Ditch the Glass Slippers & Power Up Those Ruby Reds

Introduction

As a champion of the talents women bring to the business of business I realize being an advocate also calls for confronting our self-imposed limits.

My Shoes or My Career

In our recent conversation Margaret Heffernan lamented, “Most women would rather spend $500 on a pair of shoes than invest in their professional development.”

Ouch.

If we don’t make serious ... Read more »

Dorothy of Oz as the Quintessential Transformational Leader

Published in Harvard Business Review

In Feb. 2008 Harvard Business Review  published my response to the September 2007 article, Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership.  Excerpts from this response appear below.

Most legendary tales that serve as guides for leadership are male oriented.  Women and their mentors need to find or create, and then use, success stories that feature ... Read more »