In a new survey published by the International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, which was based on a poll of 624 board directors in Canada, women on corporate boards are better decision makers than men on corporate boards. Linda Nguyen of the Canadian Press reports that according to the study, women are more likely to "rock the boat," be open to new ideas, and use … [Read more...]
Business Women – Who Do You Want To Be?
Guest Post by Emily Bennington (learn more about the author at the end of the article): Women in the workplace need to focus more on who they want to be in addition to what they want to achieve. Regardless of the big overall goal, it’s still small in comparison to who you have to be to master it and then keep it. However, women in business face a challenge. They don’t … [Read more...]
You’re Great at Sales, but How Does the Rest of Your Life Look?
Guest post by Marhnelle Hibbard, co-founder of Dialexis (learn more about the author at the end of the article) How to keep the music playing in all areas of your life! Being successful in sales is more than a full time job. Of course, there are goals to meet, clients to call, and presentations to make, but what about the other aspects of your life? Is success just about … [Read more...]
IN ORDER TO LEAD WOMEN MUST “LEAN IN”?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the glass escalator in which men ascend to leadership positions more rapidly than women in female-dominated occupations. Within it I cited 3 reasons for why this occurs: structural, societal, and personal. It is little surprise that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book titled Lean In has led to some lively debate. On the Sunday’s, … [Read more...]
Adding the “And” to the Conversation about Women in the Corporate World
Guest Post by Grace Killelea of Half the Sky (Learn more about Grace at the end of this post) It doesn’t really matter whether Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s much-anticipated book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead is a great read. All reports say it will be. It doesn’t matter because it’s already done its job. That’s because the book … [Read more...]
The Sale of the Century
As business owner’s our life blood is in making the sales, but the test in is receiving the payment. We need those payments, they are a measure of success for our business and for ourselves. But what happens when we don’t receive those payments? Here’s what I’ve learned about money from my business. Always have a plan B That old adage about counting your chickens before they … [Read more...]
Women on Business Ranks 28th in Top Leadership Blogs List
I'm happy to announce that Women on Business has received another accolade -- this time as one of the Top 100 Leadership Blogs. The ranking comes from Leblin.com and is created using an intense algorithm developed by Frode Heiman. Blogs are ranked by popularity using a deep matrix of variables, including: Google, Alexa and Twitter rankings, blog design (first impression, … [Read more...]
Selling Your Soul
As an entrepreneur I got into this game to make more money for myself, like everyone else. The thing that I face continuously is should I make the sale or save my soul. The answer is surprisingly easy for me, I save my soul every time. I’m hoping that I rack up enough business karma to hit my goal of a $350m company, but in the meantime here is how I measure the situation. Why … [Read more...]
How to Make Women in the Workplace Happy [Infographic]
Below is an infographic from Accenture for International Women's Day that highlights what makes women in the workplace happy. The number one way to improve work-life balance and increase a woman's happiness in her job is to offer her flexibility. If you think about it, allowing employees to have flexible schedules doesn't have to be a huge issue for companies. It's just not … [Read more...]
Women Account for Under 1 in 10 Top Paid Execs and 1 in 5 Board Members in S&P 100
It's International Women's Day, so let's take a look at some of the data that quantifies the business gender gap in wages and leadership opportunities. Yesterday, I shared a slideshow filled with data about the business gender gap that has been published over the past two years. Today, I'm sharing information from a new study by Calvert Investments, Examining the Cracks in … [Read more...]