Executive Female articles from September 1996

Executive Female archives from September 1996

Expect good work and you'll get it. (includes information about how to determine managers' attitudes toward employees)(Managing Smart)
September 1, 1996... Why do some employees thrive with some bosses but flounder with others? Why is it that some managers seem to get more out of their direct reports than others? One explanation is that people tend to act in ways that are consistent with what's...

Help your assistant to think like a manager.(Managing Smart)
September 1, 1996... LINDA M. DAVIES IS NOT just an administrative assistant. Since she started her job as assistant to the mayor and the municipal administrator in Oak Bay, British Columbia, her bosses have encouraged her to take on some of their management...

Reining in a meeting hog.(Managing Smart)
September 1, 1996... AS THE LEADER OF A RESEARCH and development group, you continually try to promote creativity and keep your staff up-to-date on current problems. Meetings, of course, are one of the best ways to accomplish these objectives. However, Tom Pearson,...

Seek and ye shall find; knowing the right addresses can make all the difference when you want to find information in cyberspace. (Internet searching)(Managing Smart: Cyberwatch)
September 1, 1996... Knowing the right addresses can make all the difference when you want to find information in cyberspace Vast and chaotic space is a good description of the Internet, but it's actually possible to find specific information quickly and...

Skills transfer. (remaining employable; includes information about industries with high-growth potential)(Career Strategy for the 21st Century)
September 1, 1996... Career Strategy for the 21st Century WHAT DO MID-CAREER PEOPLE DO when they find themselves in a dying industry? How do younger workers choose careers when even the brightest among them sees no long-term future in a particular industry? In...

She thinks like a CEO (because she is one). (USA Networks CEO Kay Koplovitz)(Cover Story)(Interview)
September 1, 1996... Beamed to 70 percent of US households every day, USA Networks had net revenues of $500 million in 1995. Kay Koplovitz launched USA in 1977; she's been in charge ever since The desk is big and round and sleek, the view is New...

Making it, CEO style. (personality traits of chief executive officers)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... Research shows that successful CEOs tend to share certain personal qualities. Here are five traits that could help propel you to the top or at least get you promoted faster and give you a more rewarding work life WOMEN MANAGERS HAVE A HARD TIME...

Can we afford to ignore a $255-billion opportunity? (Internet career and business opportunities; includes profiles of women who have taken advantage of Internet opportunities)
September 1, 1996... Yes, we're busy. Yes, we're uneasy with technology. Yes, we're sick of all the hype. But can we afford to ignore an industry with such runaway growth? It's time to find out what all the fuss is about and get a piece of the Internet Some 9.5...

Making diversity work. (differences among employees)
September 1, 1996... It may have started as a buzzword, but it's becoming a full-fledged business tool for some of America's most successful corporations DIVERSITY USED TO BE JUST A word. "The condition of differing from one another" is the definition in Merriam...

7 time-smart marketing tips.(Your Business: Starting It, Growing It)
September 1, 1996... In this entrepreneurial section: time-saving pitches; SBA help; a subcontracting solution; designing your home office You think you don't have the time for marketing? "Then you have no business being in business. Marketing is critical to any...

The home office. (design and decoration)
September 1, 1996... What if a photographer showed up at your office tomorrow? Would it look like these?...That's what we figured In the 80s, the dream was about he who dies with the most toys--in the 90s it is about she who works in her own office (although some...

Gone fishing: executive women are taking on the serene (and educational) sport of the angler.(The Working Life: Your Time)
September 1, 1996... Executive women are taking on the serene (and educational) sport of the angler Past the whitewashed Victorian houses that frame the main streets of Orangeville and Stillwater, Pennsylvania, past half a dozen church steeples and one blue...

Buying your own insurance. (includes related article on insurance for telecommuters)(The Working Life: Your Money)
September 1, 1996... With insurance, as with so much else, the devil is in the details. If you are self-employed, own a small business or even telecommute, the fine print on your insurance policies could expose you and your assets to catastrophic losses and even...

Women Breaking Through: Overcoming the Final 10 Obstacles at Work.
September 1, 1996... Some time in the last decade, the progress of women at work came to a quick halt, writes Deborah Swiss in her new book. After 20 solid years in the management pipeline, Swiss says, women remain grossly underrepresented at the top: Ninety-five...

About My Sister's Business: The Black Woman's Road Map to Successful Entrepreneurship.
September 1, 1996... Entrepreneurship is nothing new to African-American women," begins Fran Harris in her practical and deeply inspirational book. As president of a sports consulting and marketing firm, Harris is familiar with the obstacles that African-American...

How to Succeed in Business Without a Penis: Secrets and Strategies for the Working Woman.
September 1, 1996... There are some women who mistakenly believe succeeding in business requires imitating men and even more mistakenly: stupid, obnoxious men." So writes Karen Salmansohn, who uses her irreverent perspective to show us that we needn't fight our...

Clinton and Dole respond to NAFE. (National Association for Female Executives)
September 1, 1996... NAFE's political clout--based on the impressive voting strength of 200,000 women executives and our resolve to become a more active voice on issues involving women in the workplace--was very much in evidence as the presidential campaign began....