November 23rd, 2008
They’re Finally Ready For Us!
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What if you asked 2,250 adults across the U.S. who makes a better political leader, a man or a woman? And what if you divided leadership into 8 character traits?
Luckily for us, the Pew Research Center found the money and the people to fund a well-run survey asking these exact questions. What did they find? They found a paradox in our society.
The Good News About Women And Leadership:
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January 5th, 2008
How To Decide What You Really Want In The Future
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One component of a good leader is having a vision for the future of the company. On a personal level, each of you needs a vision. What do you want to achieve? What will make you happy? Your choices on both levels, the corporate and the personal, are very important and very easy to botch.
A Vision For Your Future [7:21m]:
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December 29th, 2007
How To Make The Jump From Manager To Leader
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What do you think it takes to move from a manager to a leader in your field? Conventional wisdom lets us believe that working hard at our assigned tasks is what’s required, but there’s a difference between being a manager and being a leader.
Leadership For Women [6:23m]:
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April 12th, 2007
Is Ambition Good For Men, And Bad For Women?
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Ambition has two components: Master and the public recognition of it. Scientific research does not show any difference between ambition in boys and girls. But something happens as a girl becomes a woman. Public recognition becomes a no-no for women. And we buy it! We give it the Eww-Factor and say, “It doesn’t matter if anyone else knows how accomplished I am. It’s enough that I know.” Well in the workplace, that attitude will not get a woman promoted.
Are Women As Ambitious As Men? [7:06m]:
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