This column first appeared on RIMOFTHEWORLD.net on September 13, 2010 and in the Biz Press on September 15, 2010. At 18, I didn't understand the subtleties of the musical How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. So I unsuccessfully lobbied our director to...
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Bowling for Business: The Trouble with Trifle
This column first appeared on RimoftheWorld.net on December 28, 2009. By Kathy Bowling Several years ago, my daughter, Lauren, and I followed the Food Network Paula Deen’s recipe for Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle for a holiday get-together. Not only was the delicacy...
Bowling for Business: Wound Be Gone/Brand Be Good
This column first appeared in RimoftheWorld.net on Nov. 29, 2009 I’m not sure how I sliced off a chunk of skin from my left index finger while we were at the drug store the other day. But I couldn’t get the thing to stop bleeding. While I was digging in my purse for...
Bowling for Business: Everything but the Kitchen Link
The Top 10 Steps to Use LinkedIn for Business This column first appeared on RIMOFTHEWORLD.net on 10-05-09 I’m often on the Internet for work. Really…it’s for work. So it isn’t my fault that I was so engrossed in posting to social media accounts last week that I failed...