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Short Red Skirt and High Heeled Shoes: The Woman Advantage

I was driving… and barely listening to the radio, when this came through the speakers. ” … just a thousand dollars to start you business.

February 16, 2012 3 Comments

Women in Leadership

More Women in Senior Leadership: New Research Report Details What Women and Corporate Leaders Must Do

In WOMEN AND THE PARADOX OF POWER Dr. Anne Perschel and Jane Perdue report that corporate executives leave money on the table and forgo future success by failing to advance more women to senior leadership roles. The two researchers identify specific actions leaders can take to change this picture.They also suggest businesswomen prepare themselves to take on influential leadership roles by understanding and using power more effectively. Perschel and Perdue identify 5 actions for women and 3 for current leaders that will advance women into senior leadership roles and produce better bottom line results for their companies.

December 31, 2011 12 Comments

NOW LEADERSHIP – The Wave Has Hit Shore – June 2011

In this month’s issue: Women in Academia; Women, Power, and Shifting Paradigms; Men Speaking up about “Why Women?”; Women at mid-life;

June 30, 2011 1 Comment

PARADIGM SHIFT and THE PARADOX of POWER

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…

June 23, 2011 21 Comments

The Rule of 3 – Ignore at Your Peril

The Washington Post sees the light. A recent article, Fixing the Economy: It’s Women’s Work (see below) reports that businesses with at least 3 women in top

July 16, 2009 No Comments

Time Magazine: Women Will Rule Business

“The female management style is not soft, it’s lucrative.” Find out what Time magazine says about why women will rule in business. May 2009.

June 10, 2009 No Comments

Celebrating Mothers Day – Leadership Lessons from Mothers of Presidents

For mother’s day Germane Insights celebrates two wise women who taught their not-yet-president sons important lessons on leadership. The first young man, Abraham Lincoln, grew up

April 14, 2009 No Comments

What to Do When the Boys Won't Let You Play – Gaining Access to the "Old" (& new) Boys' Network

Lack of access to informal networks – the old boys’ club – becomes an increasingly significant barrier as women move up the corporate ladder. I discovered a solution to this problem while sitting on a beach watching 5-8 year olds at play. The boys were using their engineering skills to design and build

March 25, 2009 4 Comments

The Heroine’s Journey to Career Fulfillment

This article was originally published in PINK Magazine. Myths and legends help you find the yellow brick road to Oz and career fulfillment Celia was

March 16, 2009 3 Comments

Hormones on Wall Street

The Washington Post asked, “Would the current financial crisis have happened, or been anywhere near as severe, if women had been in the top leadership positions on Wall Street?” Dr. Anne Perschel answered, “Probably not, and here’s why.”

March 14, 2009 1 Comment