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12 Oct How FOSU Can Kill Your Business

Posted at 12:44h in Career Management, company culture, Set Your Goal, Small Business, Teamwork, Women In Business 0 Comments

See Something, Say Something – Speak Up to Improve Your Business “It can feel like a rigged game. Executives set impossible goals, so managers drive their teams to burn out trying to deliver. Employees demand connection and support, so managers...

11 Oct Flexwork that Fits Your Lifestyle

Posted at 15:34h in Career Management, company culture, LinkedIn, Small Business 0 Comments

5 Ways To Find Small Company Flexwork That Fits Your Life When it comes to finding flexible work that fits your life, good things come in small packages. That’s according to flexwork expert Kathryn Sollmann, author of Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman & What...

05 Oct A Strategic Job Search Process Yields Success

Posted at 10:53h in job search, LinkedIn, Small Business, Women In Business 0 Comments

Wow, This Job Search Process Takes So Much Time! After mentoring and hiring hundreds of job seekers, the most common response I get when I give advice on job search process is, “Wow, this takes so much time!” I’m even more concerned by the statement that most often follows...

03 Oct The One Strategy You Need to Change Careers and Crush It in Your New Job

Posted at 11:11h in career change, Career Management 0 Comments

All You Need is 10% – the 10% Win – to Change Careers and Succeed in a New Job Leaders everywhere are always looking for the secret sauce to motivate their teams and achieve high performance. You, as a bold career...

25 Sep 6 Things Every Career Driven Millennial Should Do

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Six Steps to a Better Career Jack Welch is one of the world’s most respected and celebrated business icons, known for his track record of success, enormous love of people, fierce passion for winning, and unbridled desire to change the world for...

24 Sep Are These Myths Holding You Back from Business?

Posted at 14:51h in company culture, Prepare, Set Your Goal, Small Business, Women In Business 0 Comments

How to Overcome Common Mental Hurdles for Budding Entrepreneurs Norma Forastiere is a successful entrepreneur, mentor, natural therapist, and certified Joy of Business facilitator. Yet she knows well the self-doubts and uncertainty that can hold you back. When Forastiere launched her first business – a translation services...

21 Sep

Posted at 12:35h in company culture, LinkedIn, Small Business, Teamwork 0 Comments

3 Ways to Leverage Positions of Leadership to Effectively Pay It Forward “Start where you are.  Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe If you are in a position of leadership, chances are you didn’t get there on your own....

15 Sep Avoid These 5 Killer Workplace Conversations

Posted at 13:42h in company culture, Small Business, Teamwork 0 Comments

Avoiding The 5 Worst Workplace Conversations Business owners and managers have enough on their plates without having to mediate employee disagreements. Simple differences in personality and approach to getting work done can cause friction between co-workers, but many workplace disagreements...

07 Sep Five Keys to Small Business Success

Posted at 10:36h in company culture, Small Business, Teamwork, Women In Business 0 Comments

Keep Your Business Booming: Five Keys to Small Business Success Being a small business owner in the United States is hard work. No matter what comes your way, you and your employees are all you have. Some factors are beyond...

06 Sep 5 Steps to Getting a Bigger Paycheck

Posted at 10:29h in Career Management, Pay Raise, Set Your Goal, Small Business 0 Comments

5 Steps to Getting a Bigger Paycheck Do any of these sound like something you’ve said lately? I’m due for a raise. I’m a top performer and should be paid more. I’m working longer hours than others, so I should...

31 Aug 5 Steps to Take Today to Become Your Own Boss

Posted at 10:24h in career change, Set Your Goal, Small Business, Teamwork, Women In Business 0 Comments

5 Things You Can Do Today to Work Toward Becoming Your Own Boss Many of us aspire to become our own boss, but few know what skills are necessary to this. I reached out to serial entrepreneur, Jessica Higgins JD...

27 Aug “Need a Career” is Not a LinkedIn Headline

Posted at 10:20h in Apply & Interview, LinkedIn, Prepare, Set Your Goal, Small Business 0 Comments

“Need a Career” is Not a LinkedIn Headline I just received a LinkedIn connection request from a total stranger with no customized invitation message. That’s normal since most LinkedIn users don’t know which “connect” button to enable the customization feature...

17 Aug Your Job Search Is NOT a Hobby!

Posted at 10:16h in Apply & Interview, executive job coach, job search 0 Comments

Are you Running Your Job Search as a Business or a Hobby? Is finding a new position important to you? Are you unemployed and need to find a job? Are you a college graduate with huge loans? Are you currently...

16 Aug 5 Tips for Professional Dress This Summer

Posted at 21:45h in Small Business, Uncategorized, Women In Business 0 Comments

5 Tips for Professional Dress This Summer Style goes hand-in-hand with professionalism just as heat goes with summer. However, when we put the two together, the outcome can be disastrous for both men and women alike. Your wardrobe is pivotal...

10 Aug Are Your Sales Reps Driving Away Your Customers?

Posted at 21:39h in company culture, Prepare, Small Business, Teamwork 0 Comments

5 Improvement Areas for More Effective Sales and Customer Service Hiring It is well known in the retail community that hiring effective customer service and sales representatives leads to better customer interactions. But did you know that making a great...

09 Aug Doing Mobile Job Search Right

Posted at 21:33h in Apply & Interview, Career Management, Set Your Goal, Small Business 0 Comments

Using Your Mobile Device to Job Search – Watch Out! Call me old school; I’m torn. As a hiring decision-maker, I didn’t care to receive mobile-based messages from a job seeker for several reasons: It came across as “the easy...

03 Aug Internships, Apprenticeships: Mentoring New Graduates

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How To Mentor Through Internships The current job market is a tough one for recent college graduates. It’s become a vicious cycle of “you need more experience for this entry level position” without businesses being willing to give the graduate...

02 Aug Technology to Build Teams

Posted at 21:24h in Small Business, Teamwork 0 Comments

2018: The Year of the Team While the Chinese zodiac named 2018 as the Year of the Dog, we’ve named it the Year of the Team. We all know how important teamwork is to the success of any business. Business...