Women in Corporate America - Have we made progress?
Posted on April 5, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
The author points out that while the overall statistics of women in Corporate America are discouraging, she is optimistic given the individual successes that she has seen.
March is National Women’s Month. Unfortunately, when you look at the overall statistics, things are not improving. In the last large-scale census done by Catalyst, most numbers either went down (such as the % of women corporate officers) or held stagnant (% of women on board of directors). This is not good! However, if I look at it on a smaller scale and see all the amazing women clients that I have worked with, I see a lot of progress and success. I choose to look at the positive and hopefully the micro will become the macro. Some of my own stats…The graduates of the first 9 month Professional Women’s Dream Team class (a leadership development class for women) set goals at the beginning of those 9 months?95% of them achieved their goals. Of those who wanted to get promoted, 100% did!
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Posted on February 4, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
The questions that follow are ones I have contemplated for a number of years. After reading many books and articles, I would like to share my responses with you.
Who is a leader?
What are the responsibilities of a leader?
Does leadership begin when you are young?
What is the definition of a leader?
You are already a leader whether you are just starting out in your career or you have gained the top position in your workplace. Everyone at some point during the day will take on a leadership role. It could happen at work, at home, or as a volunteer. In fact, if you stop and think about yesterday, you can find many times when you were a leader and demonstrated leadership skills.
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