Not every one of us is good at networking. Entrepreneurs can either be introverted or extroverted or a little bit of both. Some of us may be more comfortable doing social networking than face-to-face networking. However, we can all agree that networking is a crucial part of having your own business. There are many misconceptions about face to face networking. … [Read more...]