Each year the Center for Values-Driven Leadership publishes a list of recommended reading for leaders who want to build flourishing, values-driven organizations. Previous lists include books on leading change, leading sustainability, and values-driven leadership in general. But some of our most used booklists of the past have been recommended reading for women in leadership. This year, we’re updating our list …
According to Women in the Workplace, a study conducted by McKinsey & Company in conjunction with Lean In, women represent 20% of the executives in the c-suite. According to Women in the Boardroom, a study conducted by Deloitte, women hold 12.2% of corporate board seats in the United States. At the rate women are progressing, Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release Date: June 5, 2016 Research says: if you want to create a more diverse and inclusive company, be a more authentic leader Chicago, IL (June 2016) – Companies looking to advance gender diversity and overall inclusiveness should start with the leadership style of the top executives, says a new body of research conducted through Benedictine …
A.K.A.: How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Getting a Ticket Imagine you are driving down a road on your way to an important appointment and you get stuck at a very long red traffic light. Let’s further imagine that when the light turns green (a short green), the person in the car in front of you is not paying …
Like almost every woman who was once a girl with some backbone, I’ve been called “Bossy.” The oldest of three, I took great pride in commanding my brothers, being quick to tell them what to do, and even quicker to remind them of their shortcomings. “Little Miss Bossypants” was a moniker that would have fit, though my memory is too …
On March 8, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. To mark the day, we asked several executives, all women, to share their favorite quotes. The words they offered are a fitting tribute to the intelligence, wisdom, resilience, and sass (as one of our contributors …
Below is our 2013 list of books for women in leadership. Find the 2014 list at this link. Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In caused a stir in the literary world earlier this year, sparking conversations across every continent, from high school classrooms to the board rooms of the world’s most powerful organizations. But Sandberg’s book certainly wasn’t the first to challenge …
As a working mom, I rarely pick up my ringing phone without a sense of trepidation. Will it be my son’s school, calling once again to say he is sick and in need of a midday pick up before he infects the rest of his kindergarten class? My husband and I have grown adept at making emergency plans via text …