A study reveals the barriers blocking Black directors and suggests the way forward.
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What do you think of this research?
It certainly makes for a compelling title, yet when I read on, what I hear is that people responded poorly to a woman making a “joke” that essentially reiterated that same old thinking that women are not as smart or capable as men and that married women have to “ask their husbands” about everything they do.
To me, that’s not at all surprising. I’d have to see the rest of the questions and more detail about the research design to believe that this headline is really accurate.
What are your thoughts?
Source: Making Jokes During a Presentation Helps Men But Hurts Women
The importance of women in management positions can hardly be ignored. When studies began to show that women “tend to drop off the leadership track about 7-10 years into their careers,” several companies began to find a way to change that. Working with their current female employees to create meaningful and productive opportunities to grow within the companies, they focused on both growth during the programs, but also retainment after the programs had been completed.
Source: These companies are making sure more women get promoted to management
A new survey from Deloitte – The 2018 Millennial Survey – says that “uneasy,” “pessimistic” and “concerned” are more accurate descriptions. Here’s what you need to know.
Source: 43% Of Millennials Plan To Quit Their Job Within 2 Years
What do you think of this provocative article from MIT-Sloan about women and work?
I’d love to see some lively discussion.
Michigan Ross Professor Cindy Schipani explains what companies can do to fix gender disparities in the upper ranks.
“Don’t “ostrich-cize” your team: Many leaders have ostrich-cized themselves: sticking their heads in the sand in an attempt to preserve happiness.”
There is a way to handle bad news,while at the same ti
me, reminding everyone that there is a path forward.
Source: You Can Deliver Bad News to Your Team Without Crushing Them
Every smart leader today understands the value of a highly trained and skilled workforce that can deliver a significant competitive advantage to the organization. Many traditional organizations too often focus only on younger workers, not understanding that the value mature workers bring is more important than ever.
Mature workers bring experience, industry and company-specific knowledge, as well as a highly developed professional network. They can be among the workforce’s most experienced, skillful and reliable contributors. However, many leaders don’t truly appreciate older workers’ value and, . . .
Source: Don’t Undervalue Older Workers
This is interesting although discouraging data, but likely not surprising to many. What has been your experience been like?
I’d love to hear about exceptions to this, and, the reasons you think they have occurred.
Here’s a thought-provoking article from today’s Fortune Magazine.
I love the idea of scrapping the “hard” and “soft” leadership skills, (often implying that “soft” is less substantial or less powerful), and replacing this with “hot” and “cool” leadership styles.
What do you think?
