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Monday Morning Motivators – June 18, 2007
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"Many a false step was made by standing still"
--Found in a Fortune Cookie
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Table of Contents
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1. Lean is Not Women Friendly? – Linda Fayerweather
2. Understanding Women at Work – Part 1- Rebecca Booth
3. Good PR is Essential - John Meyer
4. To Do this Week
5. Fine Print
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1. Lean is Not Women Friendly?
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Last week I was asked if I thought Lean was a women-friendly process because it relies heavily on developing systems and routines that are to be followed. This was startling to me because I’d never even questioned if it was “women friendly” and I’m on the board of trustees for the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network! Just a quick thought and I knew two things:
1. Women are great lean thinkers because they are often balancing many different aspects of their lives and implementing procedures makes this easier.
2. Lean companies don’t dictate systems; they usually rely on the employees to design, develop, test, re-evaluate and implement procedures and processes that make the workplace more profitable and customer centric.
In 1974, I designed my own lean poka-yoke (error proofing) for dropping off my daughter at day care. I started carrying a very small purse so I would never again confuse the diaper bag with a purse. Believe me a bottle and diapers in my “purse” at lunch was not what I wanted to see. Look around – lean women are out there changing the way work is done!
Copyright 2007 Linda Fayerweather
Changing Lanes LLC
www.ChangingLanes.biz
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2. Understanding Women at Work – Part 1
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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: women make 80% of all buying decisions in America. With this said, it’s time to take a closer look at how women work in order to help you to understand her better. Here are some interesting factoids about women in the workplace:
• In the early 90s 78.6% of women went back to work within five years of having their first child. In the early 60s, that number was just 33.5%.
• Women leaving the workforce for a hiatus can lose 18% of their earning power. If they’re gone for three + years that loss jumps to 37%.
• 91% of women feel they are flexible with their schedules for family and personal matters, but 15% believe that taking advantage of that flexibility could hurt career advancement.
Copyright 2007 Rebecca Booth
Marketing Goddess
Imagine That!
www.marketingsolutioneers.com
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3. Good PR is Essential
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Allow public relations to work for you. A good P.R. campaign can substantially enhance your trust and creditability. People have a greater desire to refer business to companies that are well known and present themselves in a professional manner.
Copyright 2007 John R. Meyer
District Director, BNI Ohio
http://www.bni-ohio.com
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4. To Do This Week
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