The Five P’s: An Alternate Approach to Time Management

June 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
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The concept of time management remains an enigma for many and it’s understandable. On any given day, we start with 24 hours and within that time-frame process through personal and professional needs, tasks, projects, responsibilities, priorities, and everything else. There are days when we feel very accomplished and others when we feel completely defeated. It can be a continuous see-saw of productivity versus ineffectiveness. Rather than monitor the minutes and attempt to control every … [Read more...]

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Learn to Take Risks – for Yourself, for Your Business

May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

We've heard it time and time again: in order to be successful in business, it's important to take risks.  This is one aspect of business that took me especially long to embrace. Why? I was born and raised in the US, however my first full-time job was in Japan.  So my earliest work experiences were those that followed the famous proverb "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down".  At the time there was not a lot of innovation, creativity, or outside-the-box thinking as a young employee, … [Read more...]

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Four Hours to Brilliant Blogging

February 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Are you blogging? If you answered “No,” read on. If you answered “Yes,” read on. Why? Because if you have your own business, you should have a blog. No excuses. (I’ve personally run out of them. Starting a blog is one of my 2011 business goals.) And, if you already have one—a blog, that is, not an excuse—you want it work as smartly as you do by drawing more readers, positioning you as a thought leader, improving search engine results, and generating new … [Read more...]

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Oh a-huntin’ we will go!

October 19, 2010 By 2 Comments

Join us on Thursday night, 10/21, at the WIC general meeting for a fun scavenger hunt. From 6:00 - 6:30pm,  you can team with two of your friends to seek answers hidden around the room to some tough questions for a chance to win some prizes. Along the way, you'll learn more about WIC and the pro bono experience. Make sure to stop by the Pro Bono table to learn about the many opportunities to power your business growth by becoming a pro bono team member in 2011. Then stay to learn to how to grow … [Read more...]

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Why Volunteering is Good for Business, Good for the Soul: 5 essential volunteer skills that will help drive your business

August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Why do people volunteer? Simply because they love the work, and are passionate about an organization. People volunteer because they want to make a difference in their community, their world, and they want to help others succeed. Volunteering makes people feel good, it balances their work and personal life, and feeds that creative part of the soul. … [Read more...]

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Why Volunteering is Good for Business, Good for the Soul: 5 essential volunteer skills that will help drive your business

June 2, 2010 By 3 Comments

Why do people volunteer? Simply because they love the work, and are passionate about an organization. People volunteer because they want to make a difference in their community, their world, and they want to help others succeed. Volunteering makes people feel good, it balances their work and personal life, and feeds that creative part of the soul. … [Read more...]

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WIC Program Highlight: New WIC Website

March 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

Roughly a month ago, Women in Consulting's (WIC) Web team launched a new website. Now launching a new site can be a time-consuming and daunting task for teams whose primary focus is maintaining an organization's website. But when you're doing it as a side gig -- and pro bono yet! -- it adds a whole other element to the picture. I'm beyond grateful to the efforts put forth by WIC's online marketing team to create such a fabulous new site for WIC and its members. They poured their creative … [Read more...]

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CA Independent Contractor Withholding – Where Do YOU Stand?

February 17, 2010 By 11 Comments

I just heard last night about a California state proposal to begin to require companies to withhold three percent of all monies paid to 1099 independent contractors.  MANY organizations are opposing this for the following reasons: Extra costs for local governments to enforce the withholding Extra costs for businesses to administer the withholding This is not incremental revenue for the state...just accelerated revenue These are some good reasons...but I have a few more … [Read more...]

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Reflections on Two Wonderful Years of WIC…

December 30, 2009 By 1 Comment

As my term as president of Women in Consulting comes to an end this week, I find myself reflecting on all the incredible experiences I've had throughout the last two years. We celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2008 with not only a gala event, but a new look & feel for our website and a new blog. In 2009, we expanded our social media presence to include LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. We expanded the reach of our organization, with strong and vibrant satellite groups in San … [Read more...]

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