empowerment

Build your business network

How to Reach Decision Makers

Since March, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many business professionals to work from their home offices.  I have experienced an exponential increase in unsolicited marketing emails and LinkedIn connection requests.  Have you? I wish I could say it has been a welcome experience, but there seems to be a common thread in most ALL these messages. They tell me they are...

Innovation during crises

Innovation During Uncertain Times

In my lifetime there have been many social and economic events that shifted the world. We can all agree that the convergence of the International COVID 19 Pandemic and the Movement for Racial Equality offers a new level of chaos. Not one corner of the world (except Anarctica) is free from strife and suffering from these two...

Career Help

3 Ways to Help a Friend or Colleague Find a Job

Considering the tens of millions of newly unemployed Americans, most of us know someone who was unexpectedly thrust into a suddenly competitive job market. Amazing candidates now face staggering numbers and many report feelings of worry and overwhelm. Of course, we all have the best intentions and want to help our friends or colleagues in need. But it can be...

Personal Brand Online

Google Yourself

Many of my clients share one crucial misconception: they think they do not need a personal brand. Let us clear this up quickly, because in the digital age, everything aggregates. So, whether you know it or not, you’ve likely already got one, and you need one. Our cell phones give us immediate access to more information than world leaders of...

Making Your Own Luck

Making Your Own Luck, 3 Reasons Tunnel Vision is Critical

This is my thirteenth article published on Thrive Global. In honor of this number, I chose to ignore the superstition that #13 is unlucky – or lucky, depending on who you ask. The truth is that what we do and create matters more than any external circumstance, including passive luck. Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington is a fine example of...

Women in Business - Empowerment

Empowering Women, One Relationship at a Time

Answer the call to build each other up! Step One: Like, Comment and Share on Social Media Get active on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram - and not just for promoting your own work.  Supportive networks strengthen platforms for communication, so following and supporting women on social can increase their reach and improve credibility.  Be genuine with comments and compliments, and...