Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer We will probably all agree that networking is highly beneficial to our careers for many reasons. We can gain valuable information, become known, develop relationships, acquire business leads and find opportunities for personal and professional growth. So, getting to know people both inside and outside your … [Read more...]
Do What You Love, Love What You Do
Post by Veronica Eyenga, contributing Women On Business writer Money is, oftentimes, the driving force in any decision we make in regards to our careers. But, what do you do when the career making you plenty of money isn’t exactly a career that you love? As entrepreneurs, we’ve all stared this decision in the face and chosen one path over the other. Love over money. Or … [Read more...]
Tell Me My Baby’s Ugly
Reposted from March 15, 2009. I don't have kids so it's easy for me to say. I know it sounds harsh, but if I did have kids I'd really rather know. So often in business we are forced to work with people who won't go to that place of, "tell it like it is," and it's frustrating for the rest of us who want to know the ugly truth. I'm not suggesting you lose all regard and … [Read more...]
Anything is Possible
25 years ago I was a mediocre Lang Lit student who rarely completed a project on time and exerted as little effort as possible. My journalism classes were easy enough to skate through and my creative writing courses at UNM were rudimentary at best, and yet I did the bare minimum and I got by. Needless to say, writing wasn’t my strong suit. I was in love with the idea of … [Read more...]
In Just One Moment
In just one moment our lives can change—for the good, for the bad, forever. One little moment in time can define who you will be for the rest of your life. Why not make that moment in time right now for the good? Why wait until something is lost, taken away or failing for you to have your defining moment? “Dad’s got cancer" or “they found a lump” are all too common words … [Read more...]
Collaboration Key in the Workplace
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer The national political scene has sure gotten ugly lately. Though I have always maintained that politics – corporate politics specifically – doesn’t have to be negative, it’s a harder sell lately. When we hear every day about the dirty fighting, smear tactics and stealth moves to trump the “other side” which are … [Read more...]
Name It, Claim It
Sometimes you just gotta put it out there and claim what's rightfully yours! I'm not talking tangible things that you may have earned ownership rights to; I'm talking about being on a personal and professional vision quest and staking claim to your desired result. I know so many of the “self-help gurus” tout that you should visualize your dream home, dream car, dream job and … [Read more...]
Forget About Sex—Let’s Talk About Hair
Post by Frances Cole Jones, contributing Women On Business writer For those of you scratching your heads (Sorry, I’m in a punning kind of mood) at the title—and the topic—of this piece, here’s a newsflash: many, many people spend as much (or more) time thinking about how they’re going to wear their hair at their presentation as they do thinking about what they’re going to say … [Read more...]
Develop Your Own Advisory Board
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer I read an article recently about the many benefits which accrue to companies that form advisory boards. Though not to be confused with Boards of Directors, which have specific fiduciary responsibilities, advisory boards are neither accountable nor do they have decision-making authority. They can, however, be … [Read more...]
Skinning the Cat
In present day business, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. I’m not sure who the sicko was that coined the phrase, but I get the gist of it; not everyone needs/uses the same techniques to accomplish the same goal. Being a person who marches (and sometimes skips) to the beat of her own drummer, I totally get that concept. Not only do I want to do it my way, I want the … [Read more...]