The Korn Ferry Institute has found that being able to navigate through novel situations and learn from the experience without becoming rigid makes “agile learners” more able to work through complex problems, drive innovation and grow a bottom line. Continue reading
Emerging leaders participated with their senior-level counterparts in the AWESOME Symposium on May 6-7 and took part in two sessions specifically focused on leadership development. In a Collaborative Conversation, emerging leaders interacted with leading women in supply chain who shared insights about their career path, building blocks that were important to their success,… Continue reading
At the AWESOME Symposium, emerging leaders spoke candidly about some hurdles they are working to overcome. Some of the barriers, they revealed, are self-created, such as working so hard and so single-mindedly at their current job that they neglect setting goals, developing a career plan, and talking to leaders of their company about what direction they’d like to take. Continue reading
Harvard Business School has released results of a study investigating how children are affected by having a mother who works outside the home. According to an essay in the New York Times by Claire Cain Miller, the study found that “daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles and earned higher incomes. Continue reading
The good news about the impact of working mothers on children is partially balanced by a study showing women still do the majority of the work around the house. A Bloomberg Business article contends that an underlying reason for the disparity between men and women in C-Suite roles is based on what happens at home. Continue reading
Catalyst, a nonprofit organization with a mission to expand opportunities for women and business, has announced that Chevron and Procter & Gamble will be presented with the 2015 Catalyst Award recognizing exceptional and innovative initiatives that expand opportunities for women and businesses globally.
Chevron’s U.S.-based initiative, The Chevron Way: Engineering Opportunities for Women,… Continue reading
Sally Blount, Dean of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, in a blog appearing on Fortune.com, offers three pieces of basic advice to individuals stepping in to their first big leadership role. Continue reading
Many companies with successful diversity programs offer opportunities for people with similar interests or backgrounds or demographics to form affinity circles – also called resource groups or networks. Often these circles include one for up-and-coming women. The goal is to increase engagement of employees and create a company culture that is more open and balanced. Continue reading
“There is a woman who joined our company about a year ago, and she said she always leaves an organization with double the women in leadership roles than when she started. And she challenged each of us for this year to find a Millennial, be her advocate and help her get the promotion that she deserves.”
— AWESOME Symposium Participant
“When there are women in senior leadership – sitting on a board, sitting on a committee, sitting in a group anywhere – they are in a position to see that some of the stereotypes that would normally play out, don’t – or at least as much as they would otherwise. And this will make a difference for women in the future.”
— Words of Wisdom from Reality Check – Volume Three
