This month’s Leadership Development Carnival is being hosted by Dan McCarthy at his blog Great Leadership. Why “speed leadership development”? Dan likens it to speed dating – 30 leadership development posts in 90 minutes worth of reading. No time like the present to activate your thinking around interesting leadership content. Check out topics like: Millenials…
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7 Ways to Improve Internal Communication at Your Business
This post was contributed by Dale Carnegie Training, founded in 1912 on the principles of one of America’s most influential speakers and leaders. I agreed to publish this guest post because even after all these years, Dale Carnegie philosophies have stood the test of time for how to influence with integrity. I liked this post…
Giving Career Advice – Helping Others See the Obvious
A friend of mine invited me to lunch, saying, “I need a sounding board; will you help?” I was happy to help; I’ve known this colleague for many years and respect her professional contributions. At lunch, my colleague explained that her company was about to undergo a large restructuring and her current job might be…
Female Entrepreneurs Gaining Traction in Start-Up Success
Every so often I get sent a cool infographic like this one that features information on women who start tech companies. The stats that leap out at me are the ones in the section called “Challenges and Support”. See how 80% of women said they had a mentor? This is good news. But, only 45% said their…
Mentorship Trifecta – Why You Need 3 Mentors for Career Success
Note from Jennifer: This guest post is by Misty Smalley, HR practioner and founder of The Corporate Swan. Misty and I are both graduates of the InPower Coaching “Self-Promotion Strategies for Women” program. Misty has a tremendous amount of real-life experience to offer and I’m thrilled she’s sharing it here with the readers of The…