by Guest Author | Nov 17, 2015 | Inspiration
It’s not often you get to spend a day with 1,000 women in the same room. It’s especially not often you get to spend a day with 1,000 driven, career-focused INSPIRING women in the same room! This was the case for me during last week’s 2015 Indiana Conference for Women....
by Carrie Koens | Nov 13, 2015 | Inspiration
Did you know that besides launching books and handling social media, we also create websites? This fall our talented web team had the privilege of working with Bill High on the design and creation of his new website. Once it was done, we felt like there needed to be...
by Christy Kirk | Nov 10, 2015 | Inspiration
Do you sometimes look up at the clock and wonder where the time went? Do you get distracted by Facebook updates and email? Me too! I noticed my distractions increased in direct proportion to how interested I was in the task at hand. But let’s face it, not every task...
by Carrie Koens | Nov 6, 2015 | Influence Building
Leadership is hard. There may be days when all you want to do is crawl home and pull the covers over your head. Or maybe that’s just what you feel like when you’re an introvert! Either way, leadership requires hard work and perseverance, and it helps if...
by Carrie Koens | Oct 30, 2015 | Book Launch
I’ve been on Facebook since July of 2007. In 2011 I joined the ranks of Goodreads and Pinterest, and in January of 2012, I reluctantly got a Twitter account. The irony of my slow acceptance of social media is that I’ve now been gainfully employed in the...
by Elizabeth Johnson | Oct 27, 2015 | Leadership
One of the hardest parts about starting a new job is the sheer amount of information that needs to be learned. You ask questions – and a lot of them – just to wrap your head around all the procedures, expected behavior, chains of command, and contingency...
by Carrie Koens | Oct 23, 2015 | Book Launch
I’ve got a question for you – what was the last great leadership quote you heard? How did it impact your life or work? Would you like to share it in the comments? Bob Tiede is known for asking questions, drawing people out, and helping to spread great...
by Becky Robinson | Oct 21, 2015 | Social Media
Three years ago, my team and I partnered with Julie Winkle Giulioni to launch her first book, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go. Since that time, I’ve continued to admire the way Julie shows up online. I asked Julie to take some time to talk about what has worked...
by Carrie Koens | Oct 16, 2015 | Book Launch
Do you ever over-think things? I sure do. I’ve often blamed it on my personality type (INTJ), or the fact that I play devil’s advocate a lot (something my sweet husband reminded me of just last night), but if you don’t examine every side of an issue...
by Guest Author | Oct 13, 2015 | Leadership
Let’s face it. Being an adult can be overwhelming. Especially after going to school for more than 15 years. What can you do to prepare for that readjustment post-college? How can you make it as stress free as possible? What can you do to secure a job after you finally...