http://www.aspirecompanies.com/newsite/index.php en rhourston@aspirecompanies.com Copyright 2010 2010-06-24T08:59:19+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_take_the_work_out_of_networking/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_take_the_work_out_of_networking/#When:08:59:19Z Networking often feels just that – way too much like hard work. Slimy, pushy, insincere, manipulative… many women cringe at the very idea of networking. So we tend to put it off, ... 2010-06-24T08:59:19+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_bust_stress_instantly/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_bust_stress_instantly/#When:08:00:05Z Hands up if you’ve ever muttered (if things are merely bad), or screamed (if they’re downright dreadful), “Aaaagh – I’m so stressed!” Stress (the non-medically diagnosed kind) is ... 2010-05-27T08:00:05+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_talk_so_alpha_males_at_work_will_listen/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_talk_so_alpha_males_at_work_will_listen/#When:08:45:55Z In the bedroom, it’s easy to laugh about men being from Mars and women from Venus. In the boardroom, however, the joke wears thin when you find yourself struggling – yet again – ... 2010-04-22T08:45:55+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/why_should_anyone_be_inspired_by_you/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/why_should_anyone_be_inspired_by_you/#When:09:30:15Z “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, become more – then you are a leader,” said US President John Quincy Adams. Had John been more blunt (and less ... 2010-03-18T09:30:15+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/7_steps_to_the_perfect_leadership_style/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/7_steps_to_the_perfect_leadership_style/#When:12:54:46Z If you've ever been led by a Mushroom (everyone's in the dark), a Seagull (swoops in, squawks and dumps), or a Kipper (two-faced and gutless), you'll be all too aware of the ... 2010-02-25T12:54:46+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/the_3_things_you_must_stop_to_raise_your_profile/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/the_3_things_you_must_stop_to_raise_your_profile/#When:15:56:36Z Too many women focus only on what they need to start doing in order to raise their professional profile. Making scintillating contributions in meetings, getting an audience with ... 2010-01-31T15:56:36+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/do_women_need_special_help_to_reach_the_senior_ranks/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/do_women_need_special_help_to_reach_the_senior_ranks/#When:13:45:18Z At a time when many companies are finding themselves at a critical juncture in their efforts to both promote and achieve gender diversity, examples of real progress towards ... 2009-12-01T13:45:18+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/when_it_comes_to_role_models_for_women_business_leaders_some_women_dont_lik/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/when_it_comes_to_role_models_for_women_business_leaders_some_women_dont_lik/#When:10:21:02Z Women executives face a “Catch-22” of sorts these days. To make it to senior level positions and stay there, they often need to out-perform male counterparts, forgo starting ... 2009-11-02T10:21:02+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/dr.sam_collins_on_leadership_for_the_future/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/dr.sam_collins_on_leadership_for_the_future/#When:09:30:17Z Dr. Samantha Collins, Aspire CEO & Founder, speaks at the Institute of Directors about the cultural and organisational changes needed to increase the growth of women in ... 2009-09-15T09:30:17+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/aspire_annual_survey_-_participate/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/aspire_annual_survey_-_participate/#When:13:30:30Z Is it time for a new kind of leadership? Will this soothe the pains of recession or is the status quo and a traditional leadership style the answer? What’s YOUR opinion? Where do ... 2009-09-09T13:30:30+00:00