http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jill+Frank Parenting Jill Frank Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=283775&ca=Parenting Everyone has experienced overwhelm. For some, it may feel as though your head is going to spin off your shoulders. For others, it may be paralyzing. Regardless of how it affects you personally, overwhelm is a result of having too much on your plate and not enough time, resources or strength to hand... Self Help Jill Frank Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=208647&ca=Self+Help You know the look – and it is coming straight for you. Someone is going to ask you to do something. Before this person can even get their request out, your mind is racing for a plausible excuse, never pausing to actually consider the truth. It could be as simple as purchasing a gift or as complex as... Parenting Jill Frank Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=189339&ca=Parenting Lately, it seems that everyone wants to accomplish something, just look at sites like www.43things.com. The ambitions posted on these sites run the gamut from wanting to get more organized to traveling the world to earning more money. If you are a working mother, you know you are just as ambitious a... Business Management Jill Frank Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=129283&ca=Business+Management In order for your career to grow, you must demonstrate effective leadership skills. Organizations are finally beginning to realize that soft skills are just as important as technical skills and therefore, are placing more emphasis on developing and rewarding effective leaders. One important skill fo... Business Management Jill Frank Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=144661&ca=Business+Management According to a recent poll of HR professionals, only ten percent of managers are fully prepared for the next level. Given this information, is it really a surprise that approximately fifty percent of promotions fail (source: Corporate Leadership Council) when the selection decision is based on curr... Business Management Jill Frank Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=144662&ca=Business+Management If your team can’t get meet the established objectives, your days as a leader are numbered. It would be great if your employees came to work each day, happy, ready to work, and performing at their highest level, but this usually isn’t the case. Your job, as a leader, is to get a group of diverse p... Career Jill Frank Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=144664&ca=Career I consider myself lucky – I am surrounded by amazing people. They can be described as smart, successful, witty, passionate, and more. So, I’m shocked when I listen to these very people put themselves down. How it is that someone who is so great can have doubts about their value? I (and most othe... Career Jill Frank Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=125784&ca=Career Everyone who has been employed has had to deal with negative feedback or rejection. Because we tend to merge our identities with our career, it can be a personal blow to our self-esteem when we are criticized at work. Whether it’s a job rejection, poor performance appraisal, or office gossip, it d... Leadership Jill Frank Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=99168&ca=Leadership Anyone aspiring to work in an executive capacity must to have refined presentation skills, unless of course you are the President of the United States – sorry George. However, few people are naturally eloquent speakers. Public speaking is difficult for most, but with a little help, you can polish yo... Career Jill Frank Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=99170&ca=Career We live in a cookie cutter world. In my neighborhood, the new homes have the same floor plan, the preteens all wear the “Abercrombie” uniform and the moms drive one of five acceptable SUVs. It’s no different in the business world where getting ahead involves following a prescribed set of procedures....