Happy Valentine’s Day! What an extraordinary day! A cultural and commercial celebration where socially we are put under pressure to demonstrate our love for that special someone. How about we make this Valentine’s different? Instead of focusing on one person, let’s spread the love, by making our contributions count. Now before I share how […]
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By: Timothy Sykes In today’s competitive business world, some of the most impressive and successful CEOs and entrepreneurs are women. However, looking at stats across the industry, it may not seem this way. Despite the growing number of women making their mark on the professional world, there still aren’t as many women CEOs and women … Continue reading Entrepreneur: Why Finance Would Be Better Off With More Women Leaders
Part of the Explore your Why – 9 part series weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe on the right to weWednesdays to receive it in your inbox. In this week’s episode consider: What skill have I used in the past that […]
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By: Renee Fraser, PhD Renee Fraser (CEO, Fraser Communications) is a behavioral psychologist and current WPO member. Renee and her Fraser team are consultants for the Lexus Difference – an internal initiative for Lexus dealerships across the country, designed to elevate the guest experience for all customers, with a particular focus on female and millennial … Continue reading Lexus: The Misunderstood Millennial
By Beth Kowitt Being a CEO is hard enough, but try doing it when both your company and industry is in flux. Top CEOs in the trenches tackled the issue of leading a transformation at Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women Summit last week. The following are their top takeaways. Shira Goodman, CEO of Staples: Goodman says that her office … Continue reading Fortune: Top Tips from the Most Powerful Women in Business on Leading through Turmoil
By: Margery Kraus As the founder of APCO Worldwide, the largest women-owned firm in the communications and public affairs industry, I feel I have a tremendous responsibility to train and mentor the next generation of women leaders at all stages of their careers, not just in our profession but in business generally. We need to develop more … Continue reading WPO Guest Blog: Three Pieces of Advice for Women Entrepreneurs
By: Kerry Hannon This is not a how-to column for women over 50 who want to start their own businesses, but rather a “why not?” one. We hear a lot about sexism against businesswomen and a lack of venture capital for women-owned enterprises. And both of these are serious concerns. But based on my reporting … Continue reading Forbes: Why Women Entrepreneurs Over 50 Hold The Aces
By: Geri Stengel Finding another female-founded tech startup with ambitions to scale in Arizona is like looking for the mythical unicorn, said Vicki Mayo, cofounder of TouchPoint Solution, a wearable technology that reduces the stress response. So when she heard about Project Entrepreneur’sSummit in Los Angeles, where women entrepreneurs had the chance to connect with one … Continue reading Forbes: Why Entrepreneurship Is Better Together
By: Georgene Huang Every year, the women of the Fairygodboss community (disclaimer: a company I co-founded) anonymously review their employers and as a result of their feedback, companies are ranked by female employees based on how they rate for job satisfaction and gender equality. This year the following employers were included in the top 25 best … Continue reading Forbes: Improving The Workplace – What Top Companies For Women Share In Common
By: Lili Gil Valleta It has been proven that mentoring improves performance and women are better suited for leadership. However, while women may have the natural ability to lead they are often more self-critical compared to their male counterparts and therefore hold back from jumping into opportunities or leadership roles; unless they feel 100% ready. This is exactly … Continue reading Huffington Post: 7 Tips For Women Entrepreneurs To Achieve Purposeful Leadership
By: Gina Harman I have had the privilege of working with inspiring female entrepreneurs and leaders throughout my career, and these women have been instrumental in my own growth as a professional and as a person. I recently asked a group of accomplished leaders to share their advice for women who aspire to lead an … Continue reading Huffington Post: Aspiring female leader? Learn from the best!
By Lisa Bernstein, WPO member and General Manager of Performance Lexus RiverCenter It’s time to change the way we work in order to attract the new worker, and please the new customer. Inspiration comes from many corners. I like to look at other businesses, see how they are adapting to challenges and how they are … Continue reading Lexus: It’s Time To Change The Way We Work
Congratulations to our WPO members that were mentioned in this article. Business strategy is broken. More than 50 percent of senior executives don’t believe they have a winning strategy according to research from PwC’s Strategy&, the firm’s strategy consulting business. Running a large organization today can be daunting – facing new competitive threats, trying to … Continue reading Forbes: Three Growth Lessons Large Companies Should Learn From Smaller Organizations