Jack Welch has practical advice and hard truths for achievement oriented women, But some important truths are missing in what Jack Welch and Suzy Welch have to offer.
You must jump through the hoop of Fire, and
Skate to the middle of the Pond
to face the Ogre
So Fear…
I once heard Maya Angelou say that we are all capable of each and every act, no matter how grand or horrid, that any other
Recently I attended two different meetings in which two different executives enlisted people to lead a specific change initiative. Each of these two leaders did something I call small actions BIG RESULTS.
Dear Billy:
With the smell of spring in the air and the Augusta Nationals just around the corner, I am enjoying the prospect of watching this year’s competition in person.
In my role as CEO of IBM, I regret to inform you that we are reducing our sponsorship by 50.8 percent. This is, not coincidentally, the percentage of women in the country’s population according to the 2010 census.
A colleague who requires you to be less so they can be more, is not a colleague worth your investment. Don’t be fooled. Your ego is not too big. Your colleague is too small.
Women are not alone in having difficulty finding the breath to “toot your own horn,” but they do seem to suffer this condition in larger numbers. By reframing the issue, learning to toot you won horn may suddenly be easier.
Do women lack vision? The question is raised too often. The answer is “No.” Quite to the contrary, women access and integrate more areas of the brain, more discrete intelligences, that tap logic, language, pictures, metaphors, etc. when solving problems.
I was driving… and barely listening to the radio, when this came through the speakers. ” … just a thousand dollars to start you business.
Dear Mr. Zuckerberg:
I am honored by your invitation to join the Facebook board, but at this time…
We help you master the “most difficult” things.