REPUTATION IS EVERYTHING

By Deborah Shane
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.  If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Warren Buffet
Great quote from a very wise and successful man, who has seen this play out in many different ways over many years!
The two questions I get asked frequently, when [...]

Job Search and Career Transition for Women

On January 28, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act upholding one of this nation’s founding principles. He said: “That we are all created equal and each deserves a chance to pursue our own version of happiness. In signing this bill today, I intend to send a clear message that making [...]

Diez…10…Ten…2010

Five Things I am Thankful For to Carry Into 2010
Five Things to be Personally Successful In 2010
By Deborah Shane
What Are You Thankful For? 
As this year comes to a close and I plan and prepare to continue my amazing journey next year, 5 things come to mind that I am grateful for.
1) Health and Fitness
I have [...]

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR TODAY’S BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

By Elayna Fernández
With just a few days left on 2009, it is time now to look back and reflect on the past months and review the lessons learned, but more importantly, to look forward and plan a successful 2010.
We’ve all set a New Year’s resolutions, vowing to get in better shape physically, financially, or emotionally. [...]

THREE WAYS TO BECOME ABSOLUTELY INDISPENSIBLE!

By Deborah Shane
Want to stand out from the crowd in a big way? The art of being indispensible is your answer.
The official dictionary definition of indispensible includes words like: absolutely necessary, essential, and incapable of being disregarded or neglected.
In a business sense, this would mean that every time an individual needed something [...]

Do Women Lack Vision in Business: Developing Your 3 C’s for Leadership Skills

Por Deborah Shane
At the beginning of this year, Harvard Business Reviews summarized an interesting study that examined leadership quality comparisons based on gender. According to the study, which was conducted by organizational behavior expert, Professor Herminia Ibarra, women achieved higher rankings in every category except one–developing and communicating their vision.
It is believed that vision is the [...]

Global Consumer Power Shifts to Women: the Power Demographic!

By Deborah Shane
I say…
“Be proud of how far we have come, but stay the course, with how much further we have to go. We are in a very unique and advantageous position now to use our power to change and better the world we live in”.
Consider this one statistic from a recent study by the [...]

FIVE POWERFUL FUNDAMENTALS TO HELP YOU THRIVE DURING ANY ECONOMY

By Deborah Shane
“If you work just for the money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” Ray Kroc (1902-1984), founder of McDonald’s Corporation
I just watched an amazing one hour docu-story on the evolution of McDonald’s from it’s inception to where [...]