Archive for March 2017
Female CEOs in the News
From Stars to Star Dust It was a pleasure to provide commentary for Belisa Silva’s piece in SWAAY on the media’s obsession with creating A-listers and then tearing them down — but if the person of interest is a female CEO or entrepreneur? “There as so few women CEOs, that everything they do is under…
Read MoreThree Things Best-In-Class Companies Are Doing To Advance Women
During the past month, I have been fortunate to attend a number of events focused on breakthrough initiatives companies are implementing to advance women. The first was the 2017 Colloquium on Global Diversity with 50 major multinational companies, the second was the 2017 Catalyst Awards Conference and Dinner where 3M and Rockwell Automation were honored…
Read MoreWomen of the Vine & Spirits Symposium
Women of the Vine & Spirits Symposium Works for Advancement of Women in the Industry The 2017 Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Symposium in Napa brought together women and men from all aspects of the industry and from around the globe. Keynote Speaker Why Women? The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Driving Male…
Read MoreWhat You Don’t Know About Gender Inequality (And What To Do About It)
Periodically, I blog for MARC (Men Advocating Real Change). Here is my piece for Women’s History Monday and International Women’s Day. Male engagement is critical to driving long-term advancement for women. I actually believe that upwards of 30% of leaders want to support women’s advancement. The challenge is giving them tangible actions they can take…
Read MoreThe BOSS Magazine: Has the Need for Workplace Gender Diversity Reached Its Tipping Point?
Laura Close, Managing Editor @BOSSNewsNetwork interviewed me about gender diversity in the workplace, the war for talent, changing demographics of the American workforce and the need to have meaningful conversations in the workplace to address these issues for the March issue of the magazine. We had a wide-ranging discussion to read the full interview click here.
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