Today is International Women’s Day, which “celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.” The theme for International Women’s Day 2017 is #BeBoldForChange. There is a worldwide call “to help forge a better working world- a more inclusive, gender equal world.” To forge a better working world, we must care to break down remaining […]
Doing it right: Women Supporting Women
Earlier in April, I spoke at Laval Université’s annual governance event. I was thrilled to see how many women had gone through the governance education program. Before and after my speaking engagement I had the wonderful opportunity to interact with both men and women who currently serve on boards. I was elated to sense […]
A Place at the (Board) Table… for Women: One Year Later
Do you hear what I hear? “When women thrive, businesses thrive.” As reported by Grant Thornton, there is a significant opportunity cost associated with male-only boards: $655B for 1,050 companies across India, the UK and US. The same “group thinking” is opening a doorway to embrace diversity of thought to achieve business growth. Boards of […]
Diversity: the new uniformity
You may know that I’m an avid skier and golfer, and you can find me skiing at Big Sky, Montana, throughout the winter season, and golfing there in the summer. For the last year I have contributed a bi-weekly business column to Explore Big Sky. You’ll find my latest column below, and you can also […]
Boards: You Need Women.
2015 is unquestionably the time for the momentum to be created by both men and women for women to serve on all four types of boards (advisory, non-profit, private and public) and to be especially active in leadership roles in the Pivotal Leadership TrioTM (Board of Directors, CEO/Executive Director and Executive Team) within our private […]