Where Are The Women Gurus?????

[Debbie Songster]

Behind every fall of a GREAT MAN.....there was a woman.

think about that

Yeah probably because he didn't listen to her! Is he still great if he falls? LOL

You left the door open on that one... LOL

[Jonathan 2.0]

Behind every great man, there's a great women. Washing dishes and preparing dinner.
Ouch.
Did someone just throw something at me?

[susanm]

Originally Posted by Debbie Songster

A successful sales person is not about hammering a message into the prospect and trapping them until they cough up the money. Its all about being their "personal shopper" for the item you are selling them.

My husband sells boats - you know what it says on his business card?
It doesn't say sales rep or sales associate it says Fun Coordinator.

This is a great reminder. I'm writing it down!

Susan

[R Hagel]

Originally Posted by wirefire

Cool post.

wirefire -- time for you to contribute something more than those two words. You've made 8 junk posts that just say "cool post." Trying to get your post count up?


Every one else -- sorry about the interruption. Carry on, carry on.

[marciayudkin]

I was looking through my article archives and found this from something I wrote in 2002:

If your company decrees no talking to the media:
A. You comply.
B. You defy it.

Keeping a low public profile is safest and wise.
A. Of course.
B. No way!

Overexposure in the media is bad for business.
A. True.
B. There's no such thing as overexposure.

According to Betty Spence, President of the National Association of Female Executives, women tend to follow course A and men course B. She cites an Associated Press reporter who estimates that nine out of ten women turn down opportunities for interviews, while nine out of ten men accept. Within corporations, she adds, men seek out media training and spokesperson roles while women rarely do.

If accurate, this shows that women have some catching up to do!

In my earlier comments, I may have given the impression that I think the lower visibility of women experts is due to sexism, and I do think that is partly true. However, women also contribute to their own lower visibility, as shown by the above.

Both of these factors are mainly unconscious and habitual.

Marcia Yudkin