Women Are Different, So Why Don’t FlexTime Policies Reflect This?

I had a conversation the other day with a co-worker of mine who attended a Women’s Only Conference for young women professionals. She’s a few months pregnant with her first child and was lamenting to me how disappointed she was in the seminars.
It might have been her hormones kicking in, but I, too,  got a [...]

Is Outsourcing Worth It?

A few weeks ago my husband and I watched a cute little indie movie called Outsourced. It’s about a VP of Operations/Customer Service Support who learns that his entire division is getting the pink slip and, to boot, their positions are being filled overseas in India, where apparently the company can employ 8 people for [...]

Communicate Before, After, & In Between The Ah-Ha(s)

I’m not good at passively waiting for things to happen. While this can be a positive trait in the workplace and as an entrepreneur, it can also be a deterrent to being an effective and efficient communicator.
I’ll explain why.
I didn’t define the word “things” in the first sentence. In my vernacular, the word “things” equates [...]