All posts tagged "Featured"
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Social media 101: Superficial attention vs valuable attention
There are basically two types of attention generated by online social media interaction. Superficial attention and valuable attention. The smart businesswoman will learn to differentiate between the two. The first is from posts created purely...
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Be your own boss, with no glass ceiling
In Australia, women on average earn 18.2% or $283 per week less than men. On Equal Payday, held recently it was revealed what a man earns in 12 months, takes a women 14 months to...
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Turn your hobby into a business: step 1 – business plan
Following on from our overview of how to monetize your hobby, let’s look in more depth at the first step in how to turn your hobby into a business: the Business Plan. So, you’ve decided...
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3 reasons you shouldn’t listen to advice
“What’s your last piece of advice for our readers?” This was a question posed to me by a reporter recently,as we concluded the interview. Don’t listen to all advice, I said. She thought it was...
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Barbies and ‘uglism’ — legal discrimination against women in business
It’s illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of gender, age, race and sexual preferences. But there is a covert discrimination that continues to operate against women. It’s what I call ‘uglism’ — both...
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Leadership characteristics: The key traits of great leadership
What are leadership characteristics? How do they differ from the actual leadership role? These are two very good questions I’m often asked. The way I see it, leadership is not a role or a title....
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Why you must be decisive to succeed -– and 5 ways to do it more
There are endless articles and books promising you the ‘secrets to success’ –which often turn out to be a whole lot of hype and lacking in actual pragmatic or practical tips on HOW to actually...
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4 secrets to making your business a success from day one
For those just starting a new business, it can at times feel overly daunting. It’s a long journey to turn an unseasoned new business idea into a successfully realised and profitable company. There are countless...
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A new way to think about career momentum
We hear and read almost daily about the conspicuous absence of women from the highest echelons of corporations, companies and countries. Women outnumber men as university graduates, enter the workforce in roughly equal numbers as...
