How to Choose Your Own Core Values

How to Choose Your Own Core Values

Having established and well-defined core values matters for everyone, at every level: from college students to stay-at-home moms, executive officers, retirees, city officials, regional managers, international business owners, and leaders of nations. They represent our...
Core Values: Flexibility

Core Values: Flexibility

Flexibility (noun): the ability to be easily modified; willingness to change or compromise. At Weaving Influence, one of our core values is flexibility, and being in a virtual work space, I see this playing out in many different ways every single day.  In a virtual...
Core Values: Partnership

Core Values: Partnership

Partnership — noun part·​ner·​ship | ˈpärt-nər-ˌship also ˈpärd : the state of being a partner : PARTICIPATION At Weaving Influence, one of our core values — partnership — is what makes this whole remote working gig possible. I spend many of my...
Core Values: Integrity

Core Values: Integrity

Over the course of the last couple of months, we’ve been talking a lot about values, specifically core values and what they mean to us individually, but also the core values of the collective whole as an organization. It comes as no surprise that one of Weaving...
Two New Websites to Empower You for Success

Two New Websites to Empower You for Success

In addition to our book marketing services, we also provide web design for authors and thought leaders. Here are the newest websites we’ve created that will inspire and encourage you to get creative, feel empowered, and reach for success in whatever your field...
Core Values: Growth

Core Values: Growth

“Employees don’t grow as a result of an annual conversation. Growth happens a little bit, every day, over time, through ongoing dialogue.” – Julie Winkle Guilioni, Co-author, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go This summer, my kids wanted to plant a garden. They...

The Politics of Promotion

The scenario is all too familiar: a qualified, motivated professional woman does everything she can think of to secure a coveted promotion. After years of investing her time and energy in the company, she is ready to advance. Later, she is shocked and dismayed to find...
Core Values: Mindful Responsiveness

Core Values: Mindful Responsiveness

Weaving Influence has a strong, actionable list of company values, but anytime I’m asked to speak about the values, one bubbles to the top for me — responsiveness. I spent decades working in the news business. Responding quickly with decisive action is second...
3 Ways to Make the Most of Feedback

3 Ways to Make the Most of Feedback

Very few people actually enjoy seeking feedback — but perhaps it’s because we think of feedback as something it’s not. It doesn’t always have to be couched in criticism and negativity, resentment and bias. In fact, feedback can be a positive...