Business Management for Women

Introduction

In today’s business world we are familiar with seeing women in senior and managerial roles, but being a woman in business brings whole new elements into play in the terms of values and attitudes in the business world. If you were to ask men if they regard women in business as equal most of them would probably agree that they do. If you ask women in business if they feel equal to the men, I think you will find they do not. A common reaction amongst men is that they do not feel comfortable working for a woman boss, although some men say they do not mind.

Although there have been a great many advances since the days of my mother who was not expected to work once she had children, women have still not reached the level of equality you would expect in this day and age. During the sixties, seventies and eighties there was a huge shift from the down trodden woman who was kept by their husband, to the independent woman of today who can fend for herself. But somewhere along the line I feel we have lost something that is of worth and that there is still some way to go to get the balance right.

Historical Attitudes

When I was young my mother stayed at home and looked after the children while my father was the bread winner. In those days young women who did work were expected to leave their jobs once they got married. It was seen as a slight on the man if he could not afford to support his wife. It did not matter how poor you were the woman still did not go out to work and she was expected to manage on the wages the husband brought home. In fact my parents got married and moved in with my grandmother because her husband had just died and she had lost her income. This way my dad took on the support of both women although my grandmother did some work, helping out two or three days a week for my uncle who was a butcher.

My paternal grandmother who was also widowed however was a natural business woman. She used to have a ‘pack’ of clothes, mostly underwear which she took around the local area to sell and the customers paid the cost of their purchases off weekly. Her business was a cross between door to door selling and a clothing catalogue. She had an instinct for business but lived out of her time so she only ever made a pittance compared with the opportunities of today. Years ago women were not expected to be business orientated, so any natural talent they may have had in that direction would have been neglected or suppressed.

Responsibilities in the Home

During the early years of my childhood the roles of men and women were clearly defined. The woman had the responsibility of looking after the family, children, husband and any other relatives who lived with them and the man was responsible for providing the money to feed, clothe and house everyone. It did not matter how little money the man earned the wife had to manage on it. In other words cut their coat according to the cloth.

We were blessed because although my father was a builder and therefore earned a great deal less than the miners in the mining village where we lived, my mother and grandmother were very clever. They made nearly all our clothes, baked and grew fruit and vegetables so although that did not earn us actual money it did however mean that they saved money and we had things we would not have had if we had to buy them. My mother was clever at managing the money such that people had no idea how poor we really were as we always looked decent (In Wales it’s called being ‘Tidy’) and had enough to eat.

It seems that for many women, things have come in a kind of full circle through the application of technology and the return of cottage industry styles of business, where a woman can work from home running her own online business whilst still being able to care for her family and home.

One of the easiest ways in which a woman can work more flexible hours is by doing freelance work. When you are freelance you can more or less pick and choose the work you do, and when you do it. If you can develop a good reputation by doing freelance work you can get repeat customers and the business, and income, can get into a steady rhythm.

Today’s computer oriented world is much more suited to the employment of women than years ago when work that required manual labour was too heavy for women. Even today in some industries, such as the building trade you will not find many women doing the actual manual work, although I bet there are some! Yes they do work in the trade but usually as administrators, organising the projects, managing the finances and arranging planning permission from the councils.

In other areas such as catering, nursing and teaching there is still a majority of women in these roles. However I have noticed, while spending quite a lot of time in hospitals lately, that there seem to be about an equal number of women doctors as men.

Having Children

During the sixties with Germaine Greer, burning bra’s and free love a change of attitude was generated. Then various recessions and higher expectations of standard of living saw more women going out to work to afford the luxuries of life. When my children were small, I stayed at home with them and did the things my mother did while my husband was the bread winner.

It worked well for us but at that time I would read magazines that made me feel I could not be whole as a woman unless I was holding down a full time job or career at the same time. We ‘read about’ the modern man who was able to look after children and do housework (Although I didn’t see much evidence of it!) so that there was more equality and the woman worked to share the burden of earning a living. In this new world the main problem to overcome was that men could not physically have the children so a woman would have to lose ground on the career ladder if she wanted to have a child.

At the end of the day women are still expected to reproduce as well as hold down a full time job. A woman can have maternity leave and take six weeks off after giving birth, but any mother knows that it is a enormous emotional wrench to leave your six week old baby in the care of someone else while you pick up your career again. Friends I know who have been the main breadwinners and still have had children, have ended up having sick leave for stress and depression after the birth taking as much as six months to a year off. I find this interesting because to me this is about the time you need to have with your baby before you can even thinking about doing anything else.

During the eighties and nineties women were challenging men in their top jobs and often giving up the idea of children to become like men. Margaret Thatcher was one but she was of no help to the cause of women at the time of her premiership, I guess because it was too hard won. I however started my own career about this time. My children were becoming teenagers and I spent some time deciding what I could and wanted to do and eventually started my own business career offering training in Assertiveness and interpersonal skills to businesses people. During the eighties and nineties I worked freelance visiting many different companies when running training programmes. I did do part time jobs that fitted in with school hours once the children were at school but felt I wanted to be there when the children came home. In my view the most important thing to focus on was raising the children to become well balanced useful citizens and it was a full time job.

One local mother I know has recently had a lot of success by creating a business where she builds her own websites. These websites are unique however, in that she does not have to stock products to sell, she does not have to deal with any customers, she does not have to work at any specific times, or at all if she doesn’t want to, and the business earns money 24 hours a day! Working from home, especially work with a computer, can allow mothers to be there for their children at the same time generate a useful income to support the family’s needs

Her business is about setting up websites based around niche search terms like ‘legally avoid speeding fines‘ and promotes them in search engines.

Old Attitudes Die Hard

During my career as a freelance trainer, working in different companies, I encountered many different situations. Being a woman in business which is dominated by men it was a tough call. Sometimes when I entered the office of the person interviewing me, the senior manager would start ruffling his papers on his desk as though to say “Look how busy and important I am”. Occasionally when I met up with senior managers whose desks were free of papers they would be the ones who had a clear idea of what they wanted and whether or not I would be able to provide the service they required. As I have a male sounding name clients were sometimes taken aback when they discovered I was the course leader and even more so when I worked with a friend and colleague who also had a male sounding name.

Having said that, sometimes the senior women in a company were a lot harder on me than the men were. Also when I was establishing the business I had a lot of help from some farsighted men who believed in me and thought I could do a great job. I survived the eighties recession when many other similar firms were going out of business and eventually I became known and respected for my work.

Inequality

As the work I did inevitably focused on the problems people experienced in dealing with colleagues I had a wonderful snapshot of the difficulties and challenges that existed within a company. In a group of twelve middle managers there would generally be two or three women and they would be head and shoulders above the men in terms of abilities because they had to work a lot harder to reach the same level. At the same time they had to deal with sexist comments, sexual harassment and put downs as the men attempted to try and feel superior to them.When running my training programmes some of the male delegates would try to find ways of deskilling me so they could be top dog of the day. They rarely succeeded.

Recently I saw a programme about race discrimination and one of the points made during the documentary was that the majority group, ie the white people, did not see there was a problem with race issues although the black people experienced discrimination in many subtle ways. The key point was that the group with the power are usually oblivious to the problem, only those without the power experience the disadvantage. So if you are a black woman in business you may find you are doubly disadvantaged, even in today’s supposed advanced world. Think of the radical change of attitude that is required now America has a black president who is considered to be the most powerful man in the world.

During the nineties there was a new organisation started by a woman for women. The MD was so disillusioned about attitudes to women in business that she left and set up her own accountancy company. She employed women who wanted the flexibility of having a career as well as bringing up a family and organised it so that they had flexible working hours, time off for maternity leave and part time work without losing out on the career path. It became very successful and could be seen as a model for other companies to follow.

Even the article we had purchased some time ago about ‘Five Things Women Should Know Before Starting A Business’ is condescending to say the least. And the tragic thing about it is that the person (a man) who wrote the article had no idea that it was so condescending. In fact the article is just general business advice that could apply to anyone both men and woman.

In our website design business we still find that quite often the men who we meet with appear surprised or disappointed that the consultant who appears is a woman because paradoxically most of our telesales staff who book the appointments are men!

Women working in the computer industry may find it has the benefits of flexibility to fit in with child care and the possibility of working from home some of the time. In the more recent years it has been stated that many career minded women have given up applying for the top jobs because they find the demands on their time will not allow them to have any home life with their children. Instead they are choosing jobs with less responsibility so that they can leave the work behind when they go home. In recent years the terms ‘battle’ ‘war’ ‘fighting’ have been used to describe the competitive situation between rival companies. The terminology is indicative of a male approach and seems to eliminate the possibility of co-operation, negotiation and support.

There is no doubt that women have different criteria in the work place. They do think differently and have a more social attitude to their colleagues. Men by and large think more strategically and have an overall concept of the big picture. But that does not mean to say that women are not able to think strategically and that men can’t be sociable to their colleagues. Mostly it is dependent on the programming we place on our children as to how they develop for their roles in their adult life. But over riding all that is largely to do with hormones and the survival instincts that are built into all of us.

My own Experience

When I was trying to set up a new business with a male colleague of mine, during the meetings he would say he would go and visit an MD of a certain company. I was amazed because I knew from experience that getting in to see an MD was not always easy, but he had no doubts that he would be able to get an appointment to discuss our work. Having said that he never did do any sales pitches and the company never got off the ground. What really struck me though, was that as a man his assumptions and expectations were very different from mine.

Conclusion

I am sure you have heard the saying that ‘behind every great man there is a good woman’. And I believe that is still true in organisations today. When visiting lots of different companies as I did, it becomes obvious that there was always the highly organised woman looking after the everyday running of the MD’s or senior manager’s life.

I did find occasionally some men doing that role but the majority were women. The men seemed to spend most of their time in meetings making strategic decisions while the women got on with making sure the cogs kept turning and things got done. It seemed to me the women were the unsung heroes so that the men could maintain their sense of importance and status. I think it is up to the women to challenge the status quo and make sure they are truly recognised and respected for their talents and abilities in all areas of their life, both at home and at work.

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Business Management for Multiple Generations of Employees

Introduction

The extent of change that the world has experienced over the past 50 years is a staggeringly high amount, and the pace at which a lot of these changes have come about is no less striking.

One part of life which has not escaped these broad changes is the business world. Modern companies may operate within the same underlying principles of profitability that have governed commerce since it started, but many of the traits of a successful company trading in the modern world would seem foreign to businesses of the past.

An interesting issue that modern businesses face is how to handle the different generations of individuals who make up their workforce. This challenge has been around for a long time, but as the needs of companies change and the skills necessary have evolved, the differences among workers have become more pronounced.

This is partially due to the ever increasing life expectancy of people, particularly in first world countries, which in turn prompts an ever increasing retirement age. As people work to a later point in their lives, they may stay with the same company into their late 60’s or early 70’s, and often as hands- on workers rather than merely sitting on the board.

There is also a demand for a more diverse range of skills in the modern business surroundings, triggered largely due to the swift development and extensive reach of computer technology. Corporate processes, both internal and external, have been subject to radical changes which require a new way of thinking. These new ways of thinking are most commonly found within the younger working generation.

Problems

One of the most typical problems that face a modern business that is operating with a number of different generations in its workforce is related to technology. Computer systems are commonplace in our lives nowadays and they form a vital piece of the business puzzle. This computing power can help businesses to run more efficiently, but they are only as capable as the individuals who work them.

There are also generational issues when it comes to outward business factors such as the law. New laws and business best practices are emerging all of the time and critical business decision makers must be aware of any that apply to their business.

Beyond this, there can be problems with communication between different generations of worker, physical limitations of the older personnel in an organisation and the need to fulfil a range of different wants and aspirations to keep an entire workforce happy. In a warehouse setting it is vital to use premium industrial shelving from a quality manufacturer to keep the workforce secure.

It is unfortunate to hear about workplace incidents however pallet racking accidents in offices are not a very common complaint.

The Generations

The need to manage generations in the work environment may seem like an unnecessary task, but the distinctions between the generations of worker that are often found in business are worthwhile taking note of.

Traditionals

Mature, or “traditional”, employees are the oldest that would be found in a modern corporate environment. They are the people who were born before the Second World War, and will be in their late 60’s or early 70’s.

Their approach to industry and life in general is one of organisation and obedience. They were expected to make personal sacrifices for the greater good, and whilst this belief was nurtured under the shadow of an international conflict, many of the older generation still harbour this opinion in modern times.

Since many of the senior generation will hold senior positions within a business their views and beliefs will generally carry greater weight than those of younger generations. Their decisions will often be fundamental to the business and sculpt the future success or failure of the organisation.

Baby Boomers

The Baby Boomer generation includes those born between the end of the war and the mid- 60’s, while there was a general decline in the birth rate around the world. Baby Boomers will be aged between 45 and 65 roughly speaking and probably form the vast majority of management jobs within a modern company.

This generation grew up without much of the oppression and discipline that was more normal amongst earlier generations. They are an aspirational group of people that are very family- oriented.

When it comes to the work environment, this group of workers will often be able to grasp the bigger picture whilst still maintaining a grip on modern advances in terms of technologies and business processes. Their family- oriented character tends to see them working effectively in teams, although it is often noted that they are not comfortable when taking criticism(no matter how constructive) , and they are not good at giving feedback to other employees.

Generation X

Members of Generation X were born between the mid- 60’s and the late- 70’s. They will be currently aged between 30 and 45 and will be distributed amongst the various levels of management within a contemporary company.

Socially they grew up in extremely demanding times. Careers were an ever more important and defining part of people’s lives and this was pointed out to Generation X from a very early age. Many will have progressed through lower and higher education before working their way up within one or perhaps two businesses. They are expected to work long and hard hours and frequently both parties in a marriage or relationship will have jobs.

As such, they are often very good at problem solving and achieving short- term objectives but can struggle to grasp how their contribution affects the big picture. They will be motivated by monetary benefits rather than a sense of duty since they feel they have paid their dues through a life of learning and work. Generation X need close supervision to ensure their effective contribution to the company.

Generation NeXt

This generation were born since 1980 and are the youngest collection of people currently at work. They have borne witness to a changing social environment where being an extravert is seldom frowned upon. They are most open to radical ideas and procedures and find hyper- consumerism and aggressive marketing to be second nature.

A modern business needs to consider things beyond a company scope, such as interior refurbishments to keep up-to-date premises that reflect their corporate image.

The Working Environment

Technology

We are all familiar with the gap between the elderly generations and modern technical equipment. Whether it is a parent only just coping to operate a new mobile phone, or a grandparent being truly confused about what the world wide web is, the void between the old and the new becomes very apparent when it comes to technology.

In regards to the newer organisation, issues involving technology can have very far reaching consequences. Computers are vital to many aspects of business, from controlling payroll, to perform core tasks and even providing a route for promotion. As such, an employee who is not familiar with the systems being used by an organisation is likely to find problems in many parts of the corporation. This presents the challenge of managing generations within the workplace.

The same principle may also be applied in the opposite direction. The younger generations might be very comfortable with emerging technologies and practices, but may lack knowledge of the other systems that still perform many of the important functions of the organisation. Internal business practices are rarely black and white so employees ideally need a range of technological skills and knowledge.

Physical limitations

There are obvious physical aspects that may influence how a successful company manages its workforce in regard to age. Elderly generations will by and large by physically inferior to their younger counterparts, and as such they will be less suited to roles that involve physical exertions. There will be exceptions to this in many companies, however as a generalisation it’s correct.

Fortunately, most of the older generations of worker will have advanced to senior levels of management within the business they work for, and these roles reward based upon understanding and experience rather than physical capability.

Modern ailments

Modern businesses are faced with physical problems that businesses of the past would not have had to confront. Complaints like RSI, or repetitive strain injury, have become more frequent since the widespread introduction and use of computer keyboards.

The desk environment itself can create a number of problems if the ergonomics of any particular workstation are not great. Back problems and joint problems can develop after long periods of sitting incorrectly, and long durations of exposure to computer monitors can contribute to long- term eye impairment. Tests are on- going to investigate the full scale of the impact of the modern workplace on the human body.

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Solutions

The management of generations in the workplace has obtained more exposure over recent years and many more companies have been made aware of the benefit of effective generational management. This has spawned a number of new ideas and routines that are in one way or another aimed at developing the working rapport between the business and its workforce, no matter how old they may be.

If there are particular roles within your business that are most appropriate for a particular generation then it is often beneficial to only use members of that generation to perform the job. This kind of specialisation requires good organisational management.

There are a number of ways in which your business can learn about managing different generations of employee. Seminars dedicated to the subject have become a more common event in recent times, and the amount of useful information that can be obtained from these events can be of great benefit to your organisation.

There are also a lot of resources available on the web that discuss the problem in greater detail, and draw together a range of different ideas for tackling various situations.

If setting your own administrators the task of learning about generations within the workplace does not seem appropriate there are many business consultants that now incorporate the idea of generational management into their practice. Employing their services could be the most recommended way to address your business circumstances.

Conclusion

Different generations of employee can find that it is hard to work together. They have grown up in different times and learnt about a planet that has been constantly changing. There are not simply concerns when it comes to the terminology used for communication, but issues of manners as well as etiquette.

Each generation is also motivated by different factors, and have come from different social upbringings. It will rarely be true that one solution can be used across numerous generations but it is also crucial that you make sure that your business does not micro- manage the different age groups working for it. The business must do what is optimum for its own success.

Contemporary organisations have a diverse range of skills requirements and these needs simply cannot be fulfilled by just one of the generations discussed on this page. As is so frequently the case, the path to success depends upon finding a balance between the generations- employing the strengths, mitigating the weaknesses and motivating accordingly – through educated and empathetic direction.

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Many Inspirational Choices Available To You

It is no longer sufficient to simply get a university or even a high school diploma, it seems. People demand some sort of success formula to add into their life’s. In today’s competitive business world you need to get a master’s degree or even a PhD in order to financially provide that you want to make and to get promoted to the places you might want to fill.

But where can you find the motivation to take on this added motivational target? There are many ways to access this information online. One example is the multitude of the ageless Jim Rohn Quotes. While you can easily see the benefits of leaning these positive meanings, how can you keep up this motivation as the papers pile up and the reading lists grow?

1. Stay focused on the day to day. When you look at your new schooling goals as something that’s going to take, for example, 3 years to come to fruition, that’s certainly going to be difficult to grasp. But if you simply look at your work in a monthly or even on a weekly basis of things to do, that’s far more digestable. Try think about what you need to achieve now, and the eventual goal will result.

2. You can turn to a inspirational mentor, such as Napoleon Hill. Although the topic is big, the time invested will help you in the end. Read his teachings and you wil find it a rewarding benefit for the rest of your life.

3. Recognize that your life will need to change. The big thing that older students or non-traditional students may not realize is that their life is going to have to change in order to accommodate this new goal. Instead of telling yourself that everything will stay the same, and then becoming disappointed when it doesn’t, realize that you will need to shift around your life, but that’s okay too.

4. Make time for you. With a full time job and education, there is little time allocated for other things in your life. But you need to make time for fun too. When you forget to schedule in your own time, it can seem like you’re giving away all of your energy to others. Schedule at least one hour a week to do something that YOU want to do. It makes the other hours of the month much much more achievable.

5. Take time off. Every now and again, allow yourself to have the night off or even the weekend off. Even though it might seem a little frivolous, your brain needs a break from time to time. Actually, your brain will possibly work better if you let it relax on occasion.

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Top 5 Most Important Business Consulting Services

As a representative for a top international business consulting firm, I have witnessed that the world of business has dramatically changed over the century and it is no longer the old business world as we know it. Nowadays, you can make business out of anything, as in anything at all. Hobbies and even caprices can now generate income for anyone. And business consulting is no different.

In business consulting, you just have to follow where your passion and expertise lie and you are sure to give sound and reliable business counsel. But if you are still baffled as to what to do or where to start because you might have two or more areas of expertise and you want to be sure which is the best choice, here are some of the most popular and in demand business consulting services.

1. Computer consulting. This is one of the, if not the topmost, in demand business consulting service because a lot of high-ranking executive officers are not very adept with computer technology. It is usually the younger generation who have the knack and strong interest in following and learning new trends and updates in the high maintenance world of computer technology. So, more often than not, executives leave the nitty-gritty of high-tech computing to computer consultants. They’d rather not be bothered or wasting their time, learning the ever-changing and dynamic computer world so they think it the best option to just hire somebody expert on the field.

2. Business Starts. This is another in demand for young and neophyte entrepreneurs. The world’s young urban professionals are turning into business entrepreneurs these days. More and more young people are realizing that earning and making it big is in starting their own business and not just relying on their monthly salary. This young generation is sometimes over eager in starting a business that they tend to make big mistakes. This is where business consultants enter the picture. Consultants who are experienced in turning a small business endeavor into an income generating machine, helping the new entrepreneur learn everything about running a business.

3. Human Resources. This department is the most important division of every company and yet the most taken for granted. Human resources department plays a very crucial role in every company. It is the heart of the company. The happiness and contentment of employees lie in good management of the labor force. There are companies that do not even have this department. Well, at least not in the real essence of the profession anyway. Most companies only have administrative department and that is not the same as human resource management. So what executives do is hire human resources expert from time to time to sort out HR related problems. Sometimes, this is even get better results as the temporarily hired Human Relations consultant can provide objective and unprejudiced analysis of the labor relations problem.

4. Project Management Consulting. This one is also fast-becoming famous with companies that creates several projects on a regular basis. From time to time, they hire interim officers to head a particular project and retain them until the project team can already stand up and run on their own.

5. Business Communications Consultant. This consultancy covers both written and oral communications, as well as proper etiquette and practices of communications. Majority of every company’s workforce does not communicate well, especially in the universal language-English. And they find it even harder to put communications in writing. This is especially important as an international business consultant.

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Display to Survive

Surviving in today’s business world can be a struggle for many companies. And as so may sad statistics show, a large percentage of small businesses fail in the first year.

Small businesses that have survived attribute their success to effective advertising. However all companies have to be selective in the type of advertising they choose. Many advertising venues that have not been successful are because the advertisements did not reach their target audience. But a tried and proven method for a small business or sole trader to take their business to the next level is by participating in an exhibition or trade show.

Exhibitions are a fantastic way to advertise. Exhibitions are designed to promote small businesses and local traders. And because exhibitions can draw any where from a couple hundred people to thousands of people, it means that a small business can easily increase their business name, brand or product recognition by attending an exhibition.

If there is one downside to this however, it is that exhibitions usually have numerous businesses that are all in competing for the attention of the general public. How can your business overcome this problem? It is vitally important, when attending, an exhibition to make sure that your exhibition stand stands out from the rest. A professional, well designed quality exhibition stand will give your small business an edge against the competition.

Making your Exhibition Stand really stand out!

Quality is an important factor in achieving this. Cheap exhibition stands and low cost graphics printed on inferior materials will immediately tell a story about your business. It may be a temptation to look for ways to cut costs on your exhibition budget, but do not be tempted to do this with your exhibition display stands.

Choose quality exhibition display equipment that is accompanied by excellent graphics. Keep your exhibition graphics simple but eye catching. Pop Up Stands that are produced on quality materials will be more hardwearing and the quality of the colour printing will stand out and draw attention to your exhibition stand.

Compliment your exhibition stand with literature stands for your promotional leaflets and brochures, multi media players for your digital signage advertising and company videos and promotional counters for effectively taking enquiries and details at the show.

A company like Pod Exhibition Systems can help you achieve all these aims. We have been supplying exhibitions display stands and exhibition graphics for over 10 years. We supply a great range of quality display systems yet at cost effective prices that won’t blow your exhibition budget! We can help you design a modular stand unique to your display requirements, and we can also supply everyday budget stands that will do the job and still look fantastic. Whatever you need, you can be confident that we can supply it on time and on budget!

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