Executive Female articles from May 1997

Executive Female archives from May 1997

A reluctant leader learns to take the reins. (management training)
May 1, 1997... For years I'd assiduously avoided management training programs of the experiential kind. You know the ones: Find your way out of a forest, climb ropes or shoot rapids and learn the secrets of leadership. They always seemed a bit gimmicky to...

When flexplace is a good idea. (telecommuting)
May 1, 1997... Flexplace--a.k.a. telecommuting--is flexibility regarding the place where work is done, just as flextime is flexibility regarding when work is done. Employees who take part in a flexplace arrangement work at home or at an alternate work site...

5 ways to (subtly) raise your price. (for small businesses)
May 1, 1997... Think an across-the-board price hike will raise red flags? Here are five ways to quietly bump up your price -- By Betsy Wiesendanger We'll have to raise our prices soon. That's a problem, because the main reason our customers use us is...

What to do if you're sued.
May 1, 1997... Few events are as heart-stopping as being sued. Lawsuits usually come without warning, and they can come from anywhere: an ex-employee charging discrimination, a client unhappy with your last project, a competitor angry that you're taking away...

Can you make money on the Web? (World Wide Web; includes related articles)
May 1, 1997... If the hype about the Web being a cash cow waiting to be milked is true, why are so few companies getting rich on line? How can money be made in cyberspace? Dinene Clark's story is a cautionary tale of life on the World Wide Web. President...

More than one way to stuff a pipe. (Peggy Liu's Channel A online service)
May 1, 1997... What Peggy Liu is attempting to do with her new Web site is a lot like trying to surf the Banzai pipeline. Not familiar with the Banzai? To surfers, it's legend. It starts as a storm swelling off the coast of Asia and gathers momentum as it...

Just (don't) do it. (time management; includes related article)
May 1, 1997... They say we all have the same 24 hours every day. And I am convinced they're right, at least technically. So why is it that some people are able to wring all 86,400 seconds out of those hours and the rest of us just manage to... oh, dictate a...

Zen and the art of techno-simplification.
May 1, 1997... Yes, technology is your friend, and many of today's new software programs, Web sites and high-tech gadgets can really help simplify your work life. If a product takes more than five minutes to figure out how to work, we don't want it!"...

5 big career crises: overcome and conquer them.
May 1, 1997... You didn't mean to, but somehow you've managed to maneuver yourself into a sticky situation at work. Maybe you crossed the wrong person, or you accepted a new job only to find out that the company is in trouble, or locked horns with a boss who...

Three ways to wealth. (money management)
May 1, 1997... This month marks the debut of a new column on managing your money by financial expert Adriane G. Berg. Here, three roads to riches for women ready to make money. I am continually incensed by the fact that women often do not have access to...

How to find debt capital for your business. (includes related article)
May 1, 1997... Q Dear Charlotte Taylor: I have been in business for a year and a half--bootstrapping my way into the marketplace. I read your last column about types of capital and have decided that my business needs debt capital rather than equity....

The job-hunt club. (includes related article)
May 1, 1997... The painful process of looking for work can be eased by getting together with others in the same situation Yov've been looking full-time for three months. You've had half a dozen interviews for jobs you wouldn't take as a gift. You've seen...

The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women.
May 1, 1997... By Harriet Rubin (Currency/Doubleday, $22) The business books Harriet Rubin publishes under the Currency imprint for Doubleday are often written by maverick authors offering contrarian views. Rubin's own book is very much in that innovative...

The Perfect Interview: How to Get the Job You Really Want.
May 1, 1997... By John D. Drake (Amacon, Second Edition, $17.95) The proof is in the pudding. I read this book (and did the exercises), and after three interviews at a company where I wanted to work, bingo, I landed the job. The Perfect Interview...

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace.
May 1, 1997... The first time I tried to use a word processor, I ended up crying out of frustration. The thing was as big as a Franklin stove and gave off just as much heat. Floppy disks were still floppy, and I held tight to my contempt for computers, based...

Chaos is your friend.(Column)
May 1, 1997... When life or business grinds to a halt, do something. Whether you send a series of sizzling e-mails or bake an upside-down cake, make some chaos and watch things begin to move. Nothing is happening," a friend writes. She has spent a couple...