Victory Tips

Victorious Honorees – December 2011

The Prosperity Sisters The recession socked quite a punch to Carole Algier. For nearly thirty years the glass artist ran a successful business with her spouse, John. Her work was featured in several magazines and on HGTV’s “Smart […]

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December Victory Theme: Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence It usually starts at Thanksgiving and barrels its way toward Christmas. No, not excitement. STRESS…from not getting enough sleep and eating too many “goodies” to just being out of the regular routine. And while all those […]

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Feminine Leadership

I just returned from a wonderful day in the Big Apple where I attended the NAFE Women of Excellence Award breakfast. Carol Evans, CEO of NAFE and President of Working Mother Media, was there and, about the Women […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Thanksgiving is a uniquely American tradition. In Canada, it’s celebrated in early October. In the US, it’s the third Thursday in November.Over the past few years, I’ve heard a lot of […]

Ten Reasons Why Women Make Strong Leaders

Passion—not money or promotions—is the main fuel that earns victory after victory. Resilience: You don’t fail when you trip, only when you don’t get back up. Brutal Self-Awareness: Recognition of flaws is the first step toward addressing them […]

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Book Review: See Jane Lead

See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work When Lois Frankel explained how she chose the women she wove into the content of See Jane Lead, she said, “…if a woman didn’t pass my […]

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Leadership Lesson from Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn wore slacks before they were considered acceptable or fashionable for women, didn’t wear makeup, spoke her mind, was even considered box office poison at one point in her career. She was one of the first assertive […]

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11/11/11: Veterans Day

My father was a veteran who was wounded in the war. He was an amputee and suffered from what we now call PTSD. As a first generation American, that son of Italian immigrants, never considered himself “disabled” and […]

Assessment: Leadership Self-Awareness

As this year is coming to a close, and before the holidays begin, takes some time to focus on the new year and your next phase. Here are ten questions to get you thinking: WHAT’S NEXT?: What is […]

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Leadership and Transitions

Leadership is often about navigating transitions. November is also about transitions. For many of us the weather gets colder, and as it does, we put away the summer things and settle into new “winter” routines. By November, after […]

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Why Feminine Leadership Matters

Why Feminine Leadership Matters… If you aren’t leading your life, someone else is, and they are leading you in their direction, not yours. Annmarie Kelly More Feminine Leadership Resources:

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November Victory Theme: Leadership

What Is Leadership? You can ask twenty people and get twenty answers. All too often women seem to think of leadership as being a male characteristic related to command and control; but it isn’t. Leadership isn’t any more […]

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