Emerging global conditions are a flashing neon sign that calls for a PARADIGM SHIFT. Women can and are critical to making this shift. But first we will need to move into power, but there is a careful and paradoxical dance required. Read about the shift and the dance…
Organizations that claim that there is no sexism in their culture, usually offer up one or two out of hundreds who have risen to senior leadership. If these women can do it, they reason, there’s absolutely no reason why others can’t. I have met these women. Without fail they are textbook examples of masculine leadership styles: focus on task, logical decision-making, unafraid to ruffle feathers in order to make their case.
Men who see the need for more women leaders shared something in common. They all had a strong sense of “fairness.” They could all see that something was “wrong” and that an important group of colleagues was not progressing as they should.
Clues that appear in groups of three foretell an emerging pattern. What was a possible future trend is about to show up as an undeniable reality.This week the following clues fell in my lap – so to speak. Care to have a peek at the emerging pattern.
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.
This month’s NOW Leadership carnival features the elephant in the room, a real life astronaut, several family acts and a king & queen leadership duet of Facebook. The finishing touch includes just a dash of x-rated language.
The music of 21st century leader is neither feminine or masculine. It is a third sound created in the space where feminine and masculine meet. We call it NOW Leadership.
I advocate passionately, cajole, humor, argue, push, and do whatever else is needed to give the feminine perspective a seat, preferably three, at tables where important issues are considered and decided. Why? Because it’s what’s missing,
Andrés Tapia, Hewett’s Chief Diversity Officer and Emerging Workforce Solutions Leader says more women in leadership roles should be “hard-wired” into the overall company strategy. Tapia, a former journalist, makes a compelling case for increasing the number of women leaders as a strategic advantage and offers recommendations for doing so. He extends “best practices” to “next practices” so we can reach beyond where we are today.
Watch and listen as some of the world’s top business leaders talk about the need for more women in leadership roles.
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