PARADIGM SHIFT and THE PARADOX of POWER

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Preamble: As you read this post, please be mindful that I believe both men and women, The Masculine and The Feminine, are required to lead for and into a future we need and one we must pursue. This post, and many others, emphasize The Feminine and women, because it and we have been missing from the leadership equation ... Read more »

Why Women by Eric Peterson

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Why I Advocate for Women

I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t an advocate for women leaders and encouraging traditionally feminine leadership attributes. This may be related to my tendency towards styles that favor the feminine over the masculine as indicated by every personality assessment I’ve taken, from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to the Predictive Index to the Enneagram to ... Read more »

Why Women by Adam Quinton

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Most Guys Don’t See It

Guys generally do not “get it”.  Indeed on a whole host of questions, for example “Is there discrimination in the workplace?” the answers by gender are very different. Men see no problem at all or much less of a problem than women do. Therefor an appeal to advance more women based on a moral perspective will ... Read more »

The Future: Upside Down & Inside Out

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Clues that appear in groups of three capture my attention, as they often foretell an emerging pattern.

What was a possible future trend is about to show up as an undeniable reality.

 

 

This week the following clues announced themselves.

1. The host of a radio sends an email to schedule an interview about NOW Leadership. We’ve met before, but his email includes an ... Read more »

Ladies Locker Room: Sneak a Peek If You Dare

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You are About to Enter

the mind of a woman. As more women rise to positions of power you have before you an opportunity to learn how we (or at least some of us) make important business decisions – the one’s that affect whether you get hired or whether your company wins our business.

Meet Sara

Sara, ... Read more »

NOW Leadership Carnival – October 2010

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This month’s carnival features elephants, astronauts, several family acts and a king & queen duet. The finishing touch includes just a dash of x-rated language.

21st Century Leadership…Lessons from Julie Payette

Gwyn Teatro at You’re Not the Boss of Me says the 21st century leader must effectively manage across borders; collaborate for optimal results; and build strong connections with others, among ... Read more »

The NOW Leadership Carnival – Premier Edition

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Introducing NOW

Welcome to the NOW Leadership carnival. This short story describes the carnival’s intent as well as the kind of posts you will find and can submit here.

For many years a renowned pianist played only the white keys because that is the way he was taught. And that is the way his teacher was taught. One day our ... Read more »

What’s Missing in the Halls of Power?

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I spent many a lecture in graduate school waiting for the sages to utter pearls of wisdom. It happened twice, and both times the statements were profoundly simple. Marv Weisbord spoke these words a long time ago and I remember the essence but not the exactness of what he said. I’ve added my own experience to the mix as well. ... Read more »

Women in Leadership: At the Cross-Roads (written by a man)

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Laura J. Daley , a savvy business woman, turned me on to a terrific well-written article about the future of women in large corporations and the future of corporations if they don’t succeed in getting more women to top leadership roles. Andrés Tapia, Hewett’s Chief Diversity Officer and Emerging Workforce Solutions Leader says more women in leadership ... Read more »

The Gender Agenda – from The World Economic Forum at Davos

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Watch the world’s business leaders make the case for more women in leadership roles. It will take a few seconds for the debate to begin.

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Who was most convincing? Why?

How do conversations and decisions change with more women in the room?

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