No one can publicly argue against gender equity and its compelling business case and yet real progress is painfully slow – how can we get organizations moving in the right direction now? Most recently, some prominent companies, such as GE, have made ambitious pledges to rapidly transform their workplaces to achieve gender equity in a few years. […]
Why We Avoid Tough Talks—and How to Get Over It
A senior-level executive who I coached shared this story of the most difficult conversation she had ever had with an employee. This executive—let’s call her Mary—led an account team of junior managers, and the client asked for the removal of one of the managers—named “Mike”—from the account. When Mary tried to explain the situation to […]
Women’s Events Spark Shared Solutions for Gender Equality
Last week saw the latest in action-oriented events in what I and many others globally have dubbed the Year of the Woman. Like last January’s Women’s March, the International Women’s Day and “A Day Without a Woman” events (both held on March 8) played a vital role in galvanizing women and giving them a collective […]
How to Get on a Corporate Board
As I travel to different parts of the country for speaking engagements and conferences, I’ve noticed a growing trend. An increasing number of women have been asking me about what steps they can take to land a board seat—particularly on a corporate board. It’s a timely question, since the latest research on women and boards […]
Facebook’s New Family Leave Policy Follows Theme of Makers Conference: Be Bold
I attended the Makers Conference last week in Rancho Palos Verdes and still have goose bumps from how inspiring it was. If you’re not familiar with the event, it’s a forum that brings together hundreds of trailblazing women leaders with a goal of not only elevating the conversation about women in the workforce, but also […]
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