Work Babble

Book Review - Career GPS: Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape

Tony Deblauwe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:07:31 -0800

By Tony Deblauwe Career GPS: Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape by Ella L. J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D with Linda Villarosa Retail: $25.99 ISBN: 978-0061714382 The corporate landscape has changed over the last twenty years, but it’s still challenging for many women to detach from old corporate mores that prevent them from career advancement. Career GPS seeks to highlight and educate women career seekers what’s required to form and obtain the right career....

Three Secret Weapons for Entrepreneurs

Tony Deblauwe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:48:35 -0800

Guest post by By Renee & Don Martin, Authors of The Risk Takers: 16 Women and Men Who Built Great Businesses Share Their Entrepreneurial Strategies For Success Whether you're considering starting your own business -- or looking for ways to expand an existing enterprise -- there are three time-tested secret weapons you can use to help gain a sharp competitive edge. These weapons are three broad business strategies that can help you to create a...

Want an Instant Intellect?

Tony Deblauwe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:14:00 -0800

Guest post by Michelle Cubas, Enterprise Business Coach at Positive Potentials LLC I am always on the look out for new and interesting coaching resources. Recently I connected with Michelle Cubas of Potentials LLC and she described her concept called Instant Intellect (TM). One aspect of an Instant Intellect is its attention getting power. It is the cure for shallow conversations. It attracts people to you. As Cubas puts it, “Avoid the pitfalls of being...

The Number Two Mistake in Online Presentations

Tony Deblauwe — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:23:03 -0800

Guest post by Roger Courville of 1080 Group I recently has the pleasure to meet Roger at a seminar he conducted for the Southbay Organization Development Network. Roger is a guru when it comes to conducting effective online webinars and shared some of his tips. Needless to say with a growing virtual workforce, the ability to deliver online presentations, with the same engagement and connection as being live, is a mandatory 21st century competency. Here’s...

HR 4620 Jobs Bill

Tony Deblauwe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:13:17 -0800

By Tony Deblauwe To ease the burden of long unemployment periods, Congress is working to help stimulate job growth. The HR 4620 bill, or Small Business Job Creation Act of 2010, helps small business in areas that have high unemployment. Basically through a series of tax breaks, the goal is to encourage small business owners to hire workers or re-hire workers that were laid off. Specifically, the proposal would provide a tax credit of 20%...