Book Recommendation: The Little Black Book of Success

What: The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women by Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood and Rhonda Joy McLean.  The book is women by three prominent African American corporate executives.  Elaine Meryl Brown is vice president, special markets and Cinemax Group, at HBO.  Marsha Haygood is the president and founder of [...]

Stop, Look, and Listen – Advice for Small Business Owners

Small business owners often find themselves in a constant state of emergency. Emergencies can occur through no fault of your own, however; putting out fires on a daily basis is a sign that your business systems, processes and practices are not functioning properly and are ineffective. It is imperative that small business owners (especially those [...]

What Every Grown Up Should Know on the J-O-B

Staying on the theme of being grown, Etiquette Expert’s Jacqueline Whitmore discusses the “Top Ten Things Every Grown Up Should Know” In June 2003, I read an article in The Palm Beach Posttitled, “50 Things Every Grown-Up Needs to Know.”  Written by Nicole Piscopo Neal, it was primarily directed at graduating seniors about to leave [...]

Tightening Up the Resume for 2010

Wondering what you should be spending your time off on? How about getting your resume in order for a brand new year.  New year, new opportunities.  At least that is our prayer.  But new opportunities require preparation.  If someone called you up right now and says they’ve forwarded your name for new job opportunity, would [...]

16 No-No’s For Holiday Parties

We all want to walk into a party and have a good time. Some of us are extroverts and have no problem doing this. But, others, a little on the shy side, or introverts, may have a problem opening up to people. With the holiday season approaching, it’s a good time to mix and mingle [...]

Workplace Gaffes aka Did I Pronounce That Correctly?

How apropos! I may have already been guilty this week. I just downloaded a new Dictionary.com Blackberry App (it’s free by the way, and no I’m not getting paid for this, though I would like a shiny new Blackberry for Christmas). Anyway, the app has some great features including a searchable dictionary, thesaurus, words of [...]

Tips on Writing Business Emails

Email is the most often used method of business communications today but for many it’s the least productive because they have no idea of how to compose an effective business email. Most business people really don’t understand the dos and don’ts of composing a business email. Fill in the subject line: The first step in [...]

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