Leslie Grossman: Link Out: Solutions in a Digital World for Old School Success
Just how important is relationship-building to business, despite it not being part of your job description? A firm believer in relationships and collaboration, Leslie Grossman, author, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the Women’s Leadership Exchange, speaks of the importance of face-to-face communication today.
She talks about her book “Link Out”, which has her findings on the best ways to connect with people in order to further your business and career. She discusses as well what she discovered to be the common factor most successful women have.
Business Fears: When Hard Work Doesn’t Pay Off
By Maribeth Kuzmeski
One of the issues with hard work is that when we do it, we want and need it to pay off. However, sometimes it doesn’t. This can make us question whether to put time, effort, and money behind a new major initiative or marketing strategy because of the potential of wasted time and no return.
Did you know that Thomas Edison’s inventions of the light bulb and the storage battery were preceded by thousands and thousands of experiments,
Janet Salazar: UN Representative Shares a Real Solution for Diversity
While the world has seen many women stake their claims as leaders, there is still a gap between genders in terms of leadership. In today’s episode, Janet Salazar, human potential activist and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, talks about a solution to bridge the gap and create real change. She discusses her innovative dialogue series, Conversations with Men™, a pioneering and groundbreaking executive forum with the mission of engaging men in leadership roles to accelerate women’s leadership at the top,
Does Your Talent Call the Shots and Unintentionally Hurt Your Strategy?
By Maribeth Kuzmeski
In sports, the goal is to fill your team with the most talented players that will contribute to winning. I would suggest that in order to win you need both talent and strategy, of course. But is that how your business operates?
In financial services practices I find that the most talented individuals are usually the lead advisors on their team or in their firm.
Jessica Robinson: Postpone The Big Promotion-For The Right Reasons
Ever wondered whether you should take that opportunity, despite it not fitting into your ultimate objectives?
Take advice from Jessica Robinson, CEO and founder of PurePoint International and board member of several non-profits, such as World Pulse and the UN’s Women Committee on Private/Public Partnerships.
She will talk about her own rise through the ranks, from working in the private sector to managing her very own international firm.
