Conveying assertiveness

By Sara Orellana   As a woman in business, it is not easy to be assertive. The glass ceiling is as present as ever. As a professional who prefers to be direct, I am often seen as unemotional – a point that could not be farther from the truth.

Creating Simple Strategies

By Sara Orellana   Have you ever faced a task at work that was so large, you had no idea where to start? And as you pondered your starting point, some smart mouth reminded you that you eat an elephant one bite at a time. I hate that saying.

If 1989 Oklahoma House episode is any indication, McCarthy’s issues with dissidents are just starting

OKLAHOMA CITY — A harbinger of what awaits newly elected U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy occurred 32 years ago in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

A New Approach to Marketing

By Sara Orellana   Marketing is continuously evolving.  In my years of owning a business, I have developed and tried more marketing strategies than I care to mention. I have read countless books, reviewed data, and tried every trend out there to discover ‘the secret.

Maintaining Professionalism

I recently encountered a familiar leadership challenge: how to simultaneously motivate employees while holding them accountable. For me, this is a challenge I have struggled to master for more than a decade.  I love to encourage, praise, and promote the wonderful efforts of employees.

DEFINING SUCCESS

Once we set our goals and do the work, we find ourselves looking around and wondering how we will ever know if we have truly found success. In order to know if we have achieved what we want to achieve, we must first define what success looks like for each of us. Let’s see how others define success.

Aug. 23 ballot to include county runoff vote

LAWTON – The Aug. 23 ballot will include a runoff election for the District 1 seat on the Comanche County Commission, in addition to the candidates for Lawton City Council. Incumbent Commissioner Gail Turner is competing against challenger John O’Brien in the GOP race for the District 1 seat.

The value of branding

  I would be willing to bet that you have heard the word branding a million times in your professional life. Professionals talk about the value and importance of having a well-defined brand, and how your brand can influence people to buy your product or service.

Marketing Your Business

Knowing the data and your audience are vital pieces of information that will positively impact your audience and set you apart from other businesses, but if you don’t know how to market your business, people will never find you.

Letting Data Drive Our Decisions

As professionals, we have all heard the term “data-driven decisions,” but have any of us thought about what the phrase truly means, and how do we implement data into our decisions? We spend years perfecting our decision-making processes. From early childhood, we know what we like, want, and need.