Delivering Value with Joy
If your business is not generating the sales volume you would like right now, it could be time to look at how much value you are delivering and whether you are delivering this value with joy! Value is one... read more
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What are Your Favourite Business Books?
About 11 years ago, I changed careers from lawyer to executive coach and now also publisher of a parenting site. I still have a deep interest in the law and social justice issues, but one of the benefits of... read more
More isn’t always better when getting survey participants
In quantitative research we are, by definition, all about numbers. But numbers aren’t just numbers when it comes to survey participants. More is not always better. This is why we’re cautionary about recruiting participants through social media. You may... read more
Are You Creating Cranky Customers?
Last week, I awoke to an unsurprising but fairly depressing article in The Age (also in Sydney Morning Herald) about cranky Australian consumers. It detailed the results of an American Express survey, which rated Australian consumers’ dissatisfaction with customer... read more
Effective Communication Strategies for Businesswomen
By Lois Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It, a book that examines the differences between nice girls and successful women in business. Based on an interview with Suzi Dafnis for the herBusiness podcast. Women need... read more
Supporting Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries
In March 2009, the HerBusiness Network raised funds through a silent auction and a series of business webinars to support women in businesses around the world through Kiva, an organisation that provides micro-loans in developing countries. Last year, these... read more
Are You Putting a Square Peg in a Round Hole?
One of the most common issues raised by employers when we are discussing their staffing with them is turnover. Employers are understandably frustrated when they invest time, money, resources and energy in hiring, training and engaging staff, only to... read more
Businesswomen’s Concerns Represented at Small Business Forum
In recognition of its role as the only Australian organisation dedicated to the political representation of women in business, the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN) was invited to participate in this week’s national Small Business Forum, convened by Senator the... read more
I don’t know enough.
You’ve said this before, right? I used to think the same. I spent a long time studying part time for my accountancy degree – started, but never completed an e-commerce masters and started, but never completed my CPA. I’m... read more
Overcoming Nice Girls Syndrome
By Lois Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It, a book that examines the differences between nice girls and successful women in business. Based on an interview with Suzi Dafnis for the herBusiness podcast. Nice girls syndrome... read more
I don’t know enough.
You’ve said this before, right? I used to think the same. I spent a long time studying part time for my accountancy degree – started, but never completed an e-commerce masters and started, but never completed my CPA. I’m... read more
"Giving doesn’t just feel good, it’s a good business strategy" – Blake Mycoskie and TOMS
On my way to South by South West in March 2011, I happened to watch a documentary on the QANTAS inflight channel about Blake Mycoskie’s organisation TOMS, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a... read more