Post by Patricia Hewitt, contributing Women On Business writer Our discussion on best practices around strategy execution has finally arrived at the big event – the planning session (you can follow the links to read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series). Rather than jumping in the pool with all your clothes on, you have carefully prepared for this meeting by undertaking an … [Read more...]
Continuing the Legacy of a Family Business and Making It Bigger and Better
Guest Post by Christine Specht, President and COO of Cousins Subs In 1972, my father, Bill Specht, and his cousin, the late Jim Sheppard, opened the first Cousins Subs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The pair grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey and missing the East Coast style sub sandwiches, decided to open their own shop serving those classic subs to the Midwest. Two years after … [Read more...]
Susan Gunelius to Appear on Financial Fitness Radio
Susan Gunelius will appear on Lisa Moren Bromma of Wise Women Investor's BlogTalkRadio show, Financial Fitness Radio on October 14, 2008. You can follow the link below to listen to the show where I talk to Lisa about successful marketing strategies, my business and blogging books, women in business, and more! If you're not available on October 14th, you can still … [Read more...]
Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO)
Post by Dr. Marsha Firestone, contributing Women On Business writer As the Founder and President of the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization, I know the importance of a women’s business community such as this. The WPEO is one of the 13 regional affiliates of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). I will be blogging weekly with Amy … [Read more...]
Women On Business Welcomes New Contributors
Women On Business is proud to welcome Dr. Marsha Firestone, Amy Blais and Liz Cullen of Women Presidents' Educational Organization to our writing team! These women have varied business backgrounds and bring unique ideas and experiences to Women On Business. About Women Presidents' Educational Organization Women Presidents' Educational Organization (WPEO) is a regional … [Read more...]
From Strategic Planning to Strategic Execution – Moving Your Business from Talking to Doing – Part 2
Post by Patricia Hewitt, contributing Women On Business writer Welcome back to our discussion on best practices around strategy execution (if you missed Part 1, you can read it here). This week, we’re going to explore the analysis phase of strategic planning and how to make it as effective and efficient as possible. If there is a dreaded task in any strategy project, … [Read more...]
Pink Magazine Ranks Top Companies for Women 2008
Pink Magazine approached America's leading companies for the second year in a row and asked them to answer nearly 100 questions in order to determine which companies truly are best in terms of providing real advancement opportunities for women. Thirteen companies rose to the top. Before you get too excited, take a look at a few less inspiring statistics before you see … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly – September 28 – October 4, 2008
Time for another round of Women’s Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. Beverly Mahone from Boomer Diva Nation gives us 5 Things Women Should Know Before Starting a Business written by guest blogger, Nancy Jons. Lahle Wolfe at About.com Women In Business tells us Nominees Sought for Annual 25 … [Read more...]
From Strategic Planning to Strategic Execution – Moving Your Business from Talking to Doing – Part 1
Post by Patricia Hewitt, contributing Women On Business writer Execution is one of the most difficult and important aspects of moving a company forward. Without continual improvement, new product and service launches, new marketing programs, and organization changes, companies don’t grow. This makes guiding the movement of strategies out of conference rooms … [Read more...]
Social Networking – the New Online Job Search Tool
I read some interesting facts in a New York Times article today about the shift in job search tactics away from paper resumes and cover letters to online job boards and more recently, to social networking tools. No longer are Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com the places to be if you're in the market for a new job. Instead, Facebook and LinkedIn are the hot spots for … [Read more...]