by CPhillips | Aug 14, 2018 | Campus Life, Community Building, empowering women, motivation, personal growth, Social connectedness, Sorority
I’m blessed my job allows me great opportunities like attending last week’s Leading Women event. (Thanks Christian City and Fayette Chamber for making it possible!) These events put women together in an atmosphere designed to inspire, encourage, challenge and lift...
by CPhillips | Jul 10, 2018 | Blogging, Business, Employee engagement, empowering women, personal growth, strategic communications
Competition isn’t a dirty word. In fact, it’s a great way to grow your skills. Just think of how it feels when you find ways to challenge yourself. How can you do that? Pick a project you do every year. I hated putting together annual reports. You had to...
by CPhillips | Jun 14, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, Business, Communications, Corporate Culture, empowering women, youth engagement, youth programs, youth tour
Youth Tour, an amazing leadership experience put on each year by NRECA and the electric cooperatives across America, is coming to a close. It’s been an amazing week getting to meet and know our next generation of leaders. It’s also been a great time for me personally...
by CPhillips | May 24, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, empowering women, motivation, personal growth
She can speak English, French, German and Farsi, became Okabashi’s CEO and she’s just 29. Say hello to @Sara Irvani. A millennial who passionately embraces hard work and positivity while taking over the manufacturing world. (P.S. she and her team were recently...
by CPhillips | May 16, 2018 | Communications, Community Building, empowering women, motivation, personal growth, Social connectedness
It’s politeness and courtesy in speech and behavior. It’s reasonable and respectful behavior. It is dialogue without heated debate. Looking around our communities and spending any time on social media, it’s becoming harder and harder to find. Nasty comments left...
by CPhillips | May 3, 2018 | Business, empowering women, personal growth
You can do all you need to do and still have time for yourself. Elaina Zucker said learning the “P’s and Q’s” of time management can be helpful. In “The Successful Woman’s Guide to Time Management” she lays it out for us. Peak periods – do strenuous tasks during the...