Executive Female articles from May 1993

Executive Female archives from May 1993

Four steps to making good decisions.
May 1, 1993... To guide you through those tough calls that make or break managerial careers, here's an easy-to-apply strategy When you face a difficult choice, it may be tempting to resort to every seven-year-old's favorite decision-making...

How praise (well-phrased) pays. (in work setting)
May 1, 1993... WHY DO SO MANY managers hesitate or become apprehensive and decide not to praise employees? The answer may lie in the belief that your staff will strive for a higher standard of excellence if you remain silent. Or you might feel that if you...

Hire the right person. (applicant tracking software and resume databanks)
May 1, 1993... When Walt Disney Company built Tokyo Disney in the early 1980s, a specialized team of fake-rock builders played a key role in constructing life-like space terrain and mountainous jungle scenes. When construction began on Euro-Disney in 1989,...

The safe way to start a retail business. (pushcart businesses)
May 1, 1993... By starting small, pushcart vendors can test their products and fine-tune their business skills with a minimum of risk PUSHCARTS USED TO CROWD the streets of New York City's Lower East Side in the early part of this century-giving...

Entrepreneurial problem solver. (mentoring service for entrepreneurs)
May 1, 1993... What better way to enhance your business expertise than to hook up with a seasoned entrepreneur who, having found solutions to problems similar to yours, can give you customized guidance. Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET)...

Your personal stress reduction plan. (includes stress test)
May 1, 1993... At 36, Anne Fuller(*) seemed to have the world by the tail. As marketing director for a New England high-tech firm, she was in line for a promotion to vice president. She drove a new sports car, traveled extensively, was socially active and had...

Career goodbyes. (loss of work peer group)
May 1, 1993... "You're taking a big risk going out on your own," said Michele, a colleague and good friend, during one of our ritual chats at the end of a long day. "And aren't you worried about the money?" Her office was right next to mine, an office she was...

The work-anywhere work-anytime office. (portable electronic devices that make work easier)
May 1, 1993... For every manager who has ever wished she could be in two places at once, a fairy godmother has arrived in an unlikely guise: portable computers, phones, pagers and organizers that allow you to operate virtually as if you were at your office,...

Best books on networking. (reviews of 'Great Connections: Small talk and Networking for Businesspeople,' 'Is Your "Net" Working? a Complete Guide to Building Contacts and Career Visibility' and 3 other books)
May 1, 1993... Mary Scott Welch's landmark book, Networking: A Great Way for Women to Get Ahead, written in 1980, helped a new generation of working women master some of the skills their brothers in the old-boy club had already spent decades honing. Thirteen...

Legislation for women: the end of gridlock? (Congressional legislation)
May 1, 1993... In the past 12 years, an appropriate bumper sticker for Washington could have been "Gridlock Happens." In a split government - the Democrats controlling the Congress and the Republicans occupying the White House - the name of the game was pass...

10 questions to help you choose a financial adviser. (includes related article)
May 1, 1993... Deciding whom to trust with your money is never an easy task. But knowing what questions to ask (and what responses are best) puts you in a good position to choose well. 1. Tell me about your firm. How long have you been in business? Do...

Household help by the book. (legal regulations)
May 1, 1993... Suddenly It's Difficult to look at household helpers without seeing phantasms of dollar signs and gloating IRS agents dragging you off. Since Zoe Baird - who, incidentally, had to pay nearly $16,000 for ignoring the tax laws regarding her nanny...

How to read the stock pages.
May 1, 1993... Lots of people know that PE means price-to-earnings ratio, but fewer can tell you why a high PE doesn't always mean a stock is overpriced. Nor can they tell you what it means when a high volume of shares is traded in one day. To help you become...

How to become a master at show-and-tell. (business presentations)
May 1, 1993... After Ross Perot's dynamic use of charts and graphs to present his grand plan for running the country, no one has bee able to think about visual aids in quite the same way. Presenters who use visuals get their message across faster, more...

How secure is your job? (includes test)
May 1, 1993... Knowing the danger signs is the first step to putting your endangered career back on track Just about everyone has jittery nerves about the future of her job these days. Reports of major layoffs have yet to let up - even companies like IBM...

Winning at work and life. (gender differences in career expectations) (Column)
May 1, 1993... Why should women have to mold their careers to the life cycles of men? A man in California, John O'Neil, has written a book called The Paradox of Success: When Winning at Work Means Losing at Life, and in the course of his promotion tour,...

Selling. (common mistakes made by salespeople)
May 1, 1993... Do you wish that your quest for clients and customers were more fruitful? It will be if you avoid failing into these common traps: 1. Does selling often feel like begging? Too often, salespeople fail to think of their time...

Franchise finds. (profile of three women who bought home franchises)
May 1, 1993... MORE AND MORE women have management and business skills that they can capitalize on as entrepreneurs. Some decide to do so because they want to spend more time with their children, others simply want more independence. One attractive option for...