Executive Female articles from May 1996

Executive Female archives from May 1996

NAFE: a club of our own. (National Association for Female Executives)(President's Letter)
May 1, 1996... I don't know about you, but I think of a club as a collection of like-minded people, all of whom I'd enjoy having lunch with. (It doesn't hurt if they have interesting lives, compelling careers and complementary aspirations, too.) And that's a...

How to manage change when nothing stays the same. (includes related articles about Enron VP Cindy Olson and characteristics of managers good at managing change)
May 1, 1996... When her company hastily called a meeting to announce deep budget cuts and even deeper layoffs, a telecommunications executive told me that she felt as if "suddenly, there was no gravity -- it was sucked right out of the room." That's how...

Resolving the outsourcing dilemma. (deciding what business functions to outsource)
May 1, 1996... Outsourcing sounds great in principle: Anything your division or your company can't do well, you turn over to a contractor. That leaves you and your staff free to focus on what you do best. This has been common business practice for years;...

How to find a job online; job-search techniques on the cutting edge of the Web. (includes World Wide Web addresses)
May 1, 1996... It's nearly midnight. You can't sleep because you keep thinking about the clashes you are having with your boss. "Find another job," a voice within you says, and in this technological online age, you can do just that -- even at midnight. ...

Think twice before starting your own company; six entrepreneurs tell true tales of hardship and glory.
May 1, 1996... So you want to be an enterpreneur? Welcome to the club. More women than ever before are searching for the ideal off-ramp from which to exit an increasingly competitive and hostile corporate world. In the here-today-gone-tomorrow job market,...

Happy employees = happy customers. (hiring and retaining good customer service representatives)
May 1, 1996... How often have you heard people say, "You're lucky to have people like that working for your company." If you don't hear this coming from customers regularly, read on. Those companies that consistently attract and retain the best...

Kiddie convention. (KiddieCorp daycare services)(Clone This Idea)(Company Profile)
May 1, 1996... Attend a convention and you're likely to receive first-class treatment at a fabulous resort. Bring along the kids and there's no pleasure in paradise. Christine Tempesta has a solution to the kids-and-conventions conflict. Her company,...

Get a good start in a new job. (managers in new positions)
May 1, 1996... Beginning a new position is an occasion filled with the expectation of more gratifying employment and the promise of greater responsibility. As the candidate who won a coveted position, you know you were the one who most impressed your new...

Can consumers change corporations? (influencing corporate policies toward labor in developing countries)
May 1, 1996... In the 80s, corporate investment policies sometimes came under scrutiny; now everything is fair game -- from investments to ecology to labor practices. Just like politicians, big businesses have no private life left, and those dark secrets in the...

The Ethical Edge: Tales of Organizations That Have Faced Moral Crises.
May 1, 1996... Just in time to help prepare executives for a variety of ethical confrontations comes The Ethical Edge: Tales of Organizations That have Faced Moral Crises by Dawn-Marie Driscoll, W. Michael Hoffman and Edward S. Petry (MasterMedia, $24.95). The...

The body language of power. (oral presentation skills)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1996... Presentations of one kind or another are (or should be) a regular event in most businesswomen's lives. Knowing how crucial they are to success, executives (even those who fear the limelight) put a lot of thought and preparation into such events....

The trouble with husbands. (out-of-work husbands; includes advice from psychologist Marilyn Puder-York)
May 1, 1996... Carolyn Grillo once thought she had it all: love, family, career, security. Then two years ago her husband lost his corporate job. "It's still a shock to come home at night, look up and say `I'm paying for the mortgage, making the car payments...

Take six months off: how executives can take a sabbatical and keep their careers. (includes related articles about woman who took sabbaticals)
May 1, 1996... You want... no, you need a big chunk of time off. You have a passion for helping the poor in Brazil or a long-hidden yen to perfect your Italian. You must see (and depict in clay) the cave paintings at Lascaux or sign on as a deckhand on a...

Watch out - they-re after your cash. (avoiding scams)
May 1, 1996... At this very moment, several successful perpetrators of scams are plotting to deprive you of your hard-earned money. "It could never happen to me," you may be quick to think. But it happens to enough people to pull in an estimated $100 billion...

Dealing with a too-competitive coworker.
May 1, 1996... Healthy competition keeps employees aware that they can always do better. But when a coworker's competitiveness creates unnecessary stress, disrupts productivity or simply wrecks your workday, it helps to know how to protect yourself. Below, a...