Be Business Savvy - Create a Career that Soars!

Be Business Savvy - Create a Career that Soars!

Hosted by: Susan Colantuono

Micro-tips on what you need to create a career that soars while feeling more at ease, energized and confident. Our unique focus on Business Savvy (business, financial and strategic acumen) turns conventional advice...

Episodes

Tip: Get Heard in Meetings

Season #1

  TLDR: Use preparatory language to increase your chances of being heard and gaining the respect you deserve. Preparatory language is a comment made before the important comment. It is designed to draw attention to...
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Interview with a STEM Trail Blazer

Season #1

TLDR: Scroll down to the Recap to read the summarized career advice from a woman who was a pioneer in engineering and IT. Susan: Good morning from beautiful Epona Dressage Center outside of Carmona, Spain, where I...
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Leadership Differs by Levels

Season #1

Leadership Differs by Levels - Get the Table: https://www.bebusinesssavvy.com/download-leadership-differs-by-levels ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TL;DL: As you move into new opportunities there are things you leave...
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Four ways to reclaim confidence in toxic work cultures

Season #1

TLDL: Instead of covering over your flame of confidence, try these 5 ways to give it oxygen! (scan the headings for the 5 tips). This morning I answered a LinkedIn message from a woman who wanted to know how to deal...
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Consciously Develop and Use Business Savvy

Season #1

Good morning from the sleepy little village of El Rompido in Andalusia, Spain. About as close to the Portuguese border as I could be.  This morning I'm musing on the consciousness of successful women about having...
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No, It's NOT Just You!

Season #1

Stop Accepting the Blame Good morning from the sleepy little village of El Rompido in Andalusia, Spain. This morning (Oct '23), for the first time in about 10 days, I scrolled through my homepage on LinkedIn and there...
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The Most Important Thing to Know When Seeking a Promotion

Season #1

 Good morning from the shores of beautiful Rincon, Puerto Rico, where this morning, I am musing on the most important thing to know when you're seeking a promotion.   First, Do This! Before I get into it, I want you...
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5 Steps You Need to Self-Promote and Still Be Humble

Season #1

5 Steps to Self-Promote with Grace, Ease and Authenticity. Good morning from the nature trail in El Rompido, Spain.  Based on a post I wrote on LinkedIn while I was here, I am musing on self promotion.  Specifically...
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Build Business Acumen

Season #1

Build Business Acumen When I discovered The Missing 33% of the career success equation for women - in other words, the fact that managers don't expect us to have or demonstrate business, financial, and strategic...
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Keep Leadership Simple with Business Acumen

Season #1

This morning as I walk along the beautiful shore in Rincon, Puerto Rico, I'm focusing on keeping leadership simple.What popped into my mind this morning is when I was working at a large medical center, and I was...
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Why DIY Business Acumen will Fail You

Season #1

WHY DIY Business Acumen Will Fail You Imagine that you have just bought the perfect piece of furniture from Ikea and you open the box and in front of you are pieces of wood and screws and screwdrivers and nuts and...
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Insights into Business Acumen

Season #1

 Business, financial and strategic acumen are all Interrelated, so sometimes it can be difficult to define each one without slipping over into the others, but this morning I'm going to try to do that for business...
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