All posts tagged "business leadership"
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3 ways companies can advance women into top leadership positions
We know it makes good business sense to have women in top leadership positions. The Delivering Through Diversity report from McKinsey & Co says, “Companies in the top-quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 21%...
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Women’s leadership insights from a Silicon Valley leader
Women in leadership positions are a crucial part of the current business, technology, private and public sector landscape, and will only become more important as we look toward the future. So, how did we get...
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Why being quiet shouldn’t be detrimental to progressing your career
When 200+ quieter professional women were surveyed whether they felt like they have to be extroverted to progress in their careers, 91% chose ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’. It is common for professionals – both women and...
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4 Steps to becoming a better boss
Women are inundated with advice concerning how to advance into managerial and leadership positions within the workplace. But what happens when you get there? How do you keep improving when you have a team beneath...
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4 ways to improve your leadership skills as a culturally diverse woman
You’re ambitious, talented, resilient — and keen to make it to the top. However, as a culturally diverse woman, you may feel that there’s often been something holding you back, you just can’t put your...
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Why leaders need to get better at failing
Failure is an inevitable part of any leader’s journey. So the question becomes not if you will fail, but how. Here are seven insights I have gained about people who seem to fail better, and...
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You got this: My manager is mean
Dr Froswa’ Booker-Drew answers your questions, putting her years of experience and practice into the goal of solving those knotty problems that beset us, and assuring us: ‘you’ve got this’. If you’d like Froswa’ to...
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You’ve got this: dealing with a lack of direction from your boss
Dr Froswa’ Booker-Drew answers your questions, putting her years of experience and practice into the goal of solving those knotty problems that beset us, and assuring us: ‘you’ve got this’. If you’d like Froswa’ to...
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Infographic: The worst things a manager can say to her team
A great manager knows how to get the best out of her team with the right motivational tactics, but knowing all the right things to say is not always easy. The way you communicate with...