Executive Female articles from January 1996

Executive Female archives from January 1996

Negotiating for something new: it's tough enough to make a case for routine change, but trying to push a brand-new idea automatically puts you in the negotiating big leagues.
January 1, 1996... To succeed in her job, Beth Ramos, former district manager of Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco, had to come up with a way to capture a larger market share in her overbanked community. Senior management had already agreed the bank needed to...

FAD Surfing in the Boardroom.
January 1, 1996... "Nothing is more irritating than those earnest folks who elevate the newest management buzzword to the status of a state religion. Thank goodness Shapiro introduces informed common sense into discussions of boardroom fads. Her chapters on...

Two manager take their show on the road. (volunteers for the Peace Corps and the Global Volunteers)
January 1, 1996... Imagine yourself as an administrative manager of two hospitals, 19 health clinics and 150 employees. Your office is a small cement building with green paint peeling from the walls and bees' nests in the corners. Your nurses are bickering with the...

The Interactive Manager. (CD-ROM database training program for beginners and for management professionals)(evaluation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1996... Harvard University, including its Business School, has one of the worst records for appointing women to tenured faculty positions -- 10.6 percent of Harvard's tenured faculty are women (the Business School percentage is even lower), as opposed to...

For your cyberdex: best Web business addresses.(Directory)
January 1, 1996... At last. You have your modem, your special software, an account with an online access provider. What now? How do you sift through the dross of humdrum text, so-so graphics and just plain hype to find the golden nuggets of information,...

How to fine-tune your marketing. (a customized marketing plan)(Your Business, Starting it, Growing it)
January 1, 1996... Linda Bryant's National Direct marketing company, Ad Direct, had been profitable from its start, in 1991. By 1994, sales volume for the Akron, Ohio-based firm had grown to $500,000. Bryant and her partner, Rod Wood, had 100 steady clients for...

Low on cash? Try barter: instead of handing over hard-earned cash, consider trading your products and services with other companies. (International Trade Exchange - ITEX)(Your Business, Starting It, Growing It)
January 1, 1996... Laurie Cawthorn and her husband, David, co-own Tzedakah Publications, a book-publishing business based in Sacramento. When the couple received a printing bill recently, they didn't pull out their checkbook or their credit card or fork over...

Referral service for household help. (The Chore Store of Atlanta, GA)(Your Business, Starting It, Growing It)
January 1, 1996... How do you find a reliable carpenter, chimney sweep, exterminator or caterer? Chances are you call a friend for a referral or risk it with the Yellow Pages. Residents of Atlanta have a better solution -- they can call The Chore Store, a referral...

Power up your job search.
January 1, 1996... Susan Langley, a financial manager for a small technology services company, faced stiff competition when she targeted a controller position at a fast-track computer company. Her background fell dramatically short of the eight years of...

The just do it strategy for success. (women entrepreneurs)(Cover Story)
January 1, 1996... Got a great idea? Terrified of business plans? Maybe you don't have to dot all the i's and cross all the t's -- these three companies made it big without conventional plans Good girls make lists, think before they speak, consider the...

Body clock: the best way to organize your day. (for daily peak performance)(includes a test to see if you are a morning or an evening person)
January 1, 1996... Folk wisdom says there's a right time for everything; science is beginning to prove it. Here's how to go with the flow and deliver peak performance every day. What's the best time of day to schedule a meeting? Can a late lunch really be a...

One-two-three: synchronize your datebook. (a new way to organize the office)
January 1, 1996... The offices of the Kraft Foods Federal Credit Union are pretty much your typical executive headquarters -- a maze of fluorescent-lit cubicles, hermetically sealed windows and laminated surfaces -- with one difference. Virtually every desk is free...

Creating a networking strategy.(businesswomen)
January 1, 1996... Do you ever find yourself enthusiastically signing up for events only to discover that some of them don't make any sense for you? In our enthusiasm to "get out there" and meet people, we often don't take the time to create a strategy for...

We'll all be older women someday. (a new political force)(Report from Washington.)(Column)
January 1, 1996... I'm going to throw a word at you that might make you cringe: "postmenopausal." Now let me tell you something funny about that word. Women who fit that description are a new demographic force with their own set of policy issues. Let me...

How to be a smart credit consumer: tips for telling a hyped credit card offer from a good deal.
January 1, 1996... While Martha Stewart retiles her swimming pool with recycled credit cards, many of us are just keeping our heads above water in a sea of debt. The oft-repeated solution -- pay off your balance, cut up your plastic -- may be unrealistic as well...

How do I tell my boss I'm overworked without getting fired?
January 1, 1996... Maybe everyone is overworked these days. But does that mean you have to grin and bear it? Will negotiating for a doable workload automatically jeopardize your job? No, say several management experts and overworked employees. However, your...

Produce your own newsletter. (for communicating with employees and others; includes advice from four experts and a resource listing of books, periodicals, software and organizations)(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
January 1, 1996... To Communicate with employees, keep in touch with clients or shareholders, or bring credibility find visibility to your company, consider starting a newsletter. It can be a great way to get out information about your company on a regular...

Is it time to leave your job? (includes a related article on executive women job satisfaction polls: excerpted from 'How To Love the Job You Hate')
January 1, 1996... A host of variables that have nothing to do with your individual work performance can turn a dream job into a dead end. Mergers, takeovers, reorganizations and changes in your industry can all wreak havoc on your career. Sometimes it's best to...

All fired up: as the great downsizing movement continues, some of us are learning to relax and enjoy it.(Column)
January 1, 1996... The Wall Street journal, in an article written by Ellen Graham, has reported that "...the stigma of job loss has all but disappeared.... Some managers think that if you haven't been fired at least once, something is wrong with you." ...