Posts Tagged ‘HuffPost’
The “No Spin Zone”: An Rx for Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination
It’s time to stop mindful blindness in the workplace The list of companies entangled in sexual harassment or gender discrimination suits continues to grow. FOX and Uber have grabbed the most headlines but you can also see a growing list of companies that include Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, Qualcomm, and Microsoft. What is disturbing…
Read MoreMother’s Day Initiative: Women Championing Women
The Critical Need this Mother’s Day for Women to Support Other Women From a full transparency standpoint, I do not think men should be talking about how women need to support other women. But since I’m often asked about this I’m going to share my thoughts. My business focuses on advocating for the advancement of…
Read MoreFive lesson companies should learn from Uber about sexual harassment
Today the bull’s-eye falls on Uber and Silicon Valley but tomorrow it may be your industry or company. This post was originally published in the Huffington Post. It’s 2017 and Fortune 500 companies are still dealing with the issues of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. While recent high-profile lawsuits are still in the news Qualcomm,…
Read MoreIt’s Time for Dads to Step Up for Our Daughters, and Audi is Showing the Way
Our daughters are counting on us eliminate workplace gender inequalities and the pay gap Audi tackled gender equality and the pay gap in their 2017 Super Bowl ad. The one-minute spot features a young girl participating in a coed downhill cart race. Narrated by her father as he watches the race, we hear him think…
Read MoreWomen at the Tipping Point. Is Corporate America Ready?
Women’s voices are rising. Are we at a flashpoint address workplace inequalities? The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. – Malcolm Gladwell The Start Since 2000, women have been actively working to advance in the workplace — building on the…
Read MoreWhat a Trump Victory Means for Women’s Leadership Advancement
One of the first reactions of a Trump victory will be the question will hurt or even hinder women’s leadership advancement in corporate America and was Hillary’s loss in part because the country is not ready for a female president. While the pundits will analyze this election for years, as a corporate gender strategist I do…
Read MoreFantasy Football, Women and Networking
FACT: Women now account for more than 20% of all fantasy football participants. On a recent flight, I was re-reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean-In, when I glanced at the women next to me and she was reading ESPN’s Fantasy Football Preview. We shared a laugh that she was reading about football and I was reading about…
Read MoreWhere Are All the Female MBA’s? (Part 2 of 2)
Where Career Aspiration, Advancement, and Talent Management Meet Reality An MBA is often seen as a critical element for leaders to move up to the C-Suite. In Part 1 of this series, I explored the role an MBA in the pipeline to C-Suite and also interviewed a typical high-potential woman who is seeking an MBA to…
Read MoreWhere Are All the Female MBA’s? (Part 1 of 2)
Alert: Women Business Leaders Missing in the Pipeline to the C-Suite I was recently asked to keynote a Women’s Leadership event for the Georgia Tech MBA Women’s Alumnae Network. Georgia Tech is an amazing institute, and from a full disclosure standpoint, I am the proud father of a graduate. In my work on advancing women and engaging…
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…
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