A Business Woman Can Be Careful Without Losing Her Authority

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I’m sure every woman has noticed this here and there at work:  A smart woman deferring to a man who is not entirely correct—and she knows it—and he doesn’t—but he’s speaking with confidence and a loud voice. It always makes me wonder why she’s deferring to him by not speaking up.

My Women in Business Tip of the Week teaches you how to show authority with men, without ruffling any feathers.

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Better Time Management Uses A “Do It Now” Technique

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Here’s a relevant quote by Susan L. Taylor:

We don’t have an eternity to realize our dreams,
only the time we are here.

Well, that’s a sobering thought, but that’s the reason you’re here today, to learn how to manage the time you’ve got. Recently, I talked about putting your To-Do List together. You know, with the priorities and all.

Now, here’s a little change I want to add. For better time management, I want you to add a Do It Now category to that list. Put it right at the top. This relates to a task that takes very little time. Would you like me to put a number to it? Okay. If a task will take less than 5 minutes, you’re going to do it now!

My Women in Business Tip of the Week gives you an added time management bonus.

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Or on our website, WomensMedia, you may want to read Organizing: Time Management Learn 3 Must-Do Principles to Effective Time Management

Reverse Scheduling Works For Women In Business

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Here’s one of my favorite quotes. It’s by Marsha Evans.

You can have unbelievable intelligence, you can have connections, you can have opportunities fall out of the sky. But in the end, hard work is the true, enduring characteristic of successful people.

Do you need help overcoming procrastination? Are you late with business projects—are you late meeting arrival times? Here’s what works for a lot of people. It’s called the Reverse Calendar method. I first started using this technique when I needed to drive somewhere and arrive on time. I’ll admit, I was arriving late for lots of things, things you wouldn’t want to be late for. My kids were even getting annoyed. When it reached the critical stage, I was forced to plan ahead: What time do I need to be at my presentation? What do I need to pick up on the way? What do I need to drop off on the way? And what if I hit a little traffic?

Well, there’s something more important than driving: We need to talk about those business projects that are occupying the worry section of your brain. I’ll tell you the steps to follow for scheduling your project and then My Women in Business Tip of the Week gives you a bonus tip that will make the difference between your project being good or being great!

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Stop The Catfights

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One of my favorite articles, on WomensMedia, is Cheat Sheet for Working Well with Men by Gail Evans who was Executive V.P. of CNN. Gail gives 29 tips for women in business in her article and there’s not a single one that I’d edit out!

If I had to pick my favorite piece of business advice for women—well I will—it’s this one:

Your co-workers are not your family. You don’t pick them and it doesn’t matter who you like or dislike. It may be unpleasant, but you simply have to work with them. You have to be more strategic, listen more, and protect yourself. These are good skills to hone.

I’ve received emails asking for advice on handling difficult women who work with you—particularly the type of women who smile at you and then sabotage you behind your back. My Women in Business Tip of the Week gives you that advice, without resulting in a catfight.

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A Good Leader Learns How To Give Criticism To Her Team

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Beware of some advice. Many people will tell you to deliver a criticism in Sandwich Style. That’s the: Start with a compliment, give the criticism, end with a compliment. I say, “Wait a minute, that may not be a great idea for many women, especially for a woman who’s dreading delivering a criticism.” She may be so uncomfortable with the situation that she lays on the top slice, the beginning positive comment, so heavy it’s like a piece of bread overslathered with mayo, it grabs your attention.

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A Good Leader Conveys This Idea To Her Employees

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Today’s post was prompted by an article written by Guy Kawasaki, called In Pursuit of Elegance. He talks about how many of the best products are simple and compelling. Too often businesses add all the bells and whistles they can think of. Their idea is that more is better. Look at Google, look at the iPhone, and look at a Sudoku puzzle. Clean, simple, and completely compelling . . . to most people. I’ll go for Google, and the iPhone, but I’ll appreciate and avoid a Sudoku puzzle. Now that I think about it, I’ll substitute Twitter (see NancyFClark) for Sudoku any time. Twitter fits the simple and compelling model as well, if you’re following the right people. Clean, simple, compelling—that’s elegance.

My Tip of the Week is going to get you started on a newly focused, elegant, agenda.

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5 Steps For Motivation

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Sometimes we need help getting motivated. Today I’m giving you 5 easy steps. Step #1 requires you to Imagine you’re on your deathbed – an unpleasant enough visual to catch your attention, as it should. It makes you think about the shortness of life and the importance of doing things that are important to you. If you knew you might die soon, say next year, what things would you want to quickly begin accomplishing? Think about various facets of your life and pinpoint the 3 most important items for each.

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Let’s Make Sure The Glass Ceiling Stays In The Past

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Finally, and dramatically, public perception has changed!

Five years ago, anyone could say, “ A woman or an African American man cannot be elected President,” and it would be assumed to be true. Now, even though Hillary Clinton did not win, we can picture either type of candidate having a viable chance in the future. Imagine the change: Race or gender no longer eliminates you from becoming President of the United States!

This perception is percolating down into our business world with the outstanding performance of a number of female CEO’s. We have seen that a woman can successfully grow a small company into a major player, such as Meg Whitman did with eBay. She formed a fledgling Internet idea into a company with revenue of 8.46 billion dollars a year. She now has her eye on another arena—politics.

The Rules are Changing

You no longer have to dress like a man or act like a man to reach upper management—the level that was forbidden by the glass ceiling. You can act in a style that’s comfortable to you as long as you show others they can have confidence in you. My Tip of the Week shows you how to do this.

 

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Consider 8 Aspects In Your Work-Life Balance

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Balancing all aspects of your life is not about running harder and faster. It’s about realizing the following:

• There’s only a limited amount of time each day when you’re awake and functioning.
• It’s not good to concentrate on only one thing, such as work–you’d be neglecting family and friends.
• Perfection is not always good, and is often a waste of time.
• And, there are a number of areas where your attention is needed.

So what are the areas I need to consider when I’m trying to balance my life? It’s a big list. Here are the 8 that are on my list: Family, Friends, Work, Health, Spirituality, Giving Back, Being Selfish, and then there’s Trajectory—which I’ll explain in a minute.

 

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Organize A Project With Five Easy Steps

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I’m not going to try to guess what type of project you’re wrestling with. Do you have more than one? You probably do. Today, I’ll talk about a way to organize—and simplify—a project that doesn’t involve managing other employees. The Group Project will be covered as another topic.

Think of 1 project you want to do. What if I said to you, “Right now, write a list of what needs to be done to perform this project beautifully?”  Would you sit in front of your computer with your fingers paralyzed, perched over the keys? If so, you may have the Perfectionist’s Dilemma—you may be expecting to see a neat, perfectly arranged document appearing on your screen. Don’t worry—in this case, you’re normal.

Wouldn’t you feel better if I directed you to type up a very rough draft of what needs to be done? And I’d promise that no one else will be able to look at it. Is the paralysis gone?  And wouldn’t all this be more doable if I gave you Five Easy Steps to follow? Good! Here are the Five Easy Steps.

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