Balance and work/life issues:
Women are playing a bigger and bigger part in the business world and still
struggling to keep themselves healthy and maintain their sanity. That’s
not easy with all the responsibilities they take on and all the stimuli
they deal with daily. Linda can share her insights on how to manage multiple
demands of the working woman and experience life as joyful instead of drudgery.
The Journey from Concept to Reality:
It’s
one thing to conceive of a business idea or dream about a wonderful career.
However, there are roadblocks and plenty of obstacles that have to be dealt
with and overcome. Professional women face stereotyping and preconceptions
of women’s roles and abilities, exclusion from informal networks, and
mentoring in revenue producing Corporate positions. Business women face shifts
in the economic climate, lack of traditional revenue resources, and their own
doubts and fears. Linda can help pave the way with guidelines and proven techniques
that lead to success.
How using humor helps us stay balanced, gain strength
during adversity, and better able to keep things in perspective:
Sometimes
our problems seem monumental, bigger or more troublesome than anyone else’s
problems or challenges, and keep us centered on ourselves. Linda demonstrates
how the use of humor can make people feel better, accomplish more, and lead
more successful and less burdened lives. In Linda’s presentation, You
Can’t Be an Empress without Going Nuts, she cites examples of how to
change one’s view of where one fits in the Universe by changing perspective
and lightening up.
Meeting, forums, groups workshops – all great
ideas, yet often huge flops!:
Linda can explain how the proper research, clear goals,
and strategic planning can create dramatic results using the talent of people
gathered together to engaged in finding solutions.
Comfortable style —Linda doesn't talk at people, but with them. They are involved from beginning to end.
Tailoring the message —Interviews with key people assure that your session will be the right message, with the right approach, for your specific audience.
Genuine Mission —Linda’s sincerity and genuine mission to empower women make her sessions a mixture of learning and entertainment.
Experience —Linda’s real life experiences - from the world of publishing, to teaching, to scrap iron and metal company owner, to entrepreneur of a women’s empowerment company - provide the down-to-earth, practical, expertise she is sharing with businesswomen throughout the Chicago land area.
Solutions—Linda can be counted on to consistently deliver high content, for take home substance, and follow through for real positive outcomes.
More than ever, it's crucial that female business owners, professional women,
and corporate leaders develop the ability to step back, refocus, and see
their potential in a new light. Linda McCabe is that kind of speaker.
"Linda McCabe was the keynote at an Event I chaired for the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. This event was attended by 75 Business Women and was on Leveraging their Strengths in the Business World. Linda did an excellent talk on how men and women are different and how that impacts their work styles. All the feedback I received was positive. She was charming, funny and had some good data. We would have her back in a heartbeat!"
Laurie Swanson, CPC
President of the Laso Corporation
An Information Technology Search Firm
"Linda’s presentation on Work/Life Balance was engaging, insightful and very valuable for the members of the Women In Business Advisory Forum. Linda is supportive and encouraging of women who juggle many responsibilities. Her presentation provides useful tools to help us find the time for those things that matter most to us."
Joanne Costin
President Costin Custom Communications
Member: Palatine Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Advisory Forum
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Women in Business, Wheaton,
IL March 2008
Work and the Female/Male Deal
Women in Business Advisory Forum, Palatine Chamber of Commerce, Palatine,
IL March 2008
The Work/Life Challenge: Reaching Your Optimal Level
Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce Alliance of Professional
Women, Algonquin, IL January 2008
Blame it on the Babylonians - Another year, another resolution!
e-Women Network, Naperville, IL, November 2007
Chasing a Dream, Catching a Miracle
Greater O’Hare Association, Arlington Heights, IL May
2007
Your Journey: From Concept to Reality
Women in Business,Lisle Style, Woodridge, IL, January
2007
Blame it on the Babylonians, Making and Sticking to Resolutions
Deerfield, Bannockburn, Riverwoods Chamber of Commerce, Deerfield,
IL, September 2006
How to Improve Your Business through Brainstorming and the Professional
Women’s
Luncheon
Polish-American Women in Business, Arlington Heights, IL,
August 2006
You Can’t Be the Empress of the Universe Without Going Nuts
Deerfield, Bannockburn, Riverwoods Chamber of Commerce, Deerfield,
IL, February 2006
Blame it on the Babylonians, Making and Sticking to Resolutions
Women’s Bar Association of IllinoisChicago, IL, November
2005
You Can’t Be the Empress of the Universe Without Going
Nuts
North Shore Professional Women’s Association, Northbrook,
IL, October 2005
Improving Your Business Through Forums and Brainstorming
Women In Management, Fox Valley, IL, June 2005
From Eve’s Dilemma to Working Women Today
Women Educating Business Owners, Chicago, IL, Mar 2005
You Can’t Be the Empress of the Universe Without Going
Nuts
Buffalo Grove Chamber of Commerce, Wheeling, IL , March 2005
Work and the Female/Male Deal
Southland Chamber of Commerce, Matteson, IL, August 2004
Work and The Female/Male Deal, Gender Differences in the Workplace
Palatine Business and Professional Women, Palatine,
IL, July 2004
The Work Life Challenge, Reaching Your Optimal Level
Women’s Leadership Exchange, Chicago -April, & Dallas-May
2004
The Art and Science of Successful Sales
Schaumburg Business Association, Women’s Leadership Initiative, Schaumburg,
IL 2004
From Eve’s Dilemma to Working Women Today
Whirlpool Women's Network, Benton Harbor, MI
Optimal Level, A Woman's Guide To Meeting Work/Life Challenges,
2004
Women’s Resource Fair, Glen Ellyn, IL
From Eve’s Dilemma to Working Women Today, 2004
Women's Resource Fair, Skokie, IL
Optimal Level, A Woman's Guide To Meeting Work/Life Challenges,
2004
The National Association of Women Business Owners Joint Meeting, (Chicago
Chapter), Chicago, IL
Customer Service, Speaker, 2003
Dynamic Link Women's Leads Group, Chicago, IL
Optimal Level: A Women'Guide to Meeting Work/Life Challenges,
Speaker, 2003
Chicago Women's Business Network Board (part of the IU Alumni Association) Chicago, IL Mentoring, Panelist/Speaker, 2003
Network of Women Entrepreneurs, Chicago, IL
You Can't Be Empress of the World...Without Going Nuts,
Keynote Speaker, 2003
The National Association of Women Business Owners, (Chicago
Chapter), Chicago, IL
Hiring and Firing, Round Table Panelist
Moderator, 2002
The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Chapter Economic
Summit, Chicago, IL
Gender Relations in the Workplace, Speaker,
2002
The National Association of Women Business Owners, (Chicago
Chapter), Chicago, IL
How to Successfully Chair a Corporate Development Committee,
Speaker, 2002
Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL
Pitfalls for Women in Business, Speaker
and Panelist, 2001
Tool & Manufacturing Association, Women's Annual Luncheon, Chicago,
IL
Keys To Success, Keynote Speaker, 2000