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10 Years Of Engaging Men In Gender Balance: My Decade’s Key Takeaways
Over the past decade, I have worked with 65 companies, across 32 countries, facilitated 276 “strategic debates” with over 3,000 (mostly male) executives on gender balancing their businesses. I’ve worked across sectors, from finance and energy to tech and consumer goods. Here’s what I learned along the way. “I have two daughters, so this is an important issue for me.” I usually start work with clients by facilitating a 6-hour debate among the Executive Team.
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The immortal - and false - myth of the workplace Queen Bee
The immortal - and false - myth of the workplace Queen Bee Cat fights, mean girls, Queen Bees. We've all heard these terms stemming from a popular belief that women don't help other women, or indeed actively undermine them. Women leaders are often portrayed in popular culture as suffering from Queen Bee Syndrome (think Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada) . The media is filled with advice about " what to do if you work for a Queen Bee ." But what if the Queen Bee isn't real?
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Women in Leadership: Practical Strategies to Drive Change In 2020 & Beyond
According to CNBC reports on CEOs of Fortune 500 companies in America, only 33 of the companies on this list have women CEOs. While this number is low, it is an improvement on the numbers reported for the same last year which was 24. Are these numbers low because there are very few qualified women to fill these positions? Probably not, however we choose to focus on the progress we are making while discussing strategies to make more progress in a shorter time.
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Barack Obama: Women Ruling All Nations Would Improve 'Just About Everything' | HuffPost
Former President Barack Obama said Monday that women should be in charge across the globe. “I’m absolutely confident that for two years if every nation on earth was run by women, you would see a significant improvement across the board on just about everything ... living standards and outcomes,” Obama said at a private leadership event in Singapore, according to the BBC. While women “aren’t perfect,” Obama added, they are “indisputably” better than men.
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When women lead, workplaces should listen
Global AI Survey: AI proves its worth, but few scale impact But organizations are leaving unexamined the most powerful lessons these programs offer. The oft-overlooked benefit of women-only leadership programs is that they hold up a mirror to the organization. When women scrutinize their own leadership traits and experiences, they reveal important information about the day-to-day environment in which they operate.
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