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Airbnb: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Whether it's even part of the sharing economy (barely), Airbnb dominates many of the discussions surrounding how the sharing economy is impacting our travel and our very way of life. Of considerable...
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3 Questions to Tell If Your Business Idea Is Worth Pursuing
Most of us have had business ideas before, but were any of them worth holding onto and developing? Most business ideas emerge randomly. You might see a person crossing the street and think about a way...
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Gender Parity: A Realistic Goal?
I read a lot on the issue of "gender equality." My mission is about helping leaders capture the documented benefits of gender diversity. I help leaders attack the reasons for the slow pace of...
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7 Tips for Perfecting Your Online Presentations
In graduate school, I remember a professor telling the class that if we ever had a chance to pitch our ideas to the boss, we needed presentations that were informative, engaging and to-the-point. "Your...
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How Small Businesses can Boost their Sales with Email Automation in 2016
Do you prefer sending manual emails to every person when they sign up for your email list? OR Is it better to automate the whole process to connect with the consumers at a deeper level? Time is money....
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From Intern To Award Winning CEO, Teneshia J. Warner Shares Her Tips For...
Recently I had the opportunity to chat with CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Egami Group, Teneshia J. Warner, about what it really takes to follow one's dream. Photo Courtesy Of Teneshia J. Warner As...
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I Learned About True Courage From My Daughter
It sometimes paralyzes her, causing her to want desperately to retreat. At times, fear grips her so strongly, that she is unsure if she can even take that next step. But, remarkably she always does....
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How to Land New Clients for Free
Let's face it, there are a ton of resources and information available regarding marketing your online business or your brick and mortar business. We hear of ways to gain new clients online through...
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Read the Room! Four Keys to Upgrade Your Leadership Communication
Failure to read the room is a rampant problem in many if not most workplaces--whether we're too distracted or hurried, or too "busy," we are simply not listening to and reading each other carefully....
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities: More Than Just a Landlord
If you want to build a business that thrives, grows and expands, regardless of market conditions, you will need to find a way to be a disrupter. In today's economy, disrupting the way business is done...
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Ready to Start a Business? Take Hold of Your Credit
Part One: Demystifying Credit Maybe you need to rent an office space to manage your new startup. Or, you need to open a line of credit in order to ensure you can always pay your employee when your...
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Technology and Equity: Transforming Our Students' Future
The other day, a colleague was telling me about Sanga Moses, founder of Eco Fuel Africa. He quit a good job as an accountant in Uganda when he saw that his sister had to miss school to gather firewood...
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5 Things That Limit the Success of Your Website
With so much data on the Internet today it can be difficult and overwhelming to really pin down valuable and relevant information. And while there is no shortage of advice, sometimes we need it to be...
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Hearing Is Believing
While we were growing up, I'm guessing most of us had some rather interesting part-time jobs. I know I had my fair share. One of my more unusual and challenging jobs was during my senior year of high...
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Prioritize These 3 C's and Make Your Business Move a Cinch
Okay, that headline's sort of a lie. Relocating your business, whether you're moving across town or across the country, is rarely a cinch. (And there are really six C's to consider, but a smart...
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You Don't Have to Work So Hard!
Do not sacrifice your life to your business!Nobody gets to the end of life wishing he or she had worked more. So many business gurus tell their followers that they need to work, work, work to get their...
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Overweight? Johnson & Johnson's Dream Is Your Nightmare
Suppose there were: (1) a widely held but false perception that gays had lower productivity and higher healthcare costs than straights; (2) false literature that companies with gay conversion programs...
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A New Year, a New Commitment to STEM
Our world is changing rapidly and the skills needed to be successful in today's job market are not the same as the ones needed a decade -- or even five years -- ago. The professional landscape has...
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3 Tips on Building a Winning Diversity Strategy
Founder of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Newsletter Caroline Fairchild once said, “Want more men to talk gender diversity? Bring in the bottom line.” Fairchild was onto what makes a winning diversity...
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Why Is 'Thank You' Difficult for Some People to Say?
For most people, expressing appreciation is a natural response to receiving a gift or accepting a kind gesture or compliment. In the business arena, acknowledging someone's efforts with a spoken:...
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