Sometimes all we need is a little perspective from someone else. Maybe that person is near and dear to you, or maybe they wrote a great book. (Heck, maybe it’s both.) There are tons of books out there, but the best ones are personal, life-changing, and provide you that needed perspective. This is a list of books that are sure to meet those standards. Guaranteed. 1) #Girlboss … [Read more...]
Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing – The Power is in Your List
What if I told you there is an easy way to get your messages in front of people who want to hear from you? What if there was a way to not just get your messages in front of these people but also track how they engage with your messages, which messages drive them to take action, and which messages they share with other people? Email marketing is the way to do it. As an … [Read more...]
5 New Leadership and Management Books You Can Read on a Plane
Looking for some good leadership and management books that you can read on your next business trip? Here are few new books that I recommend about risk, capitalism, data, and more! 1. Take Command Lessons in Leadership: How to Be a First Responder in Business by Jake Wood The founder and CEO of Team Rubicon and an ex-Marine sniper applies lessons in leadership and teamwork … [Read more...]
The Dual System for Mature Company Growth
In his new book Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World, John Kotter proposes a dual system as a model for growth in mature companies. The model contains the traditional hierarchy and a nimble network – both are working towards a truly reliable, efficient, agile and fast enterprise. Kotter describes a dual operating system’s principles as … [Read more...]
It takes a Beginner to write a Beginners Guide
I envy those people to whom numbers come naturally. In elementary school, arithmetic was not my strong subject and to this day I can't figure out how I got an "A" in my high school algebra class. My mother, however, was a genius with numbers - she had a successful home business offering bookkeeping and payroll services and doing taxes for folks. Mom didn't progress beyond … [Read more...]
Leadership and Parenting
Whether we have children or not, we all have parents; some we revere, some we revile, and some play a minimal role in our lives. So what does this have to do with business? The original organization we all joined was the family and the remnants of our experiences there are replicated in our present work organization. Whether we like it or not, there are parent figures that were … [Read more...]
How to Grow Rich – Not Only Financially
Guest post by Anna Dworaczynska (learn more about Anna at the end of this post) I recently realized I have been spending every minute of my free time reading personal development books. I am currently studying Think and Grow Richby Napoleon Hill. As I spend at least an hour commuting to work, reading seems like the only reasonable thing to do. Moscow is currently … [Read more...]
Recommended Reads for Business Women
Post by Cheryl Santa Maria, contributing Women On Business writer The path to self-enlightenment is a long one, but the journey becomes easier to manage when we're using the right educational tools. Finding the right tools, however, can be a bit of a challenge. Personally, I've wasted my share of time on supposed "self help" products - books and films with wording so … [Read more...]
Announcing the Wow Factor by Frances Cole Jones
I'm happy to spread the word that Women On Business contributing writer Frances Cole Jones is releasing her new book on September 1, 2009 -- The Wow Factor: The 33 Things You Must (and Must Not) Do to Guarantee Your Edge in Today's Business World Check out the details below and be sure to return to Women On Business later today to learn about a special offer Frances Cole … [Read more...]
How to Wow by Frances Cole Jones Now in Paperback
I'm pleased to share that contributing Women On Business writer, Frances Cole Jones', latest book, How to Wow: Proven Strategies for Selling Your [Brilliant] Self in Any Situation, is now available in paperback. The book has been getting great reviews. For example, Jeffrey Gitomer, author of Little Red Book of Selling, said, "Wow is not optional. Neither is this book. Buy … [Read more...]