Gary Shapiro leads the Consumer Electronics Association, and at last week's The Next Web Conference 2013, he explained how important diversity is to developing strong teams and successful businesses. After his speech, Gary spoke with Paul Sawers of The Next Web and provided some details about what he believes makes a good leader. He says that strong leaders are willing to … [Read more...]
16 Attributes to Build Trust in Business
The 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer report has been released, and the results are miserable. In business, global consumers do not trust leadership, and companies need to make big changes very quickly to build consumer trust. Globally, 50% of consumers trust businesses, but just 18% trust business leadership. In the United States, the statistics are similar, but the story is a … [Read more...]
The Individual and Organizational Imperative to Do Good
"The secret to individual and organizational success hinges on our ability to do good. Doing good means creating value for others." That insightful quote comes from leadership expert Irene Becker of Just Coach It, and those are words to live by in our personal lives and our professional lives. Irene explains that "doing good" embodies a variety of parts and pieces. We … [Read more...]
Women on Business Ranks 28th in Top Leadership Blogs List
I'm happy to announce that Women on Business has received another accolade -- this time as one of the Top 100 Leadership Blogs. The ranking comes from Leblin.com and is created using an intense algorithm developed by Frode Heiman. Blogs are ranked by popularity using a deep matrix of variables, including: Google, Alexa and Twitter rankings, blog design (first impression, … [Read more...]
Why Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer’s Slaying of Telecommuting Makes Me Mad – It’s Not Why You Think
Last week, All Things D published an internal email from Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announcing the end of all employee telecommuting, and it's making a lot of people mad. I don't like it either, but one of the biggest reasons her mandate makes me mad probably isn't the reason you think. Yes, I think that eliminating telecommuting is a step backwards. Yes, I think that … [Read more...]
Another Woman Leader Exits Google and Shares 3 Lessons Learned During Her Tenure
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Another woman in a senior leadership role at Google has left the company. Earlier this year, Marissa Mayer left Google to become the CEO of Yahoo! Yesterday, Google SVP Shona Brown gathered her team to share the news of her departure. As she spoke to her team, Brown explained three key lessons that she learned during her time at Google, which … [Read more...]
Business Women – Is Your Voice Hurting Your Career?
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: According to U.S. scientists cited on The Daily Mail, people prefer female leaders that have a masculine voice. This isn't a new discovery. Research in the past has shown the same thing. Even Margaret Thatcher took voice lessons to lower her voice and sound more authoritative. "Studies have demonstrated that both men and women prefer leaders of … [Read more...]
No Change for Women in Top Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies
According to the 2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors and 2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Executive Officers and Top Earners, little changed for women in top leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies this year. Each year, Catalyst tracks data to learn about the advancements women are making (or not making) in leadership. Specifically, the study … [Read more...]
Twice as Many Women Leaders at Google than Facebook [Infographic]
Sometimes you have to see things visually to really understand them and the gender gap in leadership at Google and Facebook is one of them. Hierarchy Structure researched the leadership teams of both companies to create the infographic shown below. In the Hierarchy of Facebook vs. Google infographic, you can see that Google has about twice as many women in top-level … [Read more...]
Does IQ or Emotional Intelligence Make a Good Leader?
What makes a good leader -- IQ or emotional intelligence? That's the question asked by Limaro Ferro Vaz of Headrush, and it's not a new one. People have been debating IQ versus emotional intelligence in leadership for years. As Limaro shares, "It was Daniel Goleman who first brought the term ‘emotional intelligence’ to a wide audience with his 1995 book of that name, and it … [Read more...]