Women in Business Report
Study: Outstanding Women Leaders Blend Both Gender's Strengths
Layoffs last year shifted the balance of women and men in the workforce, underscoring a gender gap in leadership. Hay Group executive Mary Fontaine said a study of 45 women executives indicates that companies need to examine what women leaders bring to the table. "The outstanding women used a better blend of what we think of as traditional masculine styles -- being directive, authoritative, and leading by example, and as well as feminine ones," she said. "They also knew when to be more nurturing, inclusive and collaborative." Full Story
The 10 Biggest Traps to Avoid You Speak
Whenever you open your mouth, whether your audience is one person or a thousand, you want to get a specific message across. Maybe you want your opinions heard at meetings, or perhaps you are giving a formal presentation, internally or externally. Possibly your sales team needs to improve its customer communication, or you're in a position to help your CEO design an important speech. Anyone who sets out to present, persuade, and propel with the spoken word faces 10 major pitfalls. Full Story
Federal Loans Help Small Banks But Not So Much Small Businesses
Barbara Wright, who owns The Wright Fit in Chicago, says the $35,000 she borrowed through the Obama administration's small-business stimulus program helped her local bank, but she discovered that the money could not be used to help cover her operating costs, and instead could be used solely to help pay off an earlier loan she had taken out for her business. So Wright had to downsize. "The loan really helped the bank, but what about me?" she asked. Full Story
Social Media Makes Word-of-Mouth Accessible 24/7
People have always picked up tips from neighbors and colleagues, so social media is just a new slant on traditional word-of-mouth marketing. There is no reason to be confused or intimidated by Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn — what's important to note is that the talk in these forums is accessible anywhere, anytime. Full Story
Women Dominate U.S. Workforce for First Time In History
Data released last week by the Labor Department show women — for the first time in U.S. history — outnumber men in the workforce. And as the job market stabilizes, older, experienced women appear to be on track to be the first hired back. "Important milestones remain to be achieved, but women's surpassing 50% of employment is something that historians will note for years to come," said University of Chicago economics professor Casey Mulligan. Full Story
20 Women Whose Tweets Are Worth Tracking
Emily Chang, a San Francisco designer and entrepreneur, keeps up a stream of tweets for thinking outside the box for her followers, and Laura Fitton, who founded OneForty, offers a colorful alerts about how she juggles motherhood while running a tech company. They are among the 20 Twitter regulars named in this list of women to follow. Full Story
Report: Women-Owned Businesses Will Lead in Job Creation
Female business owners will outpace their male counterparts in creating jobs through 2018, according to a new report from the Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute. The study projects that women-owned businesses will create 5 million to 5.5 million jobs and in the process make the workplace more inclusively and horizontally managed. Full Story
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