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« Previous EntriesMeet Bradi Nathan and Terry Starr, Co-founders of My Work Butterfly.com, in the latest Career Woman, Inc. feature interview
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010I often hear from women who have taken time off of work to raise a family or take care of elder family and find it difficult to get back into the business world. In the latest Career Woman feature interview, we chat with Bradi Nathan and Terry Starr, the co-founders of My Work Butterfly.com who [...]
How to Ensure Your Change Management Efforts won’t Fail
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Change in business has become a constant, not the exception. While many internal and external forces are causing companies to make organizational changes, research has demonstrated that most organizational change efforts fail. How do you make sure your change efforts won’t fail? The key to successful organizational change is implementing a formal change management strategy [...]
How to Apply John Kotter’s Eight Steps for Leading Organizational Change
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010John Kotter is an expert in the area of leadership and change management who came up with a list of eight steps for leading organizational change. I’ve applied these steps successfully many times throughout my career and have found them to be incredibly helpful.
Q&A with Chuck Martin, Author of “Work Your Strengths”
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010My father spent almost his entire career as a junior and senior high school guidance counselor and while I was growing up, I remember begging him every year to let me take the latest career aptitude tests so I could try to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. Do you [...]
Meet BJ Gallagher in the latest Career Woman, Inc. feature interview
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010There’s been a lot of talk over the years about the power of positive thinking and in the latest Career Woman feature interview, we chat with BJ Gallagher, who takes that notion to the next level with her message of the “Power of Positive DOING”. She believes “thinking isn’t enough – it’s the beginning” and [...]
My Best Advice for Personal Success
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a famous French writer, once said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” So dare to dream, but remember to create a plan of action to help you achieve your dreams. My best advice for achieving personal success:
Forget the old quote, “Business is business, it’s not personal”
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010At an event earlier this month someone from the audience asked me, “What’s your biggest pet peeve when it comes to business advice?” I laughed and told them I absolutely hate that old saying, “Business is business, it’s not personal.” In fact, I always tell everyone to forget that quote and just wipe it from [...]
Becoming the MVE
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel These days, it’s not enough just to have a job. In order to be successful and stable in your career, you have to demonstrate proven value. As a focused career woman, one of your main goals should be becoming the Most Valuable [...]
Meet Nikki Stone in the latest Career Woman, Inc. feature interview
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010I love to hear about women who have overcome incredible odds to achieve their dreams and Olympic athlete Nikki Stone is one such woman. While Nikki is recognized around the world as the first American to win an Olympic gold medal as an inverted aerial skier at the 1998 winter games in Nagano, Japan, what [...]
Lisa Quast Earns Finalist Award in the Hot Mommas Global 2010 Case Study Competition
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010As you’ve read in previous blogs I’ve written, I’m a big proponent of mentoring other women and donate a lot of my free time to helping other women create personal plans of action that will help them achieve their personal and professional aspirations. So I was excited in January when I was invited to write [...]
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