May 20, 2013

Iron Man vs. Athena for CEO – Leadership Battle of the Sexes?

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I recently saw Iron Man III with my family and it was a good time. Bad guys. Good guys. Destruction. Even a humble pie big enough to go around. As I enjoyed the pyrotechnics and good-guy triumph, however, I was reminded of how completely our comic books reinforce the most unhelpful of bad boy leadership [...]

Infographic: She’s The Boss

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By: besthealthcaremba.com The number of women earning MBA degrees and how they use their degrees to aid upward mobility. Image source: www.besthealthcaremba.com Recommend on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend Pin It

No Sexism Here – 3 Ways Men Can Help Women

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Photo Credit: Free Digital Photos Ladies, I write a lot for women, but I talk to many men who want to help us too. I recently wrote this for Smartblogs on Leadership (where lots of men hang out) and thought you might like to pass it on to the men you know that have women [...]

The Top 6 Reasons Women Are Not Leading In Corporate America As We Need Them To

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Photo Courtesy of Ambro at FreeDigitalPhotos.net By: Kathy Caprino As a trainer and leadership developer of women, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of HR and senior executive leaders the past 10 years, about women, growth, and paving the way for women’s ascension to leadership in corporate America. Yet what remains so disappointing [...]

What’s The Worst That Could Happen When You Speak Your Mind?

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By: Jennifer Miller I like working with men, I really do. Of my clients and colleagues, the gender mix is evenly distributed. Over the years, I’ve become accustomed to being the only woman in a room full of businessmen and have never felt excluded or diminished. When I read the vigorous (and occasionally venomous) debates [...]

The Real Reason Marissa Mayer Should Catch Flack

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The same week Yahoo! rescinded teleworking policies for its employees, Best Buy did the same. Many pointed to the fact that Yahoo!’s working mom CEO got flack when Best Buy’s working dad CEO didn’t as unfair for gender inequity reasons. While I suspect that unfortunately Marissa Mayer was a better criticism target because she’s a [...]

Co-opting Post-Sexist Gender Bias to Retain Top Talent

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Have you ever taken Karate? I took two classes, not enough to retain any physical benefit, but I learned one thing I still keep with me 30 years later: when we take advantage of natural forces to create change, change happens more smoothly and comfortably. Recent research out of Harvard may just hold the key [...]

The Reoccurring Theme of Entitlement

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Recently, I’ve attended two different events about women in the media. The first was Her Girl Friday‘s “Throw Like a Girl: Pitching the Hell Out of Your Stories.” The other was the  New America Foundation‘s panel, “Navigating the Pink Ghetto.” Both looked closely at the gender disparity in the media and how women can get [...]

Research Says: Executive Committees Are Better Indicators Of Gender Diversity

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  Study: Where the Worlds Top Companies Stand: 20-First’s Global Gender Balance Scorecard 2011 (Wittenberg-Cox, 20-First 2011) Finding: Executive committees are a much better indicator of true gender balance in corporate culture than board reports, and women’s representation on them tends to lag board participation. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed [...]

Why women on boards isn’t enough: An argument for gender-balanced leadership style

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Women are good for business. Studies have made it clear that women are excellent leaders, creating “The Woman Effect” to produce meaningful, measurable and often dramatically improved results for companies that sustain a relative gender balance in their leadership team. But it’s important to recognize that this dynamic isn’t (only) about women. Companies with a [...]