The Anatomy of a LinkedIn Profile
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Technology doesn’t scare us and it shouldn’t scare you. Our customized classes will make you tech-savvy and business smart. Learn how to network with LinkedIn, create a Facebook Page worth following, set up a blog, understand SEO and use your iPhone to take professional photos. All of our instructors can be hired for private instructions too! […]
How To Succeed In Business–Insights From WBDC CEO Emilia DiMenco
Emilia DiMenco knows how to grow businesses.
The Secret to Happiness on the Job: A Positive Attitude
Burnout can happen anywhere—at home, on the job, or even just on the hunt for one.
Fresh: Regus
Looking to jump back into the work world? Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, opened a brand new facility last month in Evanston. Regus allows people to work their way, whether it’s from home, on the road, or from an office. The new rentable workspace includes receptionists, support staff, video communication suites and […]
Tips for Returning to the Workforce
In 2009, Kenilworth mom Katherine Buehler returned to the paid workforce after 14 years as a stay-at-home mom.
Women Leading the Way: Adler Planetarium’s Michelle Larson
As a visionary, scientist, teacher and mother, Michelle Larson brings all the right skills to her new job as President & CEO of Adler Planetarium. Larson made her way to Evanston 6 months ago, when she arrived from a university in rural Utah. She’s already made substantial progress on her goals to make science […]
A Better Chicago: Kate Attea's Venture Philanthropy
With four kids, a casual, relaxed vibe and a part-time job, Kate Attea of Wilmette, doesn’t fit the Harvard MBA stereotype. That is, until she talks about her work at A Better Chicago, then her strategic, articulate, smart-with-heart philosophy perfectly matches her graduate school degree. Attea is a managing director of the venture […]
Harvard's Robert Pozen on Marissa Mayer and Getting Stuff Done
I had to ask author and Harvard Business School lecturer Robert Pozen, “Did Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer get it right?” Mayer created a stir first for only taking a two-week maternity leave as Yahoo’s new CEO, and then by ending telecommuting and ordering everyone back into the office. “I’m not sure,” he says. In his most […]
Charmm'd Foundation Community Leadership Development
Charmm’d is currently accepting applications for its next Leadership Development cohort. The Charmm’d Foundation, started in 2005 by Sheri Miller, offers leadership development to individuals in schools, local governments and other tax-exempt organizations in three North Shore townships—Lake Forest/Lake Bluff, New Trier and Zion Benton. This program gives community leaders free training—including the Kellogg […]
