"Connecting Women’s Business Globally: How to Leverage Innovation and Disruption to Grow Your Business" IWEC is thrilled to reveal the exciting news of the 2024 Annual Conference, slated to unfold in Washington, D.C., from Saturday November 9th Welcome Reception to...

"The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence." Blake Lively There is no such thing as a completely confident leader. There may be leaders who have huge egos and think they know it all but, I promise, they have internal struggles such as insecurity. As leaders,...

"When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home." Betty Bender I've noted that I've enjoyed 0% turnover in my small businesses but I must clarify. I have had employee turnover but I'm the one who turned them over - meaning I fired them. I'm...

"Never say, 'That's not my job.' That oozes arrogance and laziness. Chip in and help with what needs to be done even if it is not your responsibility. Even when nobody's watching." Inspirational Quotes Job Descriptions. Most every working person has one. They are...

"My minds made up. Don't confuse me with facts." Amazing Quotes I have done my share of convincing or attempting to convince in my decades of leading and even today as I sell high-end products in one of my businesses. I've got the scars to prove it. I do indeed do my...

"Misunderstanding is the breeding ground of discord, and discord is the precursor to disaster." QuotableLines.com Effective communication remains one of the greatest challenges in leadership. George Bernard Shaw states, "the single biggest problem in communication is...

Attention Women Veterans!!   Are you a member of Women Veterans Alliance?  They offer several tools, directories and resources available on their Women Veterans Alliance website. From support networks to career guidance and health resources, they offer...

"I don't trust words, I trust actions." Anonymous Trust lies at the core of any successful relationship and company. Do you have it? Trusting leaders surround themselves with men and women of character. They then form and foster relationships with them, developing a...

"I don't trust words, I trust actions." Anonymous Trust lies at the core of any successful relationship and company. Do you have it? Trusting leaders surround themselves with men and women of character. They then form and foster relationships with them, developing a...

World Trade Week NYC is an active network of more than 70 organizations in the New York metro region working together to underscore the importance of international trade, logistics and port operations to the region’s economy and to use their collective expertise to...

"Take complete ownership of your outcomes by holding no one but yourself responsible." Gary W. Keller I tried to explain ownership to a non-veteran the other day. It didn't sink in. This is not at all to say that all non-veterans fail to grasp the concept of...

"Your inspirational quotes have inspired me to unfriend you." Someecards "She/He unfriended me." By now we have all heard this. Perhaps a person had an argument with another or posted something which offended. One or both of the parties gently swiped their thumb,...

"Daring leaders say the unsaid, unsurfaced what's been pushed down, and bring to light the stuff that's in the shadows and in the corners." Brene Brown I've heard the term 'hard conversation' used when talking about leadership and culture in a company. Indeed hard...

"Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same." "All At Once," a song by The Fray I was speaking this week to a small group of aspiring leaders about investing in people. One person asked how to convince her boss to fund some external coaching for her...

If I could be half the person my dog is. I'd be twice the human I am." Charles Yu It is said that dogs are here on this earth to teach us things. I've always believed that but in a more spiritual sense. The statement became reality this week as we lost our black...