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262: Babette Ballinger—How Does A Woman Tackle The Fashion Industry? Head On

On the Brink Podcast

As a fashion designer and owner of her own apparel sales firm, Babette had to constantly re-invent herself, learn how to run a business, and deal with the challenges of sustaining successful partnerships with men. Babette Ballinger holds a special place in our hearts, and in my new book, " Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business. "

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From Contacts to Contracts: Use a "Love List" for Solopreneur Success

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Send a personalized email, LinkedIn message, text message with a.gif, or even an old-fashioned card via snail mail. The Bottom Line Business development is relationship development. Instead of meeting for a drink after work, it's BYOB via Zoom. No driving or shoes required. Anniversary. You can celebrate anything!

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Organizational Character and Leadership Development | Consulting.

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Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Organizational Character and Leadership Development By Jim Smith on December 16, 2010. For the last 50 years it has not been fashionable to talk about moral development, yet the subject of moral development is all about being a grown up.

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Prior to beginning her successful consultancy, Emma worked in sports marketing, fashion retail marketing, and telecommunications with companies in England including Westfield, Diane Von Furstenberg, Westpac, and T-Mobile. One of the most effective ways of doing this is by organizing events.

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The appraisal is dead. Long live the appraisal.

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Old fashioned? Appraisals are not about fashion. Is it to decide salary review, to figure out where to invest in development, to provide recognition, or to provide your team with support and direction? Is this because in the non-corporate world we are behind the times? I don’t think so. They are conversations.

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How to Provide Safe and Comfortable In-Person Training as People Return to the Office

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As a result, some companies are beginning to transition back to in-person training as part of their workforce development strategy. Instead, proceed in a methodical fashion. By making the alternatives available, you can ensure that your workforce development plan can move forward. Don’t be overzealous with your reintroduction.

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How Large Companies Prepare for Project Management Challenges

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Stakeholder churn One positive of working in a company with a large workforce is that new roles and promotion opportunities come up more frequently, offering career development opportunities for high-performing employees. However, this complicates things for project teams. Resistance to change Most large companies were once small companies.

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