Executive Female articles from July 1996

Executive Female archives from July 1996

NAFE on the move. (National Association for Female Executives)(President's Page)
July 1, 1996... Could anything be more big-time corporation heaven (or more traditional) than IBM? Well, it turns out that even IBM has been studying the need for internal support networks for the various groups that make up its workforce--including, of course,...

The best rewards are usually free. (work incentives)
July 1, 1996... Your employee does an exceptional job on a project, and you reward her with a bonus check or an employee-of-the-month plaque. She feels valued and proud, and you continue to get top performance from a worker whose loyalty is practically...

Workplace violence: what you should know. (includes a related article on warning signs of violence)
July 1, 1996... Of all violent crimes committed annually in the US, about 15 percent are committed in the workplace, according to a report by the Bureau of justice Statistics. That's about a million people in the workplace each year who are the victims of some...

You too can have a Web site! Get on the virtual ground floor of the World Wide Web by following this simple primer.
July 1, 1996... Afraid that your competition is beating you to the punch in the hottest new commercial medium of our time? Don't worry: It isn't too late to get in on--and profit from--this fast-growing technology. The World Wide Web is a vast...

Seven ways to get the skinny on a company. (competitive intelligence)(Your Business)
July 1, 1996... The owner of a mid-sized electronics firm craved her competitor's technology. So when her competitor's subsidiary--which owned vital patents to the technology--went on the block, she rushed to make a deal. Big mistake. Only after the deal was...

Amaze your clients with service beyond belief.(Your Business)
July 1, 1996... In the past, good service meant being prompt and avoiding making mistakes. But being good is no longer good enough. Successful entrepreneurs of service companies know that they have to exceed client expectations. That's the standard they aim for...

Secret shopping service. (consulting service)(Your Business)
July 1, 1996... Spies lurk in shopping malls--inspecting countertops, tailing floor managers, scrutinizing mannequins. Secret shopping services employ people posing as real customers to evaluate salespeople, store cleanliness and overall presentation of...

Three months to a bigger business. (finding new customers)(Your Business)
July 1, 1996... You're barely making ends meet, your company's growth rate is a piddling 5 percent a year and your competitors have entered the market like gangbusters. What do you do? If you're like most entrepreneurs, you probably take out a bigger ad in...

Thriving beyond the corporation.(women successful in business despite corporate downsizing)(Editorial)
July 1, 1996... there is a wry downsizing joke circulating around town these days in which a CEO, defending the restructured workplace, insists that millions of new jobs have been created in the past two years. "Yeah," agrees a downsized former employee, "I...

Corporation to cottage industry.(includes related articles on starting a small business)
July 1, 1996... Entreprenuers tell which corporate skills helped them land on their feet... and what they wish they'd done differently Life is full of surprises. When she launched her corporate gift service, Joanne Stone-Geier never thought that her job...

The big switch to home-based selling.(includes related articles)
July 1, 1996... Direct selling is good; multi-level marketing is better --it can be so lucrative that MBAs, and even men (!) are getting involved in selling everything from cosmetics to algae. Who needs a corporate cubicle when you can have a downline? One...

"Have credentials, will travel": this is the motto of some of today's most successful executives, who bounce from job to job as a matter of choice.(includes related articles on executive temping)
July 1, 1996... This is the motto of some of today's most successful executives, who bounce from job to job as a matter of choice Landing a secure job with high pay and plenty of room for advancement used to be the expectation in the corporate world. But...

More work, fewer people and morale is in the cellar ... how will it all get done?(management after downsizing)(excerpted from 'How's All the Work Going to Get Done')
July 1, 1996... After colleagues have been let go, workloads loom larger than resources; and getting top performance requires a whole new approach to management The company you once knew so well ceased to exist when a cost-chopping restructuring...

No more debt - for ten whole years. (personal bankruptcy)
July 1, 1996... Personal bankruptcy filings may reach a record 1.1 million this year, which will be no surprise to anyone--given the amount of debt we take on and the sheer weight of credit card offers that appear in our mailboxes every year. It happens...

Six social job killers. (behaviour on the job)
July 1, 1996... When Sandy Martin(*) was a nurse manager in the medical-surgical unit of a large metropolitan hospital, she and her staff lobbied unsuccessfully to vary the color of the scrubs they wore each day. The entire department had to wear blue and the...

Business golf: mastering the green. (golf and business)
July 1, 1996... In an age in which so much of business is done via faxes, e-mail and overnight packages, there's still one place to escape the frenzy of the electronic business world and court new prospects in a leisurely way: the golf course. "It's the...

Timeshifting: Creating More Time to Enjoy Your Life.
July 1, 1996... by Stephen Rechtschaffen, MD (Doubleday, $22.95) WE HAVE all experienced moments when time stands still--the first kiss of young love, the sight of a fiery sunrise over a placid ocean. But for harried executives, time is something to be...

Diary of a Small Business Owner: A Personal Account of How I Built a Profitable Business.
July 1, 1996... by Anita F. Brattina (AMACOM, $21.95) April 7. Have I done the right thing? I gave up a very good-paying job. My Buick Skylark has a little over 63,000 miles on it. Maybe I should have bought a new car before I quit. I'm not going to think...

Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties.
July 1, 1996... by Beth Kobliner (Simon & Schuster, $11) If you were born after 1963, you probably experience waves of nausea when asked about your savings, retirement plans or credit rating. Your employer may recommend a few months of intensive overtime....