When Truth Speaks to Power…and Power Listens
Speak up. You never know when power might just listen and do something.
October 22, 2010
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Speak up. You never know when power might just listen and do something.
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,
Despite the number and variety of programs for women at large corporations such as Deloitte and Touche, General Electric, Procter and Gamble, American Express, etc. the number of women in top leadership roles at major U.S. companies remains relatively unchanged in recent years. Uncommon practices are needed to crack open the glass ceiling. To discover what they are, read more.
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.
Harvard Business Review asked why so few women CEOs made it to their Best Performing CEO list. My reply appeared in the March 2010 print edition of HBR.
Watch and listen as some of the world’s top business leaders talk about the need for more women in leadership roles.
Even conservative Harvard Business Review is catching on. A recent article on the female economy declared that women are a marketing opportunity more than twice the size of China and India combined, yet most companies fail to capture this market. Those that do are winning even in the down economy. How? They are listening to smart women in their own companies.
A year ago the waters of the great economic oceans receded. People responded in a variety of ways. Some are frozen in place awestruck (perhaps dumbstruck) by this phenomena. Others are waiting things out in the hills. Some are hiding in caves. Some are looking for signs of what will be when the tide turns and the next wave comes in. They are preparing. If you are in this last group, continue reading as this post reveals the patterns of one such wave that is forming now.
MAN RULES
WE ARE MEN.
THESE ARE OUR RULES!
PLEASE NOTE.. THESE ARE ALL NUMBERED ‘1 ‘ ON PURPOSE
