Topic: Women in Leadership

Why You Need Women For Innovation

Fast Company recently featured an expert perspective piece titled: Can Tech Companies Continue To Innovate With No Women At The Table? In the article, author Allyson Kapin writes that according to a recent Nielsen Report women dominate social networks and bring in half or more of the income in 55% of U.S. households.

Beyond the Balancing Act with Susan Brady

In her excerpt from the book, Susan along with contributing author Gabriella Salvatore, identified the common concerns, experiences, and motivations—as well as a range of success strategies for women leaders seeking to lead an integrated balanced work/home life.

Glenn Llopis on 4 Skills that Give Women a Sustainable Advantage Over Men

Glenn was a recent contributor to Forbes.com with his article, 4 Skills that Give Women a Sustainable Advantage Over Men. In the article, Glenn discusses that “although major strides have been made by women in every industry, there are only 28 female CEOs in the Fortune 1000 companies.”

Why Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30pm – EVERYDAY!

Sandberg’s honesty is sending a much-needed message to parents everywhere that it’s OK to leave work before dark for family time.

The Gap in Women in Leadership

As demonstrated by the current battle over contraceptive coverage in health insurance, the dearth of women decision-makers often results in policies that fail to serve women’s needs…

Improving the State of Women in Business with Ilene H. Lang

Ilene Lang, CEO and President of Catalyst and our 2011 keynote speaker at the Women in Leadership Institute™

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders (TED video)

Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite

Sheryl Sandberg – working mom on track to be one of the wealthiest self-made women in the world

Sandberg stands to become a billionaire when Facebook goes public, but knows she cannot succeed alone. During her commencement address to Barnard College, she said…

Minimizing the “mommy penalty”

Katherine Bowers of Workingmom.com posted a blog titled, Minimizing the Mommy Penalty -Is your bundle of joy a bane to your paycheck? highlighting the realities of women taking major blows to their paycheck once they have children.

Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management to be renamed Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute

Frances Hesselbein was recruited by Peter Drucker in 1990 to run his Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management which was recently renamed the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute