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Organizations take great pains to recruit, select and develop world-class employees and are rightly concerned when these employees leave. Thus, most managers would like to know how to improve Continue Reading →
Mentoring. It sounds like a good idea. But finding ways to fit this into a networked, constantly connected, and over-messaged environment can be difficult. While individuals are finding themselves Continue Reading →
Creativity – everyone seems to need more of it. That’s understandable because creativity is at the root of innovation and gets us past the impasses that would otherwise mean Continue Reading →
I recently was in Rwanda on behalf of the Georgetown University Women’s Leadership Institute as part of a research team studying Kate Spade & Company’s “On Purpose” program. The Continue Reading →
Great Leaders Share Their Vulnerabilities along with Their Vision September 25, 2015 Whether working with clients one on one, or speaking at events with hundreds of attendees, one question always Continue Reading →
This summer, members of the Institute began a project with corporate partner Tupperware Brands to examine the interplay between confidence, a woman’s economic empowerment, and organizational structures. As part Continue Reading →
Leaders often create teams of people with different skills and expertise to solve complex problems. For example, companies create cross-functional teams for launching new products bringing together engineers and Continue Reading →
The glass ceiling has become a familiar concept in the discourse on women in leadership. First used in the early 1980’s, the term refers to the intangible barrier that Continue Reading →
Throughout elementary school, all of my teachers were females. Though my teachers every year changed and different teachers taught different subjects like physical education and art, all classes shared Continue Reading →
One of the most common pieces of professional advice I receive is to get a mentor. I am told to find someone with knowledge and experience in my field Continue Reading →
