Executive Female articles from March 1989

Executive Female archives from March 1989

Across the desk. (new trends for the working mother) (editorial)
March 1, 1989... ACROSS THE DESK An old friend who's trying to combine kids and a career says she feels as if her life is like the bumper car races we loved as children. She's single-mindedly trying to go full-speed ahead while everyone else is bent on...

High adventure, no mascara required. (Womantrek)
March 1, 1989... HIGH ADVENTURE, NO MASCARA REQUIRED The symptoms range from an incredible urge to bike across China and a feverish desire to scale the heights of the Himalayas to a yearning to pack it all in and go hiking with pack-llamas in the rugged back...

Union gap. (union membership)
March 1, 1989... UNION GAP Union membership has declined by about 4 million since 1975. According to James B. Dworkin, professor of organizational behavior and human resource management at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management, certain business...

A bad rap for managerial moms - to - be.
March 1, 1989... A BAD RAP MANAGERIAL MOMS-TO-BE The pregnant female manager who continues to behave like an in-control boss may be criticized by subordinates, suggests a study by Philadelphia psychologist Sara Corse, Ph.D. In her study, 81 business...

Best Look Forward.
March 1, 1989... Best Look Forward An offshoot of the workshop program is a 45-minute videotape, Best Look Forward, which documents the "makeover" of one cancer patient and includes tips on using scarves, wigs and makeup to best effect. To get it, send a...

Breast Self-Examination.
March 1, 1989... Breast Self-Examination Breast cancer is the most common form of the disease in American women, affecting one in 10 each year. The good news: When the cancer is localized, 90 percent of women afflicted will survive past the critical...

Me angry, you hurt.
March 1, 1989... ME ANGRY, YOU HURT "The stereotypes of emotionality for men and women are as strong as ever, in spite of two decades of efforts to break them down," Virginia O'Leary, Ph.D., a psychologist at Radcliffe College, said at the August 1988...

Don't just say no. (rejected job applicants)
March 1, 1989... DON'T JUST SAY NO How you handle rejected job applicants can affect your company's future, says Ryan A. Kuhn, president of Reid Psychological Systems, a Chicago-based publisher of pre-employment integrity tests. If you treat these...

Listen to your customers. (also includes a related article on customer service)
March 1, 1989... LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS Customers, or clients, are the lifeblood of any organization. Without them, you don't have a company. How you treat your customers and potential customers has a direct effect on how your business prospers. ...

Secretary 101.
March 1, 1989... SECRETARY 101 Your secretary's job performance is a reflection of your own. Treat her (or him) as part of the team, recognize that she's a professional, and she'll prove an invaluable asset. Betsy Lazary, author of Good Bosses Do: How to...

Fatal flaws. (unsuccessful executives)
March 1, 1989... FATAL FLAWS Take two young executives, both ambitious and bright. One moves steadily along the corporate fast track, the other derails. Why? According to Morgan McCall, Jr., a senior researcher at the University of Southern...

Mission impossible.
March 1, 1989... MISSION IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM: You're being programmed for failure. You get assignments with impossible deadlines or you don't get the guidance or resources you need to successfully complete the project. What do you do? SOLUTION: Jeffrey...

When job candidates blow it.
March 1, 1989... WHEN JOB CANDIDATES BLOW IT When a job candidate sends in an A-plus resume but gives a C-minus performance during the interview, it doesn't necessarily mean that she's been exaggerating or lying about her qualifications. The problem, says...

Do you delegate or do it yourself?
March 1, 1989... Do You Delegate or Do It Yourself? If you want to be a successful manager, you'll have to give up the notion that you can do it yoursel f. As obvious as that may seem, learning to effectively delegate assignments--and the responsibility for...

How to get on top of your job.
March 1, 1989... How to Get on Top of Your Job "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." How many times have you heard that old saw-and perhaps even said it yourself? Doing it yourself is one way to get the results you want, but it's...

It's 9 a.m. Do you know where your boss is?
March 1, 1989... It's 9 a.m. Do you know where your boss is? Six strategies for pinning down an inaccessible manager "I thought I'd found the perfect job," recalls Barbara Starr*,"a position with one of the fastest-growing real estate...

Optimism.
March 1, 1989... OPTIMISM Basically, there are only two kinds of people in terms of outlook: those who see the light at the end of the tunnel, and those who see the light as an oncoming train. When Norman Vincent Peale coined the phrase "the power of...

Topping out. (women in bank management positions)
March 1, 1989... TOPPING OUT Walk into a bank anywhere in the country or drive up to the service window and you'll probably be greeted by a woman. But ask to meet the executive vice president or CEO and, with rare exceptions, you'll find yourself shaking...

Job makeovers. (also includes a related article on how to remake your job)
March 1, 1989... Job Makeovers Two years ago, the morale on the assembly line Sandra Dowda supervised had sunk impossibly low. Attempting to fill large orders from their new parent company, which was geographically removed from the Colorado Springs plant,...

Tradeoffs. (the tradeoffs working mothers must make and also includes a related article on recent research on new mothers and work )
March 1, 1989... TradeOffs They negotiate million-dollar deals and plan the perfect birthday party. They work 12-to 14-hour day, but look and feel great all the time. Who are these superwoman? A figment of our imagination. At this very moment, some...

Landing the top job. (also includes a related article on high-level interviews)
March 1, 1989... Landing the Top Barbara Talabisco, a partner at the New York executive search firm of Gilbert Tweed Associate Inc., was sitting at her desk on October 15, 1987, when the call come. A high-fashion costume jewelry company needed a vice...

A computer whiz with a capital idea. (also includes a related article on mortgage appraisals)
March 1, 1989... A COMPUTER WHIZ WITH A CAPITAL IDEA Conventional wisdom has it that successful people are stamped from a standard mold: that of go-getters who know exactly what they want out of life and single-mindedly follow their dream. But there are...

How to make your savings grow. (also includes a related article on how to protect your savings)
March 1, 1989... HOW TO MAKE YOUR SAVINGS GROW Chances are, if someone asked you to write down the things you do best, saving money wouldn't be one of them. That's understandable. After all, saving money deprives you of spending it. But those pennies...

Medical missionary. (Lucy Walker Shaw)
March 1, 1989... Medical Missionary Three years ago, when Lucy Walker Shaw, 41, was hired as vice president of nursing at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, she walked into a hospital in crisis. The registered nurses, angry about the low pay and lack...

Cushioning the fall. (outplacement counseling and also includes related articles on surviving a job loss and evaluating outplacement services)
March 1, 1989... CUSHIONING THE FALL "When I lost my job, I realized that I hadn't had to look for a new job in years, and I didn't know the first thing about job-hunting." says Carla Dario*, a former vice-president for a cosmetics company. She received...

When I give assignments, often the job doesn't get done right. What can I do?
March 1, 1989... When I give assignments, often the job doesn't get done right. What can I do? Dear Mary Jean Parson: I've been with my company for six years. Six months ago, I became supervisor of our five person accounts receivable department. I'm...

Connect in a big way. (networking)
March 1, 1989... CONNECT IN A BIG WAY When you walk into an exhibition hall filled with thousands of other people, it's so mind-boggling that you probably come away with fewer contacts than you would have made with a group of 30. But events such as the...