Without question the time has come for women to lead. Women have so much to offer and are ready to change the world for the better. The world desperately needs women to step up to the leadership plate. This requires cooperation and collaboration. Leading Women co-author Gloria Feldt points out in her book, No Excuses, […]
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Responsibility? Some women think they already have enough. According to a new study by researchers at Harvard Business School, there’s no gender gap when it comes to thinking that a promotion is within reach. But women are more likely than men to view the path to power as less desirable, and paved with potentially negative
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family, recently wrote in the New York Times that today’s fast paced, ultra competitive workplace is losing women. America has unlocked the talent of its women in a way that few nations can match; girls are outpacing boys academically and are now entering the work force
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Women lead differently than men, but their leadership style makes them very effective and successful leaders. They need to own their success and take credit for what they do well. Sharon Hadary has many more strategies to make women successful leaders. She calls her first 20 years at IBM, a “world-class education in leadership.” Her
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Today’s women-helping-women movement is all about collaboration, not competition. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take credit for your work. In fact today it’s more important than ever to know your value and to give credit where credit is due—and that includes yourself. A recent article at DailyWorth.com addresses this very thing and while your
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Women are being punished for being forceful, and it’s costing them in several ways. According to a new study by New York Times bestselling authors, Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield, a woman’s perceived competency drops by 35% and her perceived worth falls by $15,088 when she is judged as being forceful or assertive. Compared to the
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For Immediate Release For a review copy of the book or an interview with Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly, please use our contact page. Women, This Is Our Time: Six Ways to Take Your Power Up a Notch Often, we allow our circumstances, routines, and self-imposed obligations to become barriers between ourselves and our dreams. Here,
Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression – Margaret Sanger Ten years ago researchers began to notice that the image of working women was changing. The employment firm Lee Hecht
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That women have yet to achieve equity in earnings is old news and getting older by the decade. Look at the facts – women make up half the workplace but only 18% of top leadership positions across all sectors, and they’ve been stuck there for almost two decades, earning 78 cents for every dollar a
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Whether you’re managing people or your own life, the key to masterful leadership is knowing who you are and becoming very good at understanding the people you come into contact with. This is just one nugget of leadership wisdom Roxi Hewertson, CEO of The Highland Group Consulting, Inc., has learned during her 30 years of
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