Today I have the pleasure of having a guest post featured on the Biz Thinking blog. This site features savvy business strategies for small business owners. My post is called “Small Business Owners – Are You Leading Your Company or Simply Managing It?” Go check it out and tell me what you think. Food for Thought…
Mapping the Passage to an Upside Down Organization
Guest post by Marilyn D. Jacobson, Ph.D To be competitive in this global environment, leaders must go against the tide to ignite and maintain momentum. I believe that organizations benefit from an engaged workforce, and the only way to achieve that is to flatten the organization structure. The hierarchy gets in the way of change…
Women Who Talk, Write and Live Leadership
When I wrote the post 37 Women with Interesting Things to Say About Leadership, I knew there would be many women within my network that I overlooked. Thankfully, my community helped out and offered these examples of women who offer leadership resources and commentary – via their blogs, their social media presence and their daily…
How to Be Irresistible
This quote comes from a presentation I attended for using LinkedIn more effectively. This quote from Michael Yoder‘s presentation to the Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence really had me thinking. Mike was saying, in effect, when you approach things with a “helping” mindset, then people are naturally drawn to you. His point related to LinkedIn…
If You Wait Until You’re Ready You Might Get Passed By
Confidence is a good thing. But waiting to be 100% “ready” has its drawbacks. Among them – the parade may just pass you by while you’re deciding if you have what it takes to join in. In this fantastic TEDx Talk by my colleague Dana Theus – you’ll hear a compelling story about two women –…