A new Forbes article on “America’s Most Innovative Leaders 2019” has created an uproar—not because of who it put in the story, but for who it left out of it: women. The feature identified 100 innovators, 99 of whom were men. Only a single woman—Ross Stores’ CEO Barbara Rentler—made the list (near the bottom, at number 75). In response, a growing […]
Changing of the Guard: Millennials Support a New Leadership Model
There are already more Millennials in the U.S. labor force than any other generation. By next year, one in three American adults will be a Millennial and by 2025, Millennials are projected to make up three-quarters of the American workforce, according to Brookings. I was talking with a client this week who is already experiencing the “Millennial effect” firsthand, […]
A Tale of Two Leadership Styles
In recent weeks, I have observed and been a part of conversation regarding the group of four freshmen women in Congress dubbed the “Squad.” To summarize if you’ve missed it, while President Trump has expressed non-filtered language to these four high-profile women of color in tweets that CNN and other news outlets identified as “racist,” I’ve been somewhat disappointed […]
Women Running for Office Have Chance to Shift the Dialogue
As the presidential debates kicked off in Miami at the end of June, I had some thoughts about an unprecedented opportunity that women running for office have in 2019. In the recent past, female candidates have played the gender card as a key campaign strategy. But based on the lack of change in gender equity […]
Move Beyond Metrics to Achieve Diversity and Inclusion Goals
Last week at the Fortune Brainstorm Conference, a discussion took place around what companies need to do to move the needle in diversity, inclusion, and gender balance. Panelists agreed that current approaches and traditional initiatives—from diversity groups, to mentoring programs, to relying solely on metrics and quotas—are clearly not enough to create sustainable change. In partnering with […]
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