N2Growth Blog
APRIL 18, 2012
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Here’s the thing – We all have potential, maybe some more than others, but we all have it. Potential is easy to recognize, but not so easy to realize. Most of us intrinsically recognize the gift of potential, but many simply choose to do nothing about it, and sadly, it’s the rare few who will maximize their potential.
Terry Starbucker
APRIL 15, 2012
For every person that can help you on your way to business (and personal) success, there are many more that can do just the opposite – serve as big barriers that make the task that much more challenging. There are three people in particular that you need to be wary of, because you WILL encounter them along the way. One you will see EVERY DAY.
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SoCal CTO
APRIL 18, 2012
Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners - a go to resource here in LA for recruiting C-level positions at startups - was nice enough to compile some data again this year (see last year's Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data ). Even better, my good friend and data visualization guru Steve Wexler of Data Revelations was able to create visualizations of the data.
Change Starts Here
APRIL 17, 2012
My guest on The Change Agent’s Dilemma this week is Christina Kach, a Continuous Improvement Lead within a government defense manufacturer. She’s here to share tips she’s collected in the last several years as a change newbie. Tune in to hear what to do (and what not to do) when you are new to a team, organization, project, or career and it’s your job to influence change.
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Women on Business
APRIL 17, 2012
Don’t believe that the gender wage gap exists? Don’t believe it really matters? New statistics provide some startling proof and perspective. Today is Equal Pay Day, so let’s take a look at some statistics that really put the gender wage gap into perspective from a recent report by the National Partnership for Women & Wage Families.
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Steve Farber
APRIL 20, 2012
Are you frustrated with some of the things you’re seeing around you at work? Do you wish that “those people” (whomever they might be) would just get their acts together and give you the resources, support, time, etc that you need to do what you need to do? Do you find yourself saying something like “If these freakin’ customers would just leave me alone, I could get my job done around here”?
Lead on Purpose
APRIL 14, 2012
Today’s post focuses on five blogs that have been great resources for me. These blogs and their authors have not only shaped my thinking but also inspired me to dig deeper and work harder. These are great blogs and I highly recommend you click through and spend some time learning from their authors. Leadership: One of my favorite leadership blogs is Art Petty’s Management Excellence blog.
Women on Business
APRIL 18, 2012
The Women on Business team is growing again, and I’m thrilled to announce that seasoned blogger, veteran writer, small business owner, and professional online editor and community manager Gayla Baer is our new Assistant Editor! Yes, you read that description correctly — Gayla has worn many hats throughout her career and brings a wealth of experience, insight, and personality to Women on Business!
Next Level Blog
APRIL 17, 2012
Why is this man smiling? Jeff Neely, the Western Region director of the General Services Administration, is probably asking himself this question. In case you haven’t heard, Neely invoked the Fifth Amendment when he was called before Congress this week to explain why he approved $823,000 in expenses for a GSA management retreat at a Las Vegas casino and resort.
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QAspire
APRIL 15, 2012
Last week, I delivered a talk at a leading b-school and interacted with final year MBA students who are now ready for their first jobs. Their faces radiated hope and aspiration. To me, they seemed like caterpillars who are changing into butterflies, ready to break the cocoon of academics and enter into the world of work. My talk started with the topic of self-awareness (also called ‘intra-personal intelligence’) and I emphasized that businesses today need more people who are aware about their st
Mills Scofield
APRIL 15, 2012
Quick, tell me your organization’s business model. Can you? Can you tell me what a business model is? Oh, it’s how we make money! Therein lies the problem. It’s a lot more than just making money – making money is the output, not even the outcome, let alone the model. Your organization, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, has a business model.
Women on Business
APRIL 17, 2012
I’m happy to announce that ComputerChairs.com is hosting a great contest for Women On Business readers where one lucky winner could win a gorgeous OFM Promotional High Back Leather Chair 500-L , which retails for $381.00. The chair that one randomly selected winner will receive features a gas-lift seat height adjustment, black leather upholstery, built-in lumbar support, polyurethane arms, and a warranty.
Next Level Blog
APRIL 20, 2012
Every week, I share a recap of some of the best things I’ve seen on Twitter. This week, I’m highlighting tweets and links on our stressful relationship with our smartphones, whether CEOs deserve privacy, the importance of listening, developing your leadership skills and a story of a great comeback. Click headline to continue.
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The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 18, 2012
'CIOs need to learn when NOT to use email. Those cloning experiments sure seem to have only been able to create more sheep so far – and that’s not going to help overworked CIOs! It seems as though we have more things to do and less time than ever to get them done. Arguably the most important part of any CIOs job is to communicate with your staff.
Rapid BI
APRIL 16, 2012
What hope for UK business when #mentoring education fails The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), after the closure of the Business Link franchise, is pinning it's hopes on volunteer mentoring for developing entrepreneurship and U.
Women on Business
APRIL 20, 2012
This column has given me the venue to talk about a lot of the little quirks we face when running a small business, but I realize the one thing that I haven’t fully addressed is the sometimes dysfunctional but always loving relationship I have with my business. Yes, I admit it. I am in a long-term relationship with my business, for better or worse.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 19, 2012
Knowing Your Value Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth. by Mika Brzezinski. About the Reference. Knowing Your Value : by Mika Brzezinski is a self confession and personal growth story about how a now prominent MSNBC morning show host discovered, demanded, and won compensation more inline with that of her peers. The story is complimented by the personal value stories and insights of over a dozen other leaders.
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Nutanix
APRIL 15, 2012
The name of the game is to push content and computing as close to the user as possible. WAN is public cloud’s biggest enemy.
Rapid BI
APRIL 18, 2012
Does your website/ intranet/collaboration tool engage? This for me is a highly thought provoking graphic. It looks at the reasons why a person may engage, the WIIFM. Originally based upon understanding why crowd-sourcing was successful or a failure.
Women on Business
APRIL 18, 2012
Guest post by Barbara Austin (learn more about Barbara at the end of this post). If you’ve ever been to a touristy shopping town, you may have noticed that the best, most heavily-trafficked shops have one thing in common – they each offer a unique customer experience. They know that in order to be successful, they have to stand out from the crowd. Wondering how to harness the power of a unique experience?
Strategy Driven
APRIL 18, 2012
2. Have High Performance Work Teams throughout your company. Teams are powerful constructs, and high-performance ones do not spring up by magic. By the same token, business teams are not the answer for every performance issue. In corporations, while the talk is about teams and working together, there is actually a focus on individual performance. For the most part, there is no formal practice designed to enhance or improve group performance.
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Women on Business
APRIL 17, 2012
Guest post by Gareth Cartman (learn more about Gareth at the end of this post). It appears that patience is fast running out in the halls of the European Parliament. A vote to introduce quotas securing at least 30% of boardroom places for women by 2015 has gone through, and that rises to 40% by 2020. Countries are already adopting their own laws – France, for example, has moved to give women 20% of places in the board room, and 40% in six years, while the Netherlands has made it 30% by 2016.
Women on Business
APRIL 16, 2012
There is a way to streamline the process. However, it makes sense for women in business TO struggle. Here’s why: Because it’s how we know that we can do it. Can you imagine not having to work hard at anything anymore? Everything you want coming easy? Do you think that you would have the same appreciation for life? It does sound good, but think carefully about this concept. .
Women on Business
APRIL 18, 2012
Please join me in welcoming another new contributor to the Women on Business writing team, Bethany Wood. Learn more about Bethany below and keep an eye out for her articles which are coming soon! Bethany Wood is a serial entrepreneur and has started several successful companies in a variety of fields including manufacturing, distribution, consumer goods, financial services, marketing and consulting.
Women on Business
APRIL 17, 2012
Please join me in welcoming a new contributor to the Women on Business writing team, Jessica Baxter. You can learn more about Jessica below. Jessica Baxter describes herself as a creative chameleon and entrepreneur. At 20 her mission was to start her own label and business, embarking from to New York from Australia to learn first from contemporary jewelry label Fenton Fallon.
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Women on Business
APRIL 16, 2012
Guest post by Julie Crosby (learn more about Julie at the end of this post). When it comes to pretty much anything government related, confusion is a common issue, and the GSA Schedule program is no different. The GSA Schedule offers huge opportunities to businesses of all sizes and industries, but unfortunately, many companies are either unaware or misinformed about how the program works.
Women on Business
APRIL 17, 2012
We are now onto our second year of GUTSY WOMEN WEEKENDS (next one June 22-24, 2012) and we are making modifications due to a GUTSY woman in her 60’s, a social worker, mother, grandmother, and a woman who is thumbing her nose at MS and winning in her own way. Her name is Vikki and she drove up to The Country Place in North East Pa., got out of her van equipped for someone who has limited ability to walk, called for assistance to get her scooter and walker from the vehicle and majestically entered
Rapid BI
APRIL 15, 2012
For those of you not familure with bscopes.com, they produce some "heatmaps" of some of the best blogs on the net When looking around the web and researching for great ideas, content and thoughts, every now and again you come across a useful site.
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