Executive Female articles from January 1989

Executive Female archives from January 1989

The right mix. (what to look for in an investment)
January 1, 1989... THE RIGHT MIX What should you look for in an investment? Are your present investments right for you? How can you reduce your overall investment risk? These are questions you should contemplate before choosing investments and when...

Money matters. (how women feel about money)
January 1, 1989... MONEY MATTERS A recent Money magazine survey, "Americans and Their Money/1988," reveals a startling new concern for women--a latent anxiety about homelessness. Although women's average household income rose 12 percent from last year's...

Speaking with Style. (speechwriting)
January 1, 1989... SPEAKING WITH STYLE A young member of Parliament once asked Prime Minister Winston Churchill to tell him how to put more fire into a speech. Churchill scanned the draft briefly and snorted, "Put fire into the speech? My advice to you is to put...

Roadwork. (planning meetings on the road)
January 1, 1989... ROADWORK Doing business on the road is commonplace for most professionals today. But working out of a briefcase is never easy, particularly when you must hold a meeting in an unfamiliar hotel suite or conference room. The setting and the...

Crisis control. (tips for dealing with dilemmas at work)
January 1, 1989... CRISIS CONTROL No matter how carefully you plan and prepare, a crisis will occasionally rear its ugly head. How quickly you deal with the dilemma and get your team back on an even keel can determine whether a project flies or flops. Here...

Constructive complaining.
January 1, 1989... CONSTRUCTIVE COMPLAINING Suppose you've been given a bad job review by an incompetent boss or your department is struggling under an unbearable workload with no relief in sight. Should you keep quiet? No. In certain situations, making...

Women in broadcast news.
January 1, 1989... WOMEN IN BROADCAST NEWS "Imagine turning in to the 'CBS Evening News with Diane Sawyer.' Or to Connie Chung delivering the goods for the 'NBC Nightly News' each weekday. Or to ABC's 'World News Tonight' with Carole Simpson in the anchor...

Sales segregation.
January 1, 1989... SALES SEGREGATION Can a woman pitch as well as a man? According to a recent survey of 12,000 salespeople employed in 40 industries, conducted by the Personnel Corporation of America (PCA) in Norwalk, Connecticut, while Wilhemina Loman's spiel...

Telling it like it was. (folk story teller Phyllis Galloway)
January 1, 1989... TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS NAFE member Phyllis Galloway is a teller of tall tales -- and proud of it. An English teacher for many years, most recently at the college level, Galloway has been investigating the history of folk tales of the West...

Unequal partners. (female lawyers advance less quickly than men)
January 1, 1989... UNEQUAL PARTNERS A law degree is not invariably a ticket to the top for women. Several studies released last year show that female lawyers are not advancing as quickly as men and that they hold less prestigious jobs in disproportionate...

Escape from the grim beeper. (telephone beepers)
January 1, 1989... Escape From the Grim Beeper Several years ago, I worked as an off-air reporter for ABC-TV News. Then Capital Cities took over, cleaned house, and on one day's notice, I found myself out on the street. I knew that making the transition from...

A designing women. (Veronica Napoles)
January 1, 1989... A Designing Woman Veronica Napoles creates company logos and product labels that make a lasting impression The RCA Victor dog. The NBC peacock. Elsie, the Borden cow. Prudential's Rock of Gibraltar. These are -- or were -- some of...

Office wars. (how to survive corporate politics)
January 1, 1989... CORPORATE POLITICS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND DIRTY. HERE'S HOW TO COME OUT ALIVE -- AND THRIVE. Back in the seventies, office politics was often joked about. Only a minority of workers took it seriously; at least half believed you could opt out....

Are you too tired to read this article?
January 1, 1989... Are You Too Tired This Article? Clearly, something's got to give. Yesterday, you almost fell asleep at your desk while preparing for a major presentation. Your stomach and your head ache, not to mention your back, neck, shoulders... even...

New job jitters.
January 1, 1989... NEW-JOB JITTERS How to be cool, confident and in control from the first day on Remember the exhilaration--and the terror--you felt on your very first day of school? Knees knocking, you shuffled hesitantly into a big room full of...

The big switch. (Patricia Diaz Dennis' career change)
January 1, 1989... The Big Switch Twenty years ago, Patricia Diaz Dennis aspired to become a teacher. Today, she is the only woman of three commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), making far-reaching decisions that affect virtually all...

Rebounding from rejection.
January 1, 1989... Rebounding A knockdown doesn't have to be a knockout. Your idea just isn't workable." Don't call us, we'll call you." "Sorry, we're just not interested." "Jack was more qualified for the spot." Or the unkindest cut of all: "I'm...

Working with a wishy-washy boss.
January 1, 1989... WORKING WITH A Wishy-Washy Boss "Let's bring in some people with more expertise before we proceed with that project." "Write me a memo about your idea and I'll think about it." "I can't approve this proposal until it's fully documented."...

Charisma.
January 1, 1989... CHARISMA How to cultivate the force that can dazzle your superiors and subordinates Joan of Arc had it. So did Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. What we're talking about is, of course, charisma, that personal...

How assertive are you?
January 1, 1989... How Assertive Are You? Assertiveness is the confidence to speak out, to stand up for yourself, to go after what you want without offending people or stepping on toes. Being assertive simply means letting other people know what you think and...

Speaking up. (assertiveness techniques)
January 1, 1989... SPEAKING UP Three techniques for developing an assertive style Rewrite your script: Think of a past experience in which you either didn't express your opinion or speak up when you felt your rights were being violated. Then "re-write" the...

How to borrow your own money.
January 1, 1989... HOW TO BORROW YOUR OWN MONEY When Bobbie Marschall needed larger quarters for her growing secretarial service, she decided she didn't want to spend all of her cash on the venture. Instead of investing her money directly in her business, she...

Controlling your destiny.
January 1, 1989... CONTROLLING YOUR DESTINY A growing number of executives who have lost their jobs aren't knocking on the doors of other companies -- they're hanging out their own shingles. According to a survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., a...

The right background. (office background noise tapes)
January 1, 1989... THE RIGHT BACKGROUND A common complaint from home-based entrepreneurs is that they miss the hustle and bustle -- and, yes, even the familiar clatter -- of a corporate office. Now, thanks to NAFE member Laura Newman, you can work amid the...

Networking pays off for network director Chris Lane - and NAFE. (National Association of Female Executives)
January 1, 1989... Networking Pays Off For Network Director Chris Lane -- And NAFE It happened at NAFE's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference last May. Chris Lane, a vice president of Chevy Chase Savings Bank and the new president of the Virginia Association of...