All posts tagged "Featured"
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You call that an elevator pitch?
You’re at a business social event, and someone comes up to you with that welcome request: “Tell me about your company.” Do you stammer: “Er… um… well, we get a great view from the office...
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Are you a blogger or a business person? Maybe not both
A few years ago, I started a blog on healthy eating. At the time, I thought if I produced good content consistently, people would magically find it. And that is the starting point for just...
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Unexpected ways your teeth affect your career success
It would be a wonderful world if the only things that impacted our success were our qualifications and performance. But that’s just not the case in the real world. Not only do office politics and...
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5 rules for a kick-ass business
There’s good business, there’s great business – and then there’s kick-ass business. The business that gets out there and just keeping exceeding targets, building teams and connections, and making money (don’t forget money). The best-selling...
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10 times playing dumb is smart
You’re an intelligent, savvy career woman. But are you smart enough to know when to play dumb? And by that, we don’t mean being stupid. There are times when not showing off everything you know...
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Stop being voyeurs
Every once in a while, I watch talk shows. Not the informative or even entertainment shows that provide celebrity interviews and current events. I like those but there are times I want to look at...
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You don’t have to ‘be like a man’
How often do you get to performance review time, or prepare for an interview, where you are required to talk about the great things you have done and feel somewhat stumped. You look back on...
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5 barriers of the business woman: guilt
Being a woman trying to succeed in a man’s (business) world is hard. We face more barriers than men – and often have to try and overcome them by ourselves. Our barrier series is outlining...
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Are you for or against us, Kim Kardashian?
In a recent interview at the prestigious Commonwealth Club of California, Kim Kardashian briefly addressed the objectification of women, asserting that women are “absolutely” objectified by the media. This confused me a little. How is it that...
