AWESOME is acting as a clearinghouse for information and updates
To support supply chain leaders on the front lines of responding to COVID-19, AWESOME is acting as a clearinghouse for information and updates. Continue reading
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New “women in the workplace” research zeroes in on early-career obstacles
McKinsey and LeanIn have released results of their fifth annual Women in the Workplace study. The major conclusion is that the major obstacle facing women in their rise to top leadership is the “first rung” — moving into a management position. Continue reading
ALL Award Honoree Beth Ford speaks up as Land O’Lakes CEO
Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’Lakes and recipient of the 2015 AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award when she was EVP, Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer, was interviewed recently at the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival. Continue reading
Experts offer advice on effective networking
Many executives who are pros at running meetings or making presentations still dread the informal networking at large events they find necessary but uncomfortable. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal and a summary in inc magazine review some tips that aid making connections in a crowd. Continue reading
Melinda Gates shares her own story of gender assumptions and unpaid work
Melissa Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has written an essay in the Wall Street Journal titled “Equality for Women Must Start at Home (Even the Gates Home).” Continue reading
McKinsey and Leanin.org release results of new women in the workplace study
The Wall Street Journal has published key findings of a new study completed by McKinsey and LeanIn.org measuring the progress of women’s leadership in corporate America. One conclusion is that there is a connection between sexual harassment and gender inequality in the business world today. Continue reading