Here at EWF, we’re going into a busy speaking season! If you’re looking for a speaker, keynote, or podcast guest to discuss women in business, gender parity, career navigation, crucial conversations, building influence, or the like – EWF’s got you covered. Our CEO Tanis Cornell and President Jennifer Carter are often on the speaker’s circuit, ...
Building a good network takes time and focus. Choosing the right places to network – and the right people to network with – determines the quality, reach, and impact of your network. In this third installment in our series, explore three tried and true ways to get great results. Our 4-part series on Building Your Network focuses ...
Our 4-part series on Building Your Network focuses on these key areas: Part 1: Focusing on the engine. The power of a deep network, setting your goals, clearly defining success, and mastering “the ask” and “the offer”. Part 2: Honing your brand. Identifying and honing your introductions and basis of your influence. Part 3: Choosing ...
Our 4-part series on Building Your Network focuses on these key areas: Part 1: Focusing on the engine. The power of a deep network, setting your goals, clearly defining success, and mastering “the ask” and “the offer.” Part 2: Honing your personal brand. Identifying and honing your introductions and basis of your influence. Part 3: Choosing your ...
By Bonnie Low-Kramen, CEO of Ultimate Assistant Imagine a workplace where women enthusiastically and happily support each other. A workplace without manipulation and victimization, without passive-aggressive behaviors, where bullying is practically nonexistent. Sound good? If yes, then why is it so hard to make it happen? I can imagine this new normal. What it will require is ...
The argument goes like this: getting more women into leadership is the right thing to do. The just thing to do. The moral imperative for diversity is powerful enough to have women leaders. Except that it’s not. Morality isn't enough. The case for gender diversity is primarily a business one. Companies with greater gender diversity on their boards ...
We're thrilled to congratulate EWF Owner Forum Member Kelly Smith's company, All Tech, for being ranked #5 on FORTUNE'S 2018 Nation’s Fastest-Growing Inner City Businesses list. Their 5-year growth rate was 1584.77%! TEXAS OF ALL TECH ELECTRIC, LLC Named One of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Inner City Businesses Annual ranking by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner ...
I recently met a talented, accomplished young woman for coffee. She was thinking of leaving her current company and wanted my thoughts on her resume, career progression, and elevator pitch. I liked her, and was impressed by her credentials and accomplishments. Then she passed me her resume. And I sighed. Wall-to-wall text. Lists and lists ...
In a previous blog, we discussed how focusing heavily on your flexibility (being a “Swiss Army Knife” employee) could unintentionally sabotage your career advancement. So if that’s not a good strategy, what are best ways to drive intentional advancement? Focus on your impact, not your flexibility. Rather than thinking about it in terms of things ...
How many hours are in your day? It seems like a silly question, but it’s common for entrepreneurs and business leaders to act like they have more hours in a day than everyone else. They take on too much, hoarding tasks and information until they become a bottleneck for their company. Until their growth grinds ...
