Email etiquette is important when trying to convey tone, style and professionalism in an email (our most common form of communication in business).  In this podcast Katie and Carol discuss the importance of using correct etiquette when emailing both for business and personal communication.  Here are just a few tips from their book… Never hit […] The post Email Etiquette – Podcast 46 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

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Email Etiquette – Podcast 46

Getting Employee Buy In Women are often better at getting employee buy in because we are willing to listen and collaborate on decisions. Use this strength to be a better leader. 83. Ask your employees for opinions, but always let them know your justification if you do not implement their ideas. Try to be nice […] The post Getting Employee Buy In – Podcast 045 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Getting Employee Buy In – Podcast 045

Three tips about taking care of yourself first. It’s not easy to have/get balance in your life. Carol and Katie discuss these light hearted tips and, as usual, they get right to the point of why it’s so important to pay attention to yourself before taking care of others. As Katie says, “Put your own […] The post Tips on Balance in Your Life – Podcast 62 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Tips on Balance in Your Life – Podcast 62

In this podcast Carol and Katie  talk about women’s relationship to money in order to prep you for the upcoming webinar: A Woman’s Money Story with special guest Dr. David Kruger, MD. Register for the Webinar here. They also talk about the book Happy Money- The Science of Happier Spending by authors Elizabeth Dunn and […] The post Happy Money – Podcast 61 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Happy Money – Podcast 61

In Skirt Strategies we talk about “your story”, the chapters of your life to this point. We all have different stories and relationships with money and finances. We all vibrate at a different level with the mere mention of money. Some of us get a little thrill, some of us have a little gnawing in […] The post 5 Steps to Your Positive Money Story – Podcast 60 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

5 Steps to Your Positive Money Story – Podcast 60

Simple Tips to make you feel better about yourself in this Better Leader Podcast. 74. Ride your bike to work once a week or more. 75. Give away bus passes to encourage others to save gas. Simply thinking green. Let your workforce drive this effort. Start an Alternative Transportation Committee to facilitate other travel methods […] The post Lighthearted Tips to Make You a Better Leader Podcast 59 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Lighthearted Tips to Make You a Better Leader Podcast 59

Don’t let conflict go unresolved. Occasionally a conflict evaporates after a time, but letting that happen is risky – it’s that ol’ “procrastination pays”  philosophy. “We affect change by engaging in robust conversations with ourselves and others.”   —  Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott Change will not happen in your business world unless you are willing […] The post Unresolved Conflict – Don’t Let It Fester – Podcast 58 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Unresolved Conflict – Don’t Let It Fester – Podcast 58

71. Shake hands firmly, make eye-contact, but send a soft message with your eyes. Project a warm, welcoming image. The days of the shrinking violet are over. No one likes a limp handshake. It makes you feel dirty, as if you just touched a wet fish. 72. Soften up. Be authentic. Be yourself. Appreciate the […] The post Be Authentic. Be Yourself – Podcast 57 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Be Authentic. Be Yourself – Podcast 57

30 minutes Use a Facilitator and a Personality Profile Assessment to Create an Effective, Efficient Team. In this podcast Katie and Carol recommend the use of personality profile assessments for to make you team strong and understanding. Tip 70. Profile your team for personality styles so that they can appreciate and understand one another by […] The post Personality Profile Assessment for Your Team – Podcast 56 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Personality Profile Assessment for Your Team – Podcast 56

14 minutes 3 More Tips from Skirt Strategists Katie and Carol Fact or Inference, You Decide… 67. Know when to ask for more time before making a commitment. 68. Know when to be decisive. A common weakness for women is decisiveness. Sometimes our effective approach of bringing others into a decision is interpreted as waffling […] The post Fact or Inference – You Decide – Podcast 55 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Fact or Inference – You Decide – Podcast 55

25 minutes Positive Thinking and Mental Posturing can change your life. Here are a few simple tips to help you center your thinking on the positive. Katie and Carol have lots of laughs in this podcast! Always accept a compliment graciously. Laugh at yourself when you screw up. Humor is an anti-depressant. Be an example […] The post Positive Thinking – Mental Posturing – Podcast 54 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Positive Thinking – Mental Posturing – Podcast 54

20 Minutes Commit your department to continuous improvement. When your department does something well, learn from it so that you can replicate it in the future. Want to differentiate your leadership capabilities from others? Become process-focused. That is, look at everything as a system that is designed and operating as intended, then it repeats itself. […] The post Commit to Continuous Improvement – Podcast 53 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Commit to Continuous Improvement – Podcast 53

13 minutes In this podcast episode Katie and Carol give you tips on decorating your office at work in by bringing some of your feminine touches. You spend eight hours or more everyday in your office it should be a space that makes you feel great! Have a small area rug and a warm table […] The post Tips on Decorating Your Office at Work – Podcast 52 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Tips on Decorating Your Office at Work – Podcast 52

In this podcast, Katie and Carol discuss four tips from their book Skirt Strategies: 249 Success Tips for Women in Leadership.  Taken together these tips provide a great framework for how to make sure your business or organization has a climate where people want to come to work and do a good job. Listen to […] The post Does Your Organizational Climate Need a Change? – Podcast 51 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Does Your Organizational Climate Need a Change? – Podcast 51

Monthly Topic: Intuitive Tools in Your Feminine Arsenal … or Permission To Act Like A Woman in Leadership Women are great leaders they have at least 16 Intuitive Leadership Tools or Strengths in their arsenal that they deploy better than men! Permission to act like a woman in leadership granted! Here are our 16 feminine […] The post Intuitive Leadership Tools – Podcast 50 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Intuitive Leadership Tools – Podcast 50

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