Women Who Lead
We hear a lot of talk about gender inequality at all levels. From the board room to the call center and everywhere in-between, we seem to have a problem. This is particularly in the technology field where qualified women are abandoning the industry in record numbers....
The Three Ms of Mentoring
Mentoring is one of those strange, unknowable beasts. It can be hard to do, difficult to explain, but can have enormous benefits for all involved. Both mentors and mentees find significant value in the process – but it’s more like a dance and less like a business...
Is the Digital Age Over and, If So, What “Age” are We in Now?
In speaking with colleagues recently, the question came up as to whether or not we are now post the Digital Age and, if we are, what would we call this next wave?
Four Steps to Encourage Young Women into Tech Careers
Study after study has shown that diversity in the workplace has significant impacts on an organization’s employee morale, productivity and profitability.
Putting a STEM in STEM for Women
We often look at the world of tech startups through rose colored glasses. After all, these companies are the future IBMs, Oracles and SAPs – long-lived, large scale organizations that have generated not just large returns for shareholders, but massive value for...
Are You CEO Ready? Start with a Principle not an Idea
Many aspire to be CEOs, but there are true costs to leadership, especially in the early years of business building. Be sure to understand the benefits and costs – and to build a solid team around you before you decide to push ahead. And always, always, stick to your principles.
Closing the Gap-Statistics, Perceptions and Futures for Women in the Workplace
Gender equality in the workplace has been a topic that I have followed with great interest for some time. Looking around the world, we can now see many women who have smashed through the glass ceiling to be recognized as leaders on a world stage.
Are Your Top Executives Running on Empty?
You know the drill … into the office to get the day started. You are beset by distractions, dramas and issues, all of which keep you away from the important work that is (or should be) your focus. Yet, each and every day you work intensely and return home drained,...
The Growth Mindset for Leaders
I have recently been pondering the very personal way that leaders have to continually re-invest in their own capabilities.
Digital Hollywood: Personal Branding and Company Identity
It can be a fine line balancing the role that you have as a leader within a business and the activities you undertake beyond the business. You may sit on the board of a not-for-profit organization. Or volunteer on weekends.
The Perils of Linear Leadership
Throughout my career, and undoubtedly those of many of my readers, people have asked the question of their respective organizations, “Why do we do it this way?” Most often, the truth of the matter, and the specific response is, “Well, that’s the way we’ve always done...
Where Do You Start?
For some time I have been fascinated by the way that different people solve problems. Over the years I have worked with both creative thinkers and with directed, logical thinkers and found that each have strengths and weaknesses. Those who tend towards more logical,...
From 50% to 5% – the Shrinking Role of Women in the C-Suite
It’s time to set some tangible and achievable goals – and that includes getting more women into leadership roles in the Fortune 1000 as well as in the world of startups.
Personal Leadership Starts with You
Whenever I meet with or talk to a successful leader, I am always reminded of the phrase “leadership starts with you.” And recently as I was browsing the All Things Workplace blog, I was reminded again. Steve Roesler says: Without a clear sense of what a successful...
Learn to Love Office Politics
Love it or hate it – there is no way around it. Once you start working with a team you are going to experience “office politics”. And for leaders at any stage of their career, learning to deal with office politics is vital. In fact, it can determine whether you are...
Five X-Factors that Mark Out a Leader
What are the traits of a leader? In my experience, there are some clear markers that can be nurtured and observed.
The New CTO – Chief Transformation Officer
Today’s CTO needs to think beyond technology and take responsibility for transformation.
Finalists Announced for the 2013 Stevie Awards for Women in Business
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business have been announced.
The New CIO – The Chief Impact Officer
There once was a time when the driving force for corporate innovation was comfortably at home with the office of the CIO. It was a time when technology was vast and confusing – and in the corporate world – had newly emerged as a powerful way to drive efficiencies,...
From the Athena Doctrine to the Five Forces of Kibbutz Leadership
In 2011, when the wall of water hit the Kinoya seafood factory in Ishinomaki, Japan, 800,000 cans of seafood were swept away. In the months and years that followed, as Japan worked to recover from the massive impact of the tsunami, a remarkable movement grew out of...