Posts Tagged ‘communication’

Do You Run Your Business in Silos?

June 21st, 2010 Vicki Flaugher

Running your business in silos is a common symptom of larger corporations, but I’ve discovered recently that it is an attitude that runs rampant with entrepreneurs too.
What being “siloed” means is that each functional group – marketing, engineering, sales, finance, R&D, customer service – are …

Using Your “Inside Voice” in Marketing Your Business

February 9th, 2010 Vicki Flaugher

As children, we were told to use our “inside voice”.
The request was usually triggered by us running around, yelling at the top of our lungs, wrecking havoc in our pathway. Often, we were just having fun, but we might have been fighting for stuff, or …

Meet Kevin Leahy – Eyebrows Up!

February 2nd, 2010 Vicki Flaugher

Yesterday, I met Kevin Leahy, a body language and communication expert at Knowledge Advocate, LLC. He shared a great tip with me for changing your body language and mindset – put your eyebrows up! <==click there to go to his full blog post.
Maybe not what …

You’re Never Too Big To Introduce Yourself

October 8th, 2008 Vicki Flaugher

by Vicki Flaugher, CEO of SmartWoman Guides
Today I had an interesting and educational experience. One of the great bloggers I follow on Twitter introduced a friend of his to the community. This friend is apparently well-known by many but, unfortunately, not me. But, since I trust the blogger …

Asking Good Questions Leads to Great Answers

July 2nd, 2008 Vicki Flaugher

I believe that the best answers, in your business and your personal life, come from well-constructed questions. The more clear we get about our connection to the real motive behind what we do and what might really help us get there, the better off we …