Executive Female articles from May 1994

Executive Female archives from May 1994

How to get the bad news, too. (how managers can find out about departmental problems)(excerpt from 'The Articulate Executive: Orchestrating Effective Communication')(includes information on book about African American women)
May 1, 1994... Don't be the last to know that trouble is brewing. Here's how to find out what is really going on in your department. EFFECTIVE MANAGERS are adept at heading off serious problems before they blow up in the company's face. By being two...

Use technology to conduct a survey. (Software Review) (Evaluation)
May 1, 1994... Gail Freeman, patient representative at Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington, needed to get feedback from the more than 1,000 patients a month that the center cares for. "I wanted to know, for example, if patients were satisfied with...

The four money stages of entrepreneurs. (excerpt from 'How to Succeed on Your Own')(includes related articles on home-office equipment and accounting software)
May 1, 1994... When you become a business owner, you'll love money, hate it, and then learn to wield it as you never have before. AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, YOU HAVE A MORE INTENSE AND POWERFUL emotional relationship with money than you did as an employee....

Franchise finds: when you want to break away.
May 1, 1994... When Jane Schandia(*1) opened her printing franchise in Santa Monica, California, she had high hopes for a long-term relationship with her franchisor. Within a few months her shop became a top producer, and everything was looking rosy. Then...

Secrets of top managers. (Cover Story)
May 1, 1994... WITH EVER-GROWING NUMBERS OF WOMEN IN MIDDLE MANAGEMENT (44 PERCENT OF ALL MANAGERS ARE NOW FEMALE), THE CHALLENGE REMAINS, NONETHELESS, FOR MORE WOMEN TO BREAK THROUGH TO THE VERY TOP. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? WHO BETTER TO TURN TO FOR ANSWERS,...

How to become a rainmaker. (how women can increase business)(excerpt from 'Members of the Club: The Coming of Age of Executive Women')
May 1, 1994... Smart, tough, tops at your job? It's not enough; to keep moving up, yo have to contribute to the bottom line Rainmaking evokes an image of bounty: the rainmaker showers a business with new clients. And, indeed, like storm clouds over...

10 simple management truths. (excerpt from 'Reflections for Managers')
May 1, 1994... MANAGEMENT IS AN ARTIFICIAL ROLE Unlike a family role or a friendship, the management role is not natural. You won't always be liked or popular, and frequently it is not fun. IN MORE DEPTH With friends and family, you...

Women: a global community. (similar problems of women around the world; services for women)
May 1, 1994... Americans traditionally have little interest in foreign policy. Chances are, if we were asked what we wanted from our relations with the countries of the world, many would say, "to be left in peace." After all, we often think, we have enough...

Networking to get business.
May 1, 1994... Nancy Arnott started her job as a senior editor at Sales and Marketing Management at the end of July 1993. In the first week of August, her boss gathered the editorial staff together with directions to "take people to lunch, go to meetings...

Do-it-yourself money management. (how to learn about investments)
May 1, 1994... Three ways to become an expert at investing your own money--at a cost of next to nothing IF YOUR GOAL IS to make smarter investment decisions and get better at planning your financial future--and you don't want to shell out $125 an hour...

How do I get the direction I need from my boss?
May 1, 1994... Maybe your boss is stretched too thin. Maybe she concentrates too much on her individual contribution and not enough on managing. Whatever the reason, your boss isn't there for you. Even the most self-motivated employee needs some basics...

Too scared to dare? (method for calculating risk) (Column)
May 1, 1994... You won't be if you follow these ingenious calculations of risk management DURING THE GREAT California Depression of 1992-93, an entrepreneur I know cut her costs to the bone--and then took the savings and reinvested in new marketing...