North Texas Women: Learning, Leading, Living
Women across our community are simultaneously learning, leading and living—every day—creating beautiful careers and beautiful lives. The 2008 North Texas Women’s Conference focuses on innovative and effective ways women can make a mark in all aspects of their lives—from the office, to home and their...
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Make Networking a Way of Life
In this economy in which large companies are growing at a slower pace than in the past and given the highly transactional marketplace, workers are changing jobs more frequently either by choice or by necessity. People who previously have targeted only large corporations are looking elsewhere, often ...
Author: Marny Lifshen
7 Steps to Make the Most of Networking Events
When you think about a networking event, what do you envision? Perhaps a crowd milling around a hotel banquet room with cocktails in one hand and business cards in the other? In fact, there are many types of networking events, ranging from breakfast meetings with a dozen people, to speaker luncheons...
Author: Marny Lifshen
How to Network Successfully in a Male-Dominated Environment
Finding the time, energy and confidence to network can be tough for anyone – even successful business women. But women who work in male-dominated environments can find networking even more challenging. It can be an intimidating and isolating situation, and is more common than many might think despit...
Author: Marny Lifshen
Keeping Your Networking Plan Relevant to Your Career
With all of the challenges and decisions professional women face daily, perhaps it is not surprising that evaluating and revising our networking habits is not on top of our "to do" list. But our careers – and our lives - are constantly in transition. And because of that, it is especially important t...
Author: Marny Lifshen
Mommies Need to Network Too!
Being a mom is one of the most amazing, life-changing and overwhelming experiences a woman can have. As you maneuver your way through the various stages of motherhood, networking may be the last thing on your mind. But networking is really just another way to talk about relationships. And strong rel...
Author: Marny Lifshen
Networking Across Barriers
One of the biggest perks of networking is the wide variety of people you will meet. They will have different personalities and styles, and will represent different cultures and generations. As you encounter new people, it is important to keep an open mind and to keep preconceived notions and the ten...
Author: Marny Lifshen
The Right Way to Network
Many people are facing unexpected challenges in their careers today with the volatile state of the economy. With a record number of lay-offs in the U.S., some are looking for new positions in their profession or industry, while others are transitioning into completely new careers. In either case...
Author: Marny Lifshen
The Art of Good Conversation
For many people, one of the things they find most intimidating about networking is making conversation with others. The idea of having to talk to strangers, ask and answer questions and find a way to connect can be a bit overwhelming.
An engaging and lively conversation can be the difference in...
Author: Marny Lifshen
A New Year Should Mean New Networking!
It’s practically a national tradition; during the first few days of a new year, we all think about what we want to do differently. We pledge to get healthy, get organized or get rich. We promise to spend more quality time on our family and ourselves. We commit to being better wives, mothers, partne...
Author: Marny Lifshen
Tips for Your Networking Tool Kit
In order to successfully do a job — any job — you need to have the tools, right? Well, think of networking as one of your jobs. And in order to succeed at networking, you have to create and utilize a networking tool kit.
There are several must-haves in any networking tool kit, regardless of your j...
Author: Marny Lifshen
Is Networking Different for Women and Men?
The concept of networking can be deceptively simple. So simple, in fact, it would seem natural to assume that networking is pretty much the same for men and women. But is this really true? The correct answer to the question of whether networking is different for men and women is actually no and yes....
Author: Marny Lifshen
Visibility vs. Credibility: The Difference in Networking
Networking is a good thing, right? It is a great way for professional women like you to meet people, build relationships, find opportunities, expand your skill sets and establish a reputation. So is there really too much of a good thing? When it comes to networking, the answer is definitely yes.
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Author: Marny Lifshen
Peer Groups: A Networking Goldmine
Many people tend to think of networking in terms of attending events with a large number of people or building relationships on an individual basis. In fact, some of the most powerful networking happens while participating in small gatherings such as peer groups.
What is a peer group? A peer gro...
Author: Marny Lifshen
Happy Holidays and Happy Networking!
No sooner is the Thanksgiving turkey digested when the Holiday Party Season begins. Many dread the often hectic schedule of December, as seemingly every company and organization hosts a lunch or cocktail party for their customers, clients, prospects, employees, suppliers, members and friends.
It’s ...
Author: Marny Lifshen
The Golden Opportunity to Go International
Due to the availability of the Web as a sales and marketing channel, the cost of offering goods and services to broader markets has dropped significantly. The administrative burden of expansion to international markets has gone down. Companies like e-Bay have shown that consumer-purchasing behavior ...
Author: Jean Lewis
3 Questions to Determine Your Authenticity
(Valerie on NBC: Click here to watch this authors' Personal Branding interview with Brian Curtis.)
"I know exactly who I am." That was my immediate response.
Your response is probably very similar … and you could not achieve success in any area of your life without a certain degree of self-aware...
Author: Valerie Sokolosky