Over the past few months, I have had a myriad of discussions around the concept of collaboration. It has come in many different forms, ranging from finding the right clients to how to create a startup community in my city. Interestingly enough, I had three conversations in one week about how “helping each other” was a necessary and vital part of the small business community. … [Read more...]
6 Strengths to Cultivate as an Entrepreneur
Some successful entrepreneurs are born and others have simply learned how to exploit their strengths to their advantage. Whether you’re a natural or had to figure out how develop an entrepreneurial mindset, there are some key competencies that successful entrepreneurs have in common. Personal and professional development go hand in hand. Fortitude and … [Read more...]
The Importance of Collaboration to Business Event Success
The positive effects of collaboration in business are becoming more well known, and that kind of success can carry over to event management as well. Networking can help you improve your event performance, organization, and volunteer productivity, and it can drive in new business as well. Event promoters who are members of several networks, and who enroll attendees as … [Read more...]
Leadership Lessons: It’s Just an Ashtray!
View this video: NBC Nightly News Piece: Women Helping Economy by Kate Snow The role of women in society is undergoing a continuous makeover. There are leadership lessons in every situation every day. Think about this: 60 percent of women work and we comprise 46 percent of the labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Women now occupy 51, yes; you read … [Read more...]
Business Leadership Skills and Power Couples
The ads for Valentine's Day gifts are reaching a peak this week. So what does that have to do with business leadership expertise? Well, for starts, one of the biggest issues we women struggle with daily; work life balance. How do we juggle our relationships with our spouses, our partners, let alone kids and extended family and still get anything done at the office? Does the … [Read more...]
5 Lessons I’ve Learned about Leadership
The economic waves have settled a bit and my company is getting ready to hire several new employees. As the resumes have rolled in, more than I can ever remember, I thought back to my very first professional job and the anticipation of the world that was unfolding before me. When you started your career what was front and center on your work agenda? I was armed with a … [Read more...]
Infidelity, Narcissists, Cheaters and Our Culture
There seems to be a new polarization happening between men and women. Granted the celebrities in the news who are the cheating ones are mostly men, at least for now. The big debate is about sexual addiction and we are all asked to vote if we think sleeping around is a disease of not. The article in the Huffington Post caught my eye and by the time I finished I had a knot of … [Read more...]