Investing in People Pays 600% Dividend

Aug 25

Carolann Jacobs on August 25th, 2009

I need a picture of me on a soapbox.  Anyone know where I can find one? Engaging employees pays off more than fear.  Most of us know this because we desperately want to be engaged and fulfilled ourselves, and we know that when we’re connected with what we do, we go the extra mile gladly.  [...]

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Women Stuck in the “Managewich”, Get Out of Your Own Way!

Aug 20

Carolann Jacobs on August 20th, 2009

There’s a new study out last week that shows women consistently underestimate and undervalue their own performance at work.  It gets worse the older women get, so the women who are most likely to break out of middle management (the “managewich”) and into the executive ranks are sabotaging themselves.  This makes me furious! I thought [...]

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How Can I Tick You Off or Disappoint You Today?

Aug 13

Carolann Jacobs on August 13th, 2009

Back in the days when I managed multi-million dollar business applications, there were days that it seemed like I, as a manager, and my team of developers could do no right.  Anyone who deals with customers experiences days like these, and our goal is to have these days be few and far between. Some days, [...]

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Five Keys to Greater Success, Starting Today

Aug 11

Carolann Jacobs on August 11th, 2009

I just returned from the eWomen Network International Conference, and as usual, I’ve come back with energy to spare.  This was my 2nd trip to the eWN conference.  Last year, I didn’t know anyone, so I just plopped down at whatever table and met people.  I connected with several people.  This year, I was gratified [...]

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Is Your Team Really a Work Group (and why you should care)?

Aug 4

Carolann Jacobs on August 4th, 2009

Every group of people in the workplace seems to be called a team, but every group that works together isn’t a team.  This is important because as managers, we’ve learned a few things about how to manager teams and about how teams form and die etc etc, and these things don’t apply to work groups, [...]

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