Executive Female articles from November 1992

Executive Female archives from November 1992

How to manage with a skeleton staff.
November 1, 1992... Thinned ranks and the same imposing work load mean you have to sharpen your motivating skills and keep your boss's expectations in check When Margaret Orto's staff was cut from 11 people to 8 over the course of three months, she was thrown...

When managers are too big for their britches. (the disadvantages of overconfidence)
November 1, 1992... Overconfidence distorts most management opinions and judgments, claim researchers J. Edward Russo and Paul Schoemaker. Their study of more than 2,000 managers, which appeared in the Sloan Management Review, revealed that no matter what their...

Fewer execs come from the Ivies. (Ivy League schools)
November 1, 1992... Fewer of the country's top executives are getting their undergraduate educations from Ivy League schools, according to data contributed by some 70,000 leading business officers to Standard & Poor's 1992 Executive/College Survey. Almost 1,000...

Jump-starting a stalled business. (includes related article)
November 1, 1992... Has your thriving business suddenly lost momentum? Here are some bold strategies to get it moving again. The bankruptcy woes of small businesses during this recession are well publicized. But another problem that commonly plagues closely...

19 warning signs that your prices are too low. (includes related article)
November 1, 1992... When businesses get into financial difficulty, the problem can often be traced to prices that are too low. An owner will reason, "I'll cut prices to get an edge on the competition, and I'll make it up in volume." Wrong. Business is a game...

Franchise find. (Ceiling Doctor International franchise) (Company Profile)
November 1, 1992... With green fever sweeping the nation, consumers and businesses alike are taking an active interest in protecting the planet from pollution. This widening concern spells opportunity for businesses that mitigate environmental hazards. Franchises...

No promotion in sight? How to move ahead anyway.
November 1, 1992... Forget, for the moment, the stigma lateral moves used to have - something they gave Uncle Charlie to let him know it was time to retire, or a diplomatic way to push aside that employee who just didn't fit. Today, when promotions are especially...

Executive desktops.
November 1, 1992... Chances are you log a lot of hours at your desk, so it ought to be a place where you thrive. It has to be functional, of course, but the look of your desk should also support the type of business person you are: a hard-driving deal maker,...

The teacher who become CEO. (chief executive officer) (Cover Story)
November 1, 1992... I am CEO of a $5.7-billion bank. My career in banking is the unexpected outcome of an aspiration I had as a six-year-old, when I told anyone who would listen that I wanted to be a teacher. I was the youngest of six children from a working-class...

Why business alone can't solve the child care crisis.
November 1, 1992... In a perfect economic world, there's no such thing as a long-term market void. No worthy entrepreneur would let a potential gold mine of customers go unserved. She would rush in with a new product or a better service to sell to those people....

Tradeshow savvy. (networking at tradeshows)
November 1, 1992... How large is a large crowd? Most of us think that 250 women at our network's annual dinner is a large crowd. But for tradeshow-goers, it's not uncommon to walk onto a tradeshow floor with a hundred aisles and 20,000 attendees milling about. ...

Networking '90s style: helping those in need. (charitable contributions by networking groups; includes related article)
November 1, 1992... Two days after Hurricane Andrew hit southern Florida and Louisiana this past summer, Fort Lauderdale's Women in Networking director Sherrie Williams faxed emergency memos to the NAFE offices in New York and Atlanta, requesting donations of...

One percent of defense budget goes to breast cancer research.
November 1, 1992... Have something to tell you. Sometimes the system works. Sometimes we win. Yes. Sometimes that big, clanky, rusty, ugly, shadowed, ineffective machine called the United States Congress gets spurred and stirred and makes great groans and noises...

Hey, that's my idea! (what to do if a co-worker steals your ideas)
November 1, 1992... Last month during a brain-storming meeting, you suggested a new way to market the software your company produces. The idea caught fire, and before knew it, it was being fleshed out and implemented, but your role in hatching the plan somehow got...

Are you drowning in paper? (how to reduce clutter)
November 1, 1992... Use these ideas to tame your desk. The reward will be an extra threee weeks that you don't have to spend aimlessly searching. If your work requires you to read reports, keep up with trade publications and current events and write proposals,...

Finding a job in another city. (includes bibliography )
November 1, 1992... Perhaps you've realized that to take advantage of the hottest opportunities in your field you should be on the West Coast (or in the Big Apple or in Chicago). Or maybe a desire for a better lifestyle - nicer weather, lower taxes, good schools -...

How to get organized now for April 15th - and beyond. (organizing tax papers)
November 1, 1992... It takes 4 hours and 32 minutes to prepare a Form 1040 with itemized deductions, according to the IRS. Worse it takes an estimated 5 hours and 40 minutes just to get your records together. Double that amount of time - at least - if anything to...

How to manage the holidays without leaving your office.
November 1, 1992... You've climbed the career ladder, mastered team management and control million-dollar budgets, but can you keep your sanity at holiday time when you're already scheduled to the max? The secret is to adopt a new mindset. Forget the...

Casserole careers. (pursing multiple careers)
November 1, 1992... The ability to piece together work that will satisfy and support us in the secret to thriving in this decade. My sister Tonya and I went to a video store and checked out Fred and Ginger. "Great movie," said the guy behind the counter. "In...