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Why Women CEOs Matter Now More Than Ever By Deborah Sweeney I was thrilled to discover in a recent Entrepreneur article that national trends in company leadership are moving toward placing women in CEO positions instead of men. The article states that, so far, 879 CEOs have left their roles in 2018. Of these CEOs, […]
Why the world needs more women CEOs By Kiran Trehan Female CEOs of large firms are a rare breed. In the US in 2015, there were more CEOs called John running big companies in the US than women. In 2016, there were only six female CEOs in the firms covered by the FTSE 100 index […]
Missing: Women CEOs’ Career Development. Here’s How to Fix it. By Candy Butler The pool of women executives is small not because of a lack of women’s ambition, but because we are missing opportunities to develop and inspire women executives earlier in their career. In David Gelles’s New York Times article “Missing: Women CEOs,” he makes […]
Nimble Leadership By Deborah Ancona Elaine Backman Kate Isaacs Nobody has really recommended command-and-control leadership for a long time. But no fully formed alternative has emerged, either. That’s partly because high-level executives are ambivalent about changing their own behavior. They know perfectly well that their companies need to become more innovative—and they suspect it won’t […]
28 signs you’re a good boss — even if it doesn’t feel like it Jacquelyn Smith and Áine Cain Are you a good boss? How can you tell if you’re a good boss? You can’t just go out into the office and ask your employees. If you’re terrible, they have a vested interest in not […]
5 Ways To Tell You’re Being A Lousy Manager, And Turn That Around In One Day Kathy Caprino Forbes Senior Contributor We all know that there are many different kinds of managers and leaders. Some are empowering and thrilling to work for and grow under, and some are terrible despots who make our lives miserable. […]
When You’re Truly Good at Your Job, You Want to Hear the Ways You Suck at It One of the most underrated ways to measure your professional success By Leah Fessler About six months ago, I quit a job I was very good at. I was a staff writer at a digital publication, and was in […]
Why Creating A Meaningful Morning Routine Will Make You More Successful By Cathryn Lavery, HuffPost Contributor My morning routine takes just over an hour. I can’t stress enough to you the importance of a great morning routine, as it will set you up for a successful day — and life. I experimented with a few […]
Annie Liao Jones of Rock Candy Media says she’s sick of being pigeonholed as a “female CEO.” Here’s why. I’m not your girl boss. I’m your boss. Now that that’s out of the way, can we talk about how we got here? I’m 110% grateful for the fact that my company, Rock Candy Media, is […]