My entire corporate career was spent in a male-dominated business world. So I was particularly intrigued by Esther Wachs Book’s Why the Best Man for the Job is a Woman: The Unique Qualities of Female Leadership. In it, the author tries to figure out what makes female executives successful. She studies 14 well-known, successful female […]
Women Executives
Seven Essential Qualities of Successful Women Leaders
What is it that successful women leaders have that others do not? I was pondering this very question when I came across a thought-provoking list put together by the Young Entrepreneurial Council on Female Leadership qualities. This made me start thinking about what I would put on my own list, and I came up with […]
CEO’s Report Executive Coaching is Essential for Rising to the Top
When it comes to strategies for rising to the top, what is fact and what is fiction? The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that interviewed women CEOs of Fortune 500 firms about how they climbed the ladder, and what they see as the biggest myths and truths about advancement. It didn’t surprise me […]