Several years ago I watched a video about finding your “why” in your business. To uncover your true “why,” it would be helpful to understand why you are doing what you are doing. However, uncovering your why can be difficult as this may open yourself up to facing the truth. Your “why” might be to get rich or to simply to buy more things. Is that going to spur you on to new … [Read more...]
How One Simple Networking Tip Can Build Business Relationships
This week I went to one of my favorite networking groups. Why is it one of my favorite groups? The women all support each other. This particular group has not met during the summer months, so it was great being able to catch up with everyone. There is a new leadership in the group and they did something I thought was fabulous and had to share it with you. When you signed … [Read more...]
Building and Protecting Your Personal Brand
Your personal brand is the reputation you have built over time. It is what people say about you when you are not in the room. Did you know that your personal brand travels with you as you journey through life becoming more refined and defined through your life experiences? If you review your past, you can notice that the various chapters of your life have different … [Read more...]
Why is Learning So Important in the Workplace?
Learning information and career skills is no longer limited to the classroom experience or job orientation sessions. Learning is a lifelong endeavor. In order to keep current with changing business trends, learning has to be a part of the equation. Learning is important to keep your skill sets updated and marketable if you are looking to change jobs. Knowing how you learn … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Biases that Work Against Business Women
Many business women feel they get confusing messages from their organizations about how to become leaders. Recently, a woman client came to me for coaching because her boss told her that she needed to smile more to get promoted. She wanted me to teach her to smile more, but she was bewildered about what this feedback really meant. Another woman client came for coaching … [Read more...]
Asking for More Money: Is It a No-Win Scenario for Women?
Sponsored by Benedictine University: Women get a lot of criticism for being less effective negotiators, and statistically, they deserve it. In her book “Women Don’t Ask for It,” Linda C. Babcock of Carnegie Mellon’s Negotiation Academy for Women offers these surprising insights into women’s negotiating behaviors: 20 percent. The percentage of adult women, which equals … [Read more...]
Developing a Career in Information and Communication Technologies
Sponsored by Chandler Macleod: Research has shown again and again that there are not enough women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. While women make up half of the workforce, they only make up a quarter of STEM workers. The problem starts long before women get to the workforce. The number of women going to college to study for STEM careers has … [Read more...]
3 Steps that Can Change Your Career
Whether you own your own business or work for a company, developing networking skills is extremely important. There are several barriers to networking that many people face. One is fear. They are afraid to walk into an environment where they don’t know anyone. Another barrier is they don’t know what to say. The good news is you can learn how to effectively network! It’s … [Read more...]
How to Reach Your Dreams – 3 Tips to Get on Track
Have you found yourself stuck in a life rut? Have you found that your career path is not developing as you had hoped? What happened to that goal you had aspired to attain? Too far off and seemingly out of reach? Most likely, life happened. Other priorities arose, you changed direction in certain areas with personal life or career and now you find that you are not where you … [Read more...]
5 Keys to Instilling Confidence in Female Employees
I’ve been a CMW — a “chief motivator for women” — for most of my life. From helping to raise my kid sister to raising my four daughters and running a company of predominantly female employees, I’ve learned that a confident woman is a powerhouse for success. Confidence is key to being a successful businesswoman, but all too often, women lack the confidence they need to … [Read more...]