by Nina | Oct 15, 2008 | Glass Ceiling, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Stevie Awards, Women
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards. More than 1,200 entries were submitted for consideration in 50 categories,...
by Nina | Oct 6, 2008 | Crisis Management, Leadership, Negotiation, Nina Simosko
The latest chapter in the U.S. fiscal drama – rejection and then subsequent passage of the government’s purported bailout/rescue measure – underlines the critical roles both negotiation and trust play in effective leadership. Sound leadership is often bolstered by...
by Nina | Oct 1, 2008 | Corporate Performance, Leadership, Life Continuum, Nina Simosko
Approximately 25% of employees do not feel loyal to their current employer and 20% say they are likely to leave their current position to change jobs within a year, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of HR professionals and hiring managers. Although I am...
by Nina | Sep 25, 2008 | Crisis Management, Innovation, Leadership, Nina Simosko
The global economy continues to experience extreme volatility as we digest and react to what is arguably the most severe financial environment many of us have ever witnessed. The latest development, involving the proposed colossal intervention -– a.k.a....
by Nina | Sep 24, 2008 | Communication, Meetings, Nina Simosko
Issue 50 of ChangeThis was recently released. It is a real milestone in the world of ideas and publishing. If you don’t know, ChangeThis provides a unique way of disseminating ideas — with authors submitting a concept for a ChangeThis manifesto, and the...
by Nina | Sep 22, 2008 | Corporate Performance, Knowledge, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Women
The current political scene has brought an important issue to the forefront. Specifically, how, if at all, are leadership and gender intertwined? While in the past I have written about leadership and women, what the current situation clarifies for me is that...
