25th Annual WPO Conference May 4-6, 2022 in Montreal

We are celebrating the Women Presidents Organization’s Silver Anniversary by honoring the values that make the women entrepreneurs in our network unique: curiosity, tenacity, and community.

Experience the understanding, support, and counsel of entrepreneurial equals and benefit from their collective wisdom as well as the wisdom of renowned speakers and thought leaders.

The WPO Annual Conference is the premier gathering of women entrepreneurs who lead multi-million-dollar businesses. Over three days, attendees build relationships, foster connections and learn new ways to grow and thrive both as an individual and as a leader.

Join us May 4-6 in Montreal, Québec at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth.

Start Early with Retirement Plans

A lot goes into preparing for retirement, developing estate plans and keeping them current. So, start early and get the help you need from experienced professionals. The more thorough your planning (e.g., exit strategy for your business), the more control you’ll have over your future.  

Here are 4 key issues to consider.

When You Sell, Do You Use the Word "We?"

"We do this."  "We do that."  "We can do that, too."  Guilty.  Yes, I do it, too, to ensure it's not all about "me."  But get over it. How many times should you use the word we?  According to this article, none.

Customers don't care about "we" or "you."  They care about themselves and what you can do for them.

The key in mastering sales is switching statements about you and how great you are and what you do, to statements about them, and how great they are, and how they will produce more and profit more from ownership of your product or service. 

Start eliminating "we" and "I' and go for:  "How they will win." "What's in it for them."  "Why they will soar in their business by XYZ."

Treating the Bullies At Work

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, contributor for strategy+business, says that trying to get a sense of the prevalence of bullying in the workplace—the adult version of the playground—is difficult.

But researchers agree that bullying is an understudied and widespread problem; the data we do have seems to show that bullying, in the US at least, is on the rise: according to a January 2021 survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), 30% of US workers reported being bullied, up from 19% in 2017.

Read on to learn how the pandemic has encouraged some bad behaviors that leaders need to look out for in the new hybrid world of work.