Is Confidence to Blame for the Gender Gap?
freedigitalphotos.net by Ambro A new book called The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman says that women are suffering from a lack of confidence and [...]
6 Tips for Adopting the WE Mindset
Despite gender bias and imbalance, millions of women are forging successful leadership roles in finance and other industries. What is the mindset that sets them apart? Here’s what we have [...]
Is There a Pink Elephant in the Room?
Some believe that having made their way to top positions, senior women-executives might hire and encourage more women. But much of the time, it doesn’t play out that way. Research [...]
Four Steps to Becoming More Influential
In a recent Harvard Business Review article titled “How Experts Gain Influence,” a group of financial thought leaders explain how to bolster your influence within an organization through four key [...]
Dial Up Your Decision-Making Skills
We all make a series of decisions every day, some of passing importance—‘Should I really order an extra shot of espresso in this morning’s latte?’—and others of much greater significance: [...]
Strong, Warm Leaders Win the Race…
Run a simple Google search on the traits of a successful leader and a plethora of resources quickly fills the page—the ‘Top 10 Qualities That Make a Great Leader,’ the [...]
The Power Of Trust
The Power of Trust Trust—a quality prized in friendship and business relationships, yet all too often MIA in today’s corporate environment. Indeed, according to a four-year study on trust and [...]
Read to Lead
Let’s face it, people love lists. A quick scan of the current literature reveals a constellation of topics served up in easily digestible segments. Harvard Business Review’s blog offers guidance [...]
Who’s In Your Corner?
There’s something of a debate raging in the management world these days, sparked in large part by the publication of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new bestseller, Lean In: Women, Work, [...]
Invoke the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Women entrepreneurs are coming into their own, there’s no denying it. According to a recent FOX Business report, nearly half of all new businesses in this country are launched by [...]