by Nina | Jan 30, 2009 | Crisis Management, Leadership, Nina Simosko
In the current economic climate, companies across the world are trying to figure out how to best weather the storm. Layoffs have seemingly become the norm; just google “layoffs” or look here and you’ll see what I mean. Such dire circumstances leave...
by Nina | Jan 27, 2009 | Blogging, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Podcasts, Stevie Awards, Women
In November 2008, I was humbled by being named the winner of the 5th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the “Best Executive – Service Businesses – More than 2,500 Employees”. This was truly an honor and I can only again point to and...
by Nina | Jan 22, 2009 | Leadership, Nina Simosko, Women
Late last year the Global Gender Gap report was released. This report by the World Economic Forum covers 92% of the world population and delivers some surprising findings. Of the 130 countries studied, 87 have narrowed the gender gap since 2007. Norway, Finland and...
by Nina | Jan 18, 2009 | Celebrities As Leaders, Crisis Management, Leadership, Nina Simosko
Well if we’ve ever needed an example of what it really is to lead during a crisis, this past week’s U.S. Airways flight 1549 water landing shows us loud and clear. Just moments after takeoff, the 29-year U.S. Airways veteran captain of the plane and a...
by Nina | Jan 5, 2009 | Leadership, Nina Simosko
As we enter this new year, I am taking time to reflect on leadership, what it means, what makes a great leader, and what people can do to improve their leadership skills. In the spirit of always being willing to improve, I read lots of other leadership related blogs,...
by Nina | Dec 15, 2008 | Communication, Leadership, Nina Simosko
We’ve all had those people in our lives that, for whatever reason, seem to be the leaders amongst us. What is it that makes these people command our respect and following? For sure, some of these characteristics are subjective – important to some but not...
