by Nina | Jan 30, 2016 | Glass Ceiling, Innovation, Leadership, Women
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act marked a significant milestone in advancing equal pay for all workers. Seven years later, the median wage of a woman working full-time year-round in the United States remains only 79 percent of a man’s median earnings. And while this...
by Nina | Jun 23, 2015 | Change Management, Featured, Podcasts
When it comes to women in leadership, there are many cases where women show unique and valuable leadership styles based in both their gender and cultural identities. Raji Kumar, CEO of Dallas Medical Center, is a great example of bringing a fresh style of leadership...
by Nina | Mar 4, 2015 | Change Management, Featured, Negotiation, Personal Branding
This week I start in a new role as Chief Product Officer, leading global product and commercialization strategy for NTT Innovation Institute (NTT i3). NTT i3 is the Silicon Valley-based open innovation and applied research and development center of NTT Group. I will...
by Nina | Feb 24, 2015 | Featured, Leadership, Women
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....
by Nina | Apr 28, 2014 | Featured, Leadership, Linear Leadership, Team Building
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...