Editor’s note: This is the final post in a three-part series by guest contributor Patrica Frame that looks at the many facets of resilience in women and how we can build our own capacity. This final post examines capacity building on a macro-level: that of your world. I’ll come right out with it: are you [...]
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Are you of “a certain age” yet? Have you heard that Sixty is the new Forty? And Seventy the new Fifty? Sounds appealing until you fully realize the implications. Although women are more engaged and successful than ever (remember today’s International Women’s Day), the woman in the mirror might not have much to say about [...]
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series by guest contributor Patrica Frame that looks at the many facets of resilience in women and how we can build our own capacity. This second post in the series takes a look at personal capacity building. So many of us understand the importance of building [...]
Want help saving for your future? Need some free and inexpensive ideas to help your employees? America Saves Week 2010 starts next week, on Feb. 21st. And the supporting organization offers ideas for both individuals and companies. Which should remind you of my last column on your future plans and retirement. Have you talked to [...]
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series by guest contributor Patrica Frame that looks at the many facets of resilience in women and how we can build our own capacity. This first part of the series takes a preliminary look at a critical capacity-building exercise that is the epitome of resilience – [...]
For Women Grow Business, I interviewed Peter Weddle (who is “…filled with ingenious ideas” per The Washington Post). He is a serial entrepreneur with terrific expertise in recruiting and human capital issues. While we discussed a wide range of trends in recruiting and employment for 2010 and this coming decade, his primary point for smaller [...]
When my niece was quite small -I took her to the Smithsonian’s Natural History museum. At the end of our visit she announced, as only a 4 year old can, that it had been ‘three many funs’. And then patiently she explained to me that meant she had learned lots of new things, interesting and [...]
Some of our readers have asked for tips on managing men. Speakers and authors galore are feasting on how to manage the newest generation of workers. And I think all are asking the wrong questions. When I was 21, I had 12 men working for me in an environment where women were rare and hostility [...]
19 pages and counting Recently I was working with a small association and discovered their performance appraisal form was 19 pages long. Which reminded me of how common such overkill is. (Image The Overkill Motel by EyeToEye, Creative Commons) I have seen it in too many companies. One of my earliest clients, a fast-growing government [...]
(image Neek #10 by Bootload, Creative Commons) Examples in hiring talent (or not?) The company founder wanted to hire a CFO to help develop the business faster. But he also expected the new CFO to do the daily accounting chores. The executive director wanted to hire a Senior Director of Development, with three years experience [...]
