Jennifer LabitProductivity Archives - Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/category/productivity/ Jenn is the Founder & CEO of Cotton Babies, Inc. She created bumGenius, a world-leading brand of cloth diapers. Here, she writes about everything from her experiences in the baby industry to her journey through merging motherhood with full-time corporate leadership. #ceomom Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:43:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jenn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-jenn2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Productivity Archives - Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/category/productivity/ 32 32 198504389 The Girl’s Guide to Negotiating https://jenn.org/2018/03/26/women-negotiations/ https://jenn.org/2018/03/26/women-negotiations/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:25:34 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2450 Negotiation is discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. When you want to accomplish a certain goal, it is important to consider the whole situation carefully before making commitments. It’s a big game and, if you play your cards right, you can get to your goal. Most importantly, get to know the rest of the players […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/03/26/women-negotiations/feed/ 0 2450 Network Building At Conferences https://jenn.org/2017/06/20/network-building/ https://jenn.org/2017/06/20/network-building/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:00:11 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2318 As I attend more conferences, I’ve realized how many people truly struggle with networking skills.  It can be difficult to meet people when you are new to an environment or a profession.  Nobody knows you.  You have no credibility. It’s easier to recede into your phone or find the nearest familiar face before risking a […]

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]]> As I attend more conferences, I’ve realized how many people truly struggle with networking skills.  It can be difficult to meet people when you are new to an environment or a profession.  Nobody knows you.  You have no credibility. It’s easier to recede into your phone or find the nearest familiar face before risking a […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2017/06/20/network-building/feed/ 1 2318 A Lesson in Marketing: The Guy in the Middle Seat https://jenn.org/2017/02/17/the-guy-in-the-middle-seat/ https://jenn.org/2017/02/17/the-guy-in-the-middle-seat/#respond Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:43:44 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2545 I was on an airplane to San Diego today and found myself sitting next to a guy. Seat partners can be an adventure. Sometimes, they are great.  Last fall, I ended up giving my cell phone number to an amazing mom who was thinking her way through a job change.  She brought me a pile of […]

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]]> I was on an airplane to San Diego today and found myself sitting next to a guy. Seat partners can be an adventure. Sometimes, they are great.  Last fall, I ended up giving my cell phone number to an amazing mom who was thinking her way through a job change.  She brought me a pile of […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2017/02/17/the-guy-in-the-middle-seat/feed/ 0 2545 Learning https://jenn.org/2014/09/20/learning/ https://jenn.org/2014/09/20/learning/#respond Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:27:26 +0000 Jennifer Labit http://jenniferlabit.wordpress.com/?p=1640 Jack Welch had an interesting recipe for success. Every time his team finished a project, they’d spend a little bit of time celebrating the successes, but then they spent a lot more time reviewing and documenting their failures. He created a process to help those teams implement what they’d learned from both the successes and […]

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