About Global Business Women
Global Business Women (GBW) is one of the largest and most active English groups on XING. Started
with the purpose to 'spark meaningful dialog' and connect you with others women around the world on business and personal topics.
Famous for it's motivational "Positive Monday Booster" newsletter, the real gem of this group is its diverse memberbase from all over the world.
Famous for it's motivational "Positive Monday Booster" newsletter, the real gem of this group is its diverse memberbase from all over the world.
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If you like to become part of GBW you need three things: a free Xing acount, a profile photo and at least two contacts. Oh yes, and you need to be female. ;)
Find out more about on the "how to join" info at the top of this page.
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With @gbw we link to sites on the web related to GBW we find interesting.
If you like to become part of GBW you need three things: a free Xing acount, a profile photo and at least two contacts. Oh yes, and you need to be female. ;)
Find out more about on the "how to join" info at the top of this page.
Join us on Twitter
With @gbw we link to sites on the web related to GBW we find interesting. Moderated by
GBW was founded by Maria Sipka in June 2006 and is now co moderated by Nicole Simon and Daniela Arens.
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Maria Sipka 
Nicole Simon
Daniela Arens
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Maria Sipka
Nicole Simon
Daniela Arens
We are also very glad to have Vered support us with fresh and great content for the Positive Monday Booster!
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Global Business Women
Global Business Women 10 Life and Money Lessons Learned from Immigrant Parents
Source: bit.ly
My parents were both born in Southern Italy where unemployment is high and quality of life is superb. My mother, Annunziata, made it to the 7th grade and my father, Tommaso, has the equivalent of a technical high school diploma. ...
Global Business Women Best Practices for Overcoming Obstacles
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“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.”
Global Business Women Top ten reasons managers become great
Source: www.scottberkun.com
As a positive counterpoint to my list of why managers become assholes, and as a counterbalance to my tendency to write cynically, here's a list of why people
Global Business Women Leader vs. Manager - are they really different?
Source: www.thepracticeofleadership.net
Photo by Hamed Saber The debate between leadership and management has been raging for a number of years. I feel that the distinction between
Global Business Women 10 Tips for making (and keeping!) new true friends.
Source: goodlifezen.com
Making new friends seems easy these days: you can buy them, or 'friend' people at the click of a button. But is that really making friends - in the true sense of the word?
Global Business Women
Think You're Smart?
Getting your mind right is the key to achievement.
Source: www.stanfordalumni.org
Two kids from the same neighborhood are playing chess. Both boys are bright, but only one of them is what one might call “gifted.” He knows this because his parents have told him so, and “being smart” is a badge of pride. ...
Global Business Women I would not call them rules, but ideas to think about on how to live your life.
Source: www.pluginid.com
I came across ‘Dokkodo’ recently which is a small book written by Miyamoto Musashi a week before he died in 1645. Based on the date, I was quite amazed at how many of the following rules or principles if you like have stayed with us and are still very relevant today.
Global Business Women Quick, amusing 17 min about the question of success.
Source: www.ted.com
TED Talks Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.
Global Business Women Thanks to Derek Silver for a lot of notes on Hugh's book "Ignore Everybody". I recommend you do read the book, but this is a good snack sized starter. ;)
Source: sivers.org
Brilliant succinct wisdom on creativity from an artist. Seth Godin says, "Hugh harangues and encourages and pushes and won't sit still until you, like him, are unwilling to settle." I highly recommend this to all musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs. ...
Source: www.openforum.com
A wealth of resources for business owners — videos, articles, blogs, and expert advice to boost your business, sponsored by American Express OPEN.
Source: www.mineyourresources.com
In recent posts (here and here), I’ve been sharing about some of the powerful life skills and lessons I’ve been gleaning from impro story-telling. Impro is a form of theatre where the story is made up by the team of actors as they act it out. ...
Global Business Women What an awesome way to make this the most unforgetable day of your life. Brought to you as a gift to bring a smile on your face this sunday.
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Our wedding entrance dance to Forever...yeah, forever. It took place at a Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Source: blogs.harvardbusiness.org
I know two CEOs: one in publishing is a friend; the other in manufacturing is an email correspondent. There is a common bond between the two; both are in their sixties and both act as if they are closer to twenty-two. Their sense of vitality springs from their passion for what they do.
Global Business Women Courage seems like something from the movies where heroes have courage, but it is much more than that. From the article: "My question today is what are you doing about life’s struggles/battles? Are you exhibiting true courage by fighting gallantly? What are you doing? What are your strategies? Can you answer these questions??"
Source: ow.ly
Guest author Ayo Olaniyan talks about courage and how to develop it.
