By Linda Ratner, RN MBA Uncovering the ideal candidate is akin to discovering a rare gem. In this post-pandemic landscape, where virtual interviews reign and the quest for top talent is fierce, your interview process needs to be sharp. Here, we’ll talk about how to...
The A-Team: Hiring Top Talent in the Post-Covid Era
By Linda Ratner, RN MBA Recruiting the right team is a cornerstone of any successful business venture. In a rapidly changing business environment, the personnel you choose to bring on board can profoundly impact your organization's trajectory. As a business coach and...
According to Linda
Don’t Fret — It could be worse! Do you ever feel your world is collapsing? You don’t know what to do. You wonder how the heck you’re going to turn things around to fix the problem. You wake up during the night and can’t get back to sleep because of stress and worry....
According to Linda: The Power of Connections
POWER OF CONNECTIONS Many of you reading this article have received my monthly Linda’s Connection Corner e-communique that links onto my blog of the month. For three years beginning in August 2013 my focus was on the Power of Connections. There was a specific power...
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
Success does not happen without enduring some anxious or embarrassing situations — and learning from them. It’s often not pleasant revisiting those uncomfortable times, but perhaps you can do so and smile a bit. After all, you are alive and well now, so you clearly...
A Smart Way to Start a Business —With Support
Most of you have likely heard about LiftFund, formerly known as Accion-Texas. I often wonder where my company would be today had I known about this organization and utilized the resources it offers. Who knows — perhaps I’d be rich and famous now! I went about...
According to Linda: March 2016
Partnerships That Work One of my favorite TV shows is Shark Tank. Entrepreneurial guests are not only looking for money, but they are looking for partnerships with one or more of the Sharks. Just imagine having the likes of Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Lori Greiner,...
According to Linda: Long Term Success
The Secret to Long Term Success By Linda Elliott was curious about what a cabinet in the spare bedroom held. I found totally obsolete VHS tapes of really good movies and lots of cassettes, together with the equipment to play them. Remember those things? Remember the...
According to Linda: Give of yourself to grow yourself
I’m sure you’ve heard it hundreds of times: “San Antonio is the biggest small town in the country.” You can have anonymity in a big city, but it’s pretty difficult to go places in a small town where you don’t know somebody. We have the best of all worlds – the...
According to Linda: Understanding Behaviors to Achieve and Succeed
Every single one of us has our own very distinct gene pool that sets us apart from the world. To my knowledge, the ability to create exact clones has not yet been mastered. Therefore, we each remain one-of-a-kind beings. Sure, life would be so much easier if we were a...
According to Linda: We Women Must Embrace Change
I am inspired to write this column about change because of an upcoming conference I will be attending on Sept. 27-29. It is the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) 40th anniversary, and the national conference is being held in San Antonio. The theme...
According to Linda: Women Overcoming Adversity
This column is inspired by a NAWBO luncheon I attended where women business owners bared their souls and shared obstacles they had to overcome to get where they are today. We often keep that “dark” side private so that we aren’t judged in any way by our vulnerability....
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The secret to working networking events — it’s about them, not you This column comes from my heart, the core of my being. It’s how I make a living. I am a connector, a relationship builder. Note that I did not refer to myself as a networker. That’s a word I don’t...
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In the past few months my heart has been touched by Patricia Ruiz and her dream to make this world a better place for a vibrant community – the physically disabled. She and husband Jim have a beautiful daughter, now 22, who is perfect in every way but one. She is in...
According to Linda Nov/Dec 14
I dedicate this column to our Armed Forces, past and present. Living in San Antonio has given me a profound sense of how important the military is to our community and also to the world. I grew up in a city with a major military base, but I never felt the...
According to Linda Sep/Oct 2014
What's Relevant in San Antonio If I could do it over again, I would live minimally. The urban renewal phenomenon is really intriguing to me. It’s all about sizing down to what we need rather than what we think we need because of a mindset that started when we were...
According to Linda July/August 2014
When approached to write a column for SAN ANTONIO WOMAN about “relevant” topics and issues, I was exhilarated by the challenge. Given the platform to tout interesting facts about the goings-on in San Antonio is a privilege. I hope to share a potpourri of experiences,...
