Todays Women in Business

A Brand You World Episode 1 – Express your personal brand through your writing

Personal Branding Quick Tips - Discover three actions you can take to express your expertise and personal brand through your writing.

Listen to this four minute personal branding tutorial from "A Brand You World" bringing you personal branding guidance.

"A Brand You World" is hosted by Krishna De, Ireland’s leading Personal Branding Strategist.

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Do share your thoughts on this employer branding quick tip. Perhaps you have found some of the strategies and tips we share have worked for you or perhaps you have ideas and suggestions you would like to share with our listeners. You can choose one of 5 different ways to get in touch so why not:

1. post your feedback the comments section
2. leave comments at our media centre, you can call +1 214 615 6505ext 6842. As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk
3. leave an audio comment on our site here at Todays Women in Business - just plug in your headset and micophone and you can leave a message
4. leave an audio comment on our Irish media centre at 086 8163096      
5. or send us an email at connect(at)todayswomeninbusiness.com

Do let me know about your success in bringing your personal brand to life.

And if you are looking for additional resources to build your corporate brand, employer brand and personal brand why not visit our brand building blog and podcast at Biz Growth News where you can also register for our no cost branding audio seminars and our weekly brand building ezine.

Networking Strategies Part 5: Women in Business, 27 June 2007: Evaluating Your Networking Plan

Networking strategies for success part 5 of 5 - get ready to take notes as we provide tips on how to evaluate your network.

In this show we cover how to evaluate the effectiveness of your network - be that online or offline - so you ensure that you achieve a return on networking investment (RONI).

Networking Strategies Part 5 Show Notes:                                       

00:58  How do we evaluate our networks and measure the benefits?
06:38  What you can do if you are not getting a perceived benefit from the networks you participate in?
12:19  How do you determine if you are "giving" too much to my network - how can you turn this around so that your network help you, or how should you disengage?
17:26  What if people are asking too much from you as a member of a network?
18:24  Conclusion

How To Leave Us Feedback

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial. Perhaps you have found some of the strategies and tips we share have worked for you or perhaps you have ideas and suggestions you would like to share with our listeners. You can choose one of 5 different ways to get in touch so why not:

1. post your feedback the comments section
2. leave comments at our media centre, you can call +1 214 615 6505ext 6842. As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk
3. leave an audio comment on out site here at Todays Women in Business - just plug in your headset and micophone and you can leave a message
4. leave an audio comment on our Irish media centre at          086 8163096      
5. or send us an email at connect(at)todayswomeninbusiness.com

Networking Strategies Part 4 of 4: Women in Business, 6 June 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 4 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide tips to guide you in how to network for career success.

So often, if you are working inside an organisation it is easy to forget that it is just as important to build and nurture your network for career success.

In this show we cover how to build positive networks for support and career progression.

Listen out for the bonus show announcement - yes we decided to add another show onto this series - all about evaluating your network so you get a return on networking investment (RONI).

Networking Strategies Part 4 Show Notes:

00.00 Introduction

00.54 How important is networking for my career success?   

04:48 How do I ensure people know about me in other areas of the organisation?
                              
07:10 How do I build positive relationships with people in the organisation?
                   
11:09 What should I avoid and what should I persue in building relationships with people at work?
                     
12:53 What about networking with people outside the organisation?    
          
16:01 What about my goals and how my professional, personal and community netwowrks tie in with these?

19:40 Conclusion and Bonus Show announcement.    

How To Leave Us Feedback

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial. Perhaps you have found some of the strategies and tips we share have worked for you or perhaps you have ideas and suggestions you would like to share with our listeners. You can choose one of 5 different ways to get in touch so why not:

1. post your feedback the comments section
2. leave comments at our media centre, you can call          +1 214 615 6505       ext 6842. As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk
3. leave an audio comment on out site here at Todays Women in Business - just plug in your headset and micophone and you can leave a message
4. leave an audio comment on our Irish media centre at          086 8163096      
5. or send us an email at connect(at)todayswomeninbusiness.com

Networking Strategies Part 3 of 4: Women in Business, 16 May 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 3 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide tips to help you prepare for your next networking event and take you through practical steps you can take before, during and after the event to ensure that you leave a great impression with those you meet.

This is the third of a four part series on networking and we provide ideas and tips on how to be a more effective networker to expand your professional and personal success.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Networking Strategies Part 3 Show Notes:

00:00  Introduction to the show
01:13  How do I prepare for a networking event? 
01:50  Actions to take before your next networking event          
02:27  It's all in the preparation   
03:06  Who else might be attending? 
05:45  Entering the room and saying hello 
09:32  Approaching others and making your introduction   
10:16  When and how to move on and circulate         
11:49  Follow up strategies 
13:05  Review the networking event          
14:04  Update your networking database
17:03  Conclusion

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you, we would love to hear from you.

If you would prefer to leave comments at our media centre, you can call +1 214 615 6505 ext 6842.

As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk

Networking Strategies Part 2 of 4: Women in Business, 9 May 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 2 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide an overview why the different ways we network including virtual networking (online networking) and networking face to face (off line networking).

This is the second of a four part series on networking and we provide ideas and tips on how to be a more effective networker to expand your professional and personal success.

How you network and the impression you leave behind with the people you meet is an expression of your personal brand - so make sure you leave the impression you intended by enhancing your skills in networking.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Networking Strategies Part 2 Show Notes:

00:00  Introduction
01:07  Why do people form networking groups?
02:35  What are the different ways that we network? 
02:59  Opportunites to network offline (face to face)   
07:45  Opportunities to network online (virtual networks) 
15:42  How do we choose which netowrk to join?
20:08  No-cost networking opportunities and how to create your own network
22:35  Networking strategies show 2 ends.

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you, we would love to hear from you.

If you would prefer to leave comments at our media centre, you can call +1 214 615 6505 ext 6842.

As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk

Women in Business, 1 March 2007: Hosted by Krishna De: Work Life Balance - the business case and how to achieve greater work life balance

With today being National Work Life Balance Day in Ireland, we have recorded a special edition podcast on the subject of Work Life Balance.

Work Life Balance seems to be the theme of the moment with many people searching for greater balance in their life. But is work life balance something that we truly can experience or is it something that is just not realistic in todays fast paced working environment?

Make sure you have a pen and paper ready to take notes as colleague Ann Greene and I discuss:

• what does work life balance really mean
• what is the business case for implementing work life balance policies and frameworks
• and practical steps you can take as a leader to address your own work life balance.

Do share your thoughts on audio tutorial by posting in the comments section. We would love to hear from you if you have found other strategies that have worked for you to ensure that you have created greater balance in your life or if you have questions about achieving greater work life balance.

Work life Balance Resources:

Work Life Balance Ireland - resources for employees and employers

Work Life Balance Wales - a better way of living and working in Wales - note their conference on the 29 March 2007

Work Life Balance UK - resources from the CIPD for HR practitioners including UK employment law requirements

Work Life Balance UK - resources from the DTI about flexible working and work life balance

Work Life Balance UK - resources for UK companies to build the business case on implementing work life balance policies from the Work Foundation

Work Life Balance in Europe - resources from the European Foundation for the Improvement in Living and Working Conditions

Work Life Balance Canada - resources for employers in Canada from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Work Life Balance New Zealand - the New Zealand work life balance project

The Future of Work in New Zealand - ideas for employers implenting work life balance policies

Women in Business, 11 January 2007: Hosted by Krishna De: How coaching can help achieve your goals

In this weeks show we are in conversation with Katherine Tulpa and Alex Szabo of the Association for Coaching, the UK's leading professional coaching association for executive coaches, professional coaches, coaching organisations and businesses where they are developing internal corporate coaches.

We discuss how coaching can help you achieve your goals in business or in your career in 2007.

Note: If you are interested in learning more about the Association for Coaching and the development of the Association for Coaching in Ireland which will launch formally in April 2007, you can contact me at krishna.de(at)associationforcoaching.com

Women in Business, 20 December 2006: Hosted by Krishna De

Have you ever considered how reliant we are in the art and skill of business writing? From emails, to proposals, writing speeches to marketing copy, our effectiveness in writing can mean the difference between accelerating the growth of our business or not realising our goals.

This week our first guest is Terry Prone, Director of Carr Communications and co-author of the newly published "This Business of Writing". Terry shares some invaluable tips about enhancing our effectiveness in business writing.

Find out more and purchase your copy of "This Business of Writing" here.

Our second guest is Elaine Butler our resident design expert who shares with us ideas and tips for interior design if you are in the hotel industry.

Women in Business, 20 September 2006: Hosted by Krishna De

Building your brand on-line whether you are a small business or a multinational is becoming increasingly important.  This week we interview Maryrose Lyons about the changing face of the internet.

In our second interview we discuss work life balance - is it a myth or is it possible?  Join Teresa Lawlor and me, Krishna De, as we discuss practical steps we can take to manage stress and worklife balance.

Media note: The 'Women in Business' radio show is hosted by Krishna De, international author, broadcaster, speaker, business development and personal branding expert.  This live recording was originally broadcasted on Dublin City Annalivia FM 103.2.

Women in Business, 28 June 2006: Hosted by Krishna De

Every day we have the opportunity to connect to many people - be that when we are shopping, taking the children to school or at the gym.

But have you ever considered that these people could be an unpaid sales force, a group of people who can connect you to others.  They may be the key to finding your next great career opportunity or that client you would love to work with.

I todays show, we are in conversation with Tricia Murphy of TIG Alliance discussing the fundamentals of successful networking.

Media note: The 'Women in Business' radio show is hosted by Krishna De, international author, broadcaster, speaker, business development and personal branding expert.  This live recording was originally broadcasted on Dublin City Annalivia FM 103.2.