Posts Tagged ‘diversity’
The Gender Conversation QuickStarter Newsletter
Are you ready to start powerful conversations in the workplace about gender, diversity and equality? Many organizations struggle with how to effectively communicate the difference in experiences that men and women are having on the job and in the workplace. “In working with a variety of professional women’s associations, women’s employee resource groups and…
Read MoreWhy Do Male CEOs Commit to Advancing Women?
Advancing Women in the Workplace Next week is the Simmons Leadership Conference in Boston, MA. The 2016 program celebrates Women Leading Change and features a day of professional development and thought leaders including Carla Harris, Edie Weiner, and Ping Fu. I’m thrilled to be speaking at the event for the 3rd time. For the past…
Read MoreThe 4 Things Your Company Needs to Do to Advance Women (Part 4 of 4) – Have the Will!
Have the Will to Change. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. – Vince Lombardi* In the past several months I have attended over 15 women’s leadership events and witnessed over 5,000 leaders (women and a number of…
Read MoreThe 4 Things Your Company Needs to Do to Advance Women (Part 3 of 4) – Lead!
Yes, there are only 4 things organizations need to do to advance women. “If you were told it would take over 50 years to achieve a business objective would you accept it?” – Ken Chenault, CEO and Chairman, American Express #womensforumny. This remark was one of the opening salvos of the New York Women’s Forum Breakfast…
Read MoreThe 4 Things Your Company Needs to Do to Advance Women (Part 2 of 4) – Learn!
Yes, there are only 4 things organizations need to do to advance women. Men owe it to themselves, their companies, employees, shareholders . . . and their daughters to do a better job in advocating for women. – Jeffery Tobias Halter After attending over 15 women’s leadership events in the last 90 days, I have…
Read MoreThe 4 Things Your Company Needs to Do to Advance Women (Part 1 of 4) – Listen!
Yes, there only 4 things organizations need to do to advance women. In the past few weeks, I have attended over 15 women’s leadership events and witnessed over 5,000 leaders (women and a few brave men) talking collectively about how to advance women. Big name companies such as The Coca-Cola Company and Walmart at the…
Read MoreWomen’s Advancement: Three Things Men Aren’t Telling Women (Part 3 of 3)
Do Men Really Care About Advocating for the Advancement of Women? In Part 1 and 2 of this series, I provided the context of Women’s Advancement: Three Things Men Aren’t Telling Women. The first and second questions raised by men and the solutions provided were: “I don’t understand why things need to change. What’s different…
Read MoreWhy Is Diversity Important? Interview & Podcast
Do you ever wonder why is diversity is important for businesses and organizations? Perhaps you’ve also wondered: How should we think about diversity? Is it just about hiring diverse individuals, or is it more holistic, extending to vendors, etc. There is an overall impression that increasing diversity sacrifices skills. Why are these so few women…
Read MoreWomen’s Advancement: What Men Aren’t Telling Women (Part 2 of 3)
Is your Leadership team able to manage talent that is NOT LIKE THEMSELVES? In my last post, I wrote about the three things men won’t reveal to their female colleagues when it comes to women’s advancement. To recap the three things men aren’t saying to women: “I don’t understand why things need to change. What’s…
Read MoreA Roundup of Upcoming Speaking Events
It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks since my book WHY WOMEN – The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men came out and the response has been tremendous. Let’s keep the conversation going on what men need to do to advance women’s leadership in the workplace. I’ll be speaking in several cities over the…
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