Are You a Guardian Leader?
After producing global conferences with leading business experts for more than ten years, one of the most provocative issues to emerge has been the question of leadership for the next century. It is clear that the old, vertical leadership model of command and control cannot be sustained in the 21st ...
Author: Amy Dorn Kopelan
Leadership America Program 2009
Leadership America—one of the longest running national women's leadership programs in the world—was established in 1988 to recognize and bring together executive women who have achieved success in their professions, communities and beyond. Through advanced education, professional development and exc...
Author: The Women's Museum An Institute for the Future
Women's Forum 2009- Women Making a Difference
The Women's Forum, founded by Aude Zieseniss de Thuin, provides an annual platform on which men and women decision-makers converse on topics of social, economic and political global growth. The three day event taking place in Deauville, France, from October 15-17 features all-day speakers and panel ...
Author: Site Contributor
Corporate Fast Track Winners of First Ascendancy Awards
Corporate Fast Track winners of w2wlink’s first Ascendancy Awards- women making a difference in their careers, personal lives and the lives of others through their dedication to ensuring the emotional, professional and financial well-being of working women everywhere.
Jacqueline Akerblom
San Fr...
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Career Advice from a Stand Out Success
Wanda Brice heads up one of the most prestigious organizations in the world; she is the CEO of The Women’s Museum, Smithsonian affiliate and only comprehensive women's history museum in the United States.
How did she position herself to be appointed to this highly sought after position?
Her caree...
Author: Jean Lewis
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Women of Vision Announces Mentor of Year
(Saturday, October 27, 2007)
Women of Visionary Influence honored outstanding mentors at its recent annual Mentor Recognition Awards Luncheon.
Frances Pelley of the Texoma Council of Governments was named Mentor of the Year. Co...
Author: Site Contributor
Travelocity Business' Lesley Harris Wins Ascendancy Award
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Jun 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- w2wlink, the premier professional online community for women, honored Travelocity Business President Lesley Harris with an Ascendancy Award on May 28 in Dallas. Presented in seven other locations nationwide, the Ascendancy Awards honor women for thei...
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C-Link Suite Interview with Lesley Harris
As president of Travelocity Business, former w2wlink Ascendancy Award winner Lesley Harris leads one of the fastest growing travel management companies in North America. From its origin in 2003 serving unmanaged business travelers, Travelocity Business now has more than $800 million in travel spend ...
Author: Jean Lewis
You Nominated and Here are the Winners!
Women Business Leaders Break the Glass Ceiling
Breaking the glass ceiling and bringing other women around it, the winners, divided among Corporate, Entrepreneurial and Career in Transition settings, are leaders within and outside the workplace, where they strive to provide resources and support f...
Author: Site Contributor
Maximize Value Through Differentiation - Porter Strategy
Differentiation is one of the classic Porter strategies and it means creating an offering that is percieved as unique in a way that is superior to competitive offerings. This allows the price point to be more flexible as customers show more brand loyalty.
Costs to differentiate usually include core...
Author: Jean Lewis
w2wlink Announces Ascendancy Award Winners
Twenty-Seven Award Winners in Corporate, Entrepreneur, and Career Transition Settings across the nation
DALLAS (5/29/2009 11:46 AM Eastern Time) – w2wlink.com, the premier professional online community for women, is pleased to announce its first ever Ascendancy Award recipients. Along with sponsors...
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You Nominated- Here are the Winners!
Women Business Leaders Break the Glass Ceiling
Breaking the glass ceiling and bringing other women around it, the winners, divided among Corporate, Entrepreneurial and Career in Transition settings, are leaders within and outside the workplace, where they strive to provide resources and support for...
Author: Site Contributor
Upcoming Events for Women Presidents’ Organization
1. WPO Regional Seminars with Sharon Lechter
October 20, 2009 NYC
November 12, 2009 Dallas
Sharon Lechter is co-author of Think and Grow Rich-Three Feet from Gold with the Napoleon Hill Foundation, Rich Dad Poor Dad and 14 other books in the Rich Dad series. She is the founder of Pay Your Family ...
Author: The Women Presidents' Organization
Stress Is a Constant Companion for Women
Ask Beth Donnelly of Amherst what stresses her out the most, and you'll get an immediate answer.
"Number one is bickering between the kids," says the 41-year-old mother of three active boys, Shane, 9; Kyle, 7 1/2, and Ryan, 3. "That's absolutely number one, because there's nothing I can do about ...
Author: Kathleen Hall
Moving Abroad? Financial Preparation Pays Off
Despite the current recession, it’s a natural consequence of our increasingly global marketplace that companies continue to expand globally. Women are capitalizing on this opportunity to take on the international responsibility that has proven to fast-track many careers. Yet women are looking beyond...
Author: Stacie Nevadomski Berdan
The Global Economy Recovery Will Be Driven By Women: Part 3
The business magazine, The Economist, has proclaimed that the next giant growth wave won't come from the internet, China or India, but from empowering women.
“As the world struggles to recover from the current economic crisis, we are reminded of the important roles women play in the global economy,...
Author: Site Contributor
What To Eat, Do (And Not Do) To Prevent Cancer
When it comes to the question of whether you'll get cancer, it often seems that your fate is a mysterious combination of factors beyond your control. We all know someone who smoked, drank and ate bacon every day yet escaped a diagnosis. And far more disheartening, we also know people who lived a vir...
Author: Shannan Rouss
4th annual America - China Women Business Leaders Conference
Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
The America - China Women Business Leaders Conference is the first and only event in America, which exclusively promotes the partnership and friendship between accomplished women entrepreneurs and executives from the most advanced econ...
Author: Site Contributor
How Professional Women Can Create Championship Teams
As executive women look to build a championship team they must guard against feeling threatened by strong leadership below and alongside. The best women business leaders embrace strong leadership personalities because they help get things done, do the right thing, respect everyone and question the s...
Author: Skip Weisman
Create a Compelling Vision and Strategy
As professional women become leaders in business there are eight key factors they should focus on as they look to develop their own championship team. In this series we will explore all eight, one at a time. To see the previous factor, click here. Championship teams, regardless of the sport in whic...
Author: Skip Weisman
ASWA/AWSCPA Joint National Conference 2009
October 19-21, 2009
Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, NV
Click here for more information and to register for the 2009 JNC Conference.
What is the JNC?
The Joint National Conference is a joint educational offering of the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) and the American Woman’s Society ...
Author: Site Contributor
w2wlink Announces Ascendancy Award Winners
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Twenty-Seven Award Winners in Corporate, Entrepreneur, and Career...
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Learn and Network with our Partner, Linkage
Linkage is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development. We provide clients around the globe with integrated solutions that include strategic consulting services, customized leadership development and training experiences, tailored assessment services, execu...
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Creating an Exit Plan for Your Business
It is estimated that somewhere between 7 and 20 trillion dollars of value in businesses will change hands in the next 10 - 20 years. All business owners will exit their businesses at some time. The question is not if but when and on whose terms? Now is a good time to review your "exit plan."
There ...
Author: Simone Velasquez-Hoover
Networking Your Way to the Boardroom
Originally written by Liz O’Donnell for www.theglasshammer.com.
“More and more, I understand the differences between men and women in business today. Women are truly not making their skills known and therefore are not making themselves available for work positions.”
Tough love for women from Nancy...
Author: Site Contributor
The Economy Demands Investment in Professional Advisers
Many entrepreneurs expect that their personal business expertise will suffice in lieu of professional advisers. After all, advisers are not an inexpensive service and who knows your business better than you? In the end though, this choice will end up costing money, causing complications and limiting...
Author: The Women Presidents' Organization
The Top Two Secrets of Successful Professional Women
A number of years ago the Catalyst group did a survey of women in fortune 500 companies who were at the VP level or higher. They asked them to describe the behaviors that led to their success. The number one answer at 71 percent was “exceeding expectations.” The number two answer at 67 percent was “...
Author: Robert Schwarz
Bridge Over the River Pay-gap:
Would it surprise you that the number one reason why women do not get paid as much as men for the same is………….women do not ask for as much as men? Do you consider that good news or bad news? From my perspective it is good news, because it puts the power to change the situation in your hands. In ...
Author: Robert Schwarz
Sales Force Readiness…The Relational Approach
Hundreds of books have been written about gender differences. Communication styles, verbal and non-verbal body language, the list goes on and on. But has anyone told your sales force this? Today most sales forces and sales managers are still male dominated. Please see the first three articl...
Author: Jeff Halter
Extreme Jobs
Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama were particularly sympathetic figures on the campaign trail. Their lives exemplify the dilemmas faced by women who are highly qualified, but choose, at least temporarily, to give priority to maternal and wifely responsibilities. There are a ton of professional women...
Author: Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Be the Person Decision Makers Love to Hire and Promote
Have you ever noticed that some professional women seem to get the best projects, clients, contracts and assignments, and their work is always in demand? Business women looking to move up must be constantly reinventing themselves, determining what skills they possess, acquiring those they need, and ...
Author: Dianna Booher
Application of Sophisticated Management Practices
This article series addresses the characteristics of high-achieving women entrepreneurs and fast growth businesses. In this article we focus on the application of sophisticated management practices.
What constitutes a sophisticated management practice?
As the founder and president of the Women Pre...
Author: The Women Presidents' Organization
You Nominated - Here are the Award Winners!
Breaking the glass ceiling and bringing other women around it, the winners, divided among Corporate, Entrepreneurial and Career in Transition settings, are leaders within and outside the workplace, where they strive to provide resources and support for working women and tighten the professional gend...
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How to Ace the Interview
You are a professional woman presenting your background, pitching yourself for an interview or your business for a sale or partnership affiliation. It's going really, really well. Through it all, you’ve been poised, energetic and confident that you will meet your goal . . . and then NO! The questi...
Author: Vicki Herrod
Series: Online Dating for the Professional Woman - Part 4
Part Four: This series focuses on how to effectively use online dating as a way to meet potential mates. Step four is knowing what you should really look for before you get involved.
What do you really need to know about someone you meet online?
In part three we looked at relationship essentia...
Author: Nina Atwood
Cashing Out! Preparing Your Business for Sale
Savvy women business owners know that to run a successful company you need to be a great marketer, able to control costs and deliver unbelievable customer service. However, when it comes time to sell your business, it’s important to plan a strategy that will leave you and your company in a great pos...
Author: Julie Gordon White
7 Motivators for Relaunching Your Career
Although each woman may phrase her reasons for wanting to return to work slightly differently, we’ve identified seven major motivators for relaunching, with many women experiencing a combination of these.
1. Money
Not surprisingly, number one on the list for most women is money. Although your ...
Author: Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin
FutureSizing: A Work Force Reduction Strategy
Businesses facing work force reduction decisions are urged to apply a forward-looking talent strategy to ensure the right people are retained in order to cope with the current recession and optimize the opportunities when the economy turns around.
“Too often when deciding who will stay and who will...
Author: Talent Plus
Cash Flow is King in a Business Plan
Of the many ways to tell if an entrepreneur has a good idea, one of the best is its ability to generate cash flow. Although profit is the difference between income and expenses, cash flow is the difference between incoming and outgoing cash. A cash flow forecast or analysis shows when cash goes out ...
Author: Jean Lewis
Why Women Are Better NetWeavers
What is NetWeaving and how does it differ from traditional Networking?
NetWeaving is, in many ways, an altruistic spinoff form of networking. It follows the Golden Rule of, “What goes around will come back around.” In the long run, the benefits and outcomes from NetWeaving will almost always exceed...
Author: Bob Littell
Special Book Offer from Dr. Cathy Greenberg
Born between 1980 and 2000, millennials make up a generation nearly as large as the Baby Boom, and they’re full of potential. In an interview with Elisabeth (Lis) Steklis, 26-year-old executive at a full-service residential interior design firm and graduate of Drexel School of Design, features of th...
Author: Dr. Cathy Greenberg
Live Out Your Dreams to Teach Your Kids to Live Theirs
I have young children. Four of them to be exact since I counted them only this morning as I shuffled them into the car for school drop off. There are a lot of things I do for my kids, most of which I enjoy, some of which I don't but I do anyway. But apart from the many things I do for my children, I...
Author: Margie Warrell
Fall Events and Seminars
w2wlink is proud to be partnering with ClubCorp venues across the country, offering unique networking and education events for women, no matter where business travel may take you. We invite you to join us at the following events - and don't forget to check back for more events being scheduled for th...
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C-Link Suite Interview with Mary Lee Kammer
Mary Lee Kammer, CPA , is the President/CEO of American Nursing Services, a 25 year old company, doing $50+ million providing nurse and allied health staffing in 10 states with 18 locations throughout the country. After over 20 years of healthcare experience, she was appointed President/CEO in April...
Author: Jean Lewis
Thriving On Insecurity
A few years ago, I was a guest at a class reunion at Princeton University. At one point, the conversation revolved around each of the alumni finishing the sentence, “Twenty-five years ago, I never would have thought that I ...” One attractive woman stood up and said, “Twenty-five years ago, I never ...
Author: Gail Blanke
Happiness and Leadership From the Inside Out
Last week, as I paid at the counter, a manager approached us and congratulated us for our broad smiles: “You look truly happy; you have these huge smiles on your faces.”
“It’s genetic,” I responded as I glanced next to me, “My smile looks just like my dad’s.” My father proudly showed an even grea...
Author: Dr. Gabriela Cora
The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business
Every year FORTUNE’s publishes their 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. For 2008, some of the names were predictable. For example, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo. She’s held the top spot for three consecutive years. Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods has moved up from number five to number tw...
Author: Site Contributor
Interpersonal Skills in an Intercultural World
We’ve probably said it ourselves to reassure friends or family: "Just be yourself and everything will be fine." However, if you have ever uttered that phrase to reassure a colleague, friend or family member as they embarked on their first international assignment, you were wrong.
When we tell that ...
Author: Maureen Rabotin
Holidays for Singles: Gift Giving In New Relationships
The holidays can be a confusing time in new relationships, particularly on the topic of gift giving. Here’s how to sort out the confusion and make your gift exchange stress-free and fun. These ideas can also help you with gift giving at the office.
Are you dating someone new - less than six months?...
Author: Nina Atwood
Women Make History with West Point Leadership
West Point cadets became second lieutenants on May 22, and among the approximate 1,000 graduates were two very important women, the valedictorian and the salutatorian. For the first time in the academy's history, the top two achieving academics were women.
Evidence shows that women bring distinct p...
Author: Site Contributor
What an Exit Strategy Isn't
Let’s get this out of the way right now. A severance package is not an exit strategy. A severance package, which is basically the terms of disengagement, may be the culmination of an effective exit strategy, but that will be determined only after the rest of your strategy is firmly in place. In addi...
Author: Elaine Eisenman