Women Management Leadership

Beyond Leaning In is a different kind of business book - based on research, but told as a novel and designed to spark discussion among friends, family, classmates, and co-workers across genders and generations. Through the perspective of female and male characters across generations, listeners gain new insights about why gender gaps are so hard to close despite our best intentions. We are inspired to think differently about what both individuals and organizations must do to ensure all employees thrive.

Claim your worth, unlock your full potential, and negotiate your way to the career success you deserve through proven strategies tailored for women. Women face unique challenges when it comes to negotiation, from internalized self-doubt to external barriers and discrimination. But the truth is, you have the power within you to shape your own destiny, overcome obstacles, and achieve extraordinary success.

Maria Silvia Bastos Marques sempre acreditou que poderia traçar o próprio destino. Com sua vontade inabalável, conseguiu. A expressão “primeira mulher” acompanhou a maioria de seus cargos: diretora e presidente do BNDES, secretária municipal de Fazenda do Rio, presidente da siderúrgica CSN, da seguradora Icatu Seguros e, atualmente, do banco de investimentos Goldman Sachs. Neste livro, Maria Silvia conta como sua forma de trabalhar evoluiu, trata da formação e motivação de equipes e fala abertamente de seus fracassos e vitórias.

Empowering women empowers everyone. Women with confidence, equal pay, and leadership opportunity enrich workplace culture and help the whole organization. The first step is understanding that gender balance is not a zero-sum game. The Next Smart Step is a clear, assured guide to understanding the challenge of gender imbalance, implementing solutions, and equipping listeners with the tools we all need to ensure change that is positive and enduring. It is about all of us becoming leaders.

It’s time to stop second-guessing yourself and start building the qualities that will make you an authentic, amazing leader. In the past century, women have scaled new heights in the workplace. From working as clerks and secretaries in the 1950s, women today are now holding top positions in the world’s largest corporations. Yet, women remain vastly underrepresented in leadership roles, making up only five percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, and 10 percent of top management positions in S&P 1500 companies, despite accounting for 47 percent of the labor workforce.

Ten years of riding the startup waves forced Helaine Knapp to develop grit, determination, resilience, creative problem solving, deep interpersonal skills, and her own unique leadership style. Now, she's ready to show other women how they can do the same. With Making Waves, Helaine inspires and speaks to women who want to start something new and change their lives. If she can do it, so can they.

Was brauchen Frauen, um in Führung zu gehen? Warum sind Unternehmen mit gemischten Top-Teams langfristig erfolgreicher und wie gewinnen Unternehmen Frauen für die Führung? Anja Mahlstedt gibt in diesem Hörbuch klare Antworten auf diese Fragen und macht Frauen Mut, ihre Karriere ganz bewusst und individuell zu steuern. Dazu bedarf es der Selbstreflexion zu den eigenen Stärken und Entwicklungsbereichen, einem Fahrplan für die nächsten Karriereschritte, Klarheit über die erforderlichen inneren und äußeren Rahmenbedingungen und der Ermutigung, den Hut in den Ring zu werfen.

Millennial women are living in a time when career opportunities have never been better—if you want them, that is. In the past, most people accepted the necessity of “putting in the time”. You had to earn your way up the corporate ladder or hope to be in the right place when the next opportunity presented itself. Michelle Turman shows you how to seize those opportunities, achieve great things, and get what you want.

In a world of “Me Too”, women are struggling with the notion of softness and empathy, while living up to the strong-suiter persona, in order to win at work. In her book, Mindie Barnett explores her own experiences working for the “devil” in that famous book of Prada, and how she constructed her company on the complete opposite premise. Instead, she embraces her femininity, and steers her team with a sense of warmth and compassion, without losing her competitive edge. Learn how to create camaraderie with competition, inspire your team to soar, and rock a haute shade of lipstick.

Venus Genius: The Female Prescription for Innovation explores innovation from different perspectives: historical, scientific, sociological, cultural, and practical—all through the feminine lens. It addresses the shortage of women in innovation and how important it is to address this as a first step to inclusion. This book reveals that any innovator can acquire the necessary skills to create meaningful innovation.

At age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. Choice Not Chance highlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor.

Leaders are under increasing pressure to ensure their businesses are gender-balanced and inclusive for the benefit of the economy and society.

Le leadership d'une personne engage son être. Y compris son être profond et ce que l'inconscient trame dans un silence relatif. Or chaque être s'identifie comme homme ou femme. Partant de l'idée que le leadership engage le masculin et le féminin, Dominique Baumgartner nous engage à développer la part manquante à notre identité pour retrouver la voie d'un leadership efficace et équilibré. Pour un exercice du pouvoir quillé dans les profondeurs de l’être.

Unlock your potential with Front Porch Wisdom, a powerful guide for women of color navigating the complex landscapes of leadership. Authored by Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew, Front Porch Wisdom fills a crucial gap in leadership books by focusing on faith and workplace journeys unique to women of color. Each chapter is an invitation to explore tools and insights tailored for nonprofit management, corporate environments, and beyond. With wisdom accumulated from a lifetime of leadership and community engagement, Dr. Booker-Drew offers a safe and reflective space for thinking, learning, and growing.

If there’s one thing history has taught us, it's this: wild women may not always follow the rules, but they sure know how to lead! Wild Women Make the Best Leaders is not just a book; it's a comprehensive guide that digs deep to unearth the untamed qualities of leadership. Now, before you think we're going on a feminist rant about how women are superior beings and men are just dolts bumbling around, rest assured this is an inclusive celebration! It’s about honoring the 'wild woman' spirit in all of us, irrespective of gender.

Who was the greatest CEO of the twentieth century? A persuasive case can be made for General Dwight D. ôIkeö Eisenhower, who undertook historyÆs most harrowing executive assignment: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on June 6, 1944. In Lead Like Ike, business...

In Leader by Design, former long-time CEO of Sportsgirl, Colleen Callander, aims to inspire all women to have a voice, live with purpose, lead in their own lives, change the rules, live with confidence, and embrace their superpowers. She also aims to inspire organizations to embrace a new era of leadership—one that leads with kindness, trust, and authenticity and one that has more women at the helm. Each chapter shares insights and tips, is thought-provoking, and will empower and inspire all women who believe that the best is yet to come.

Women receive 2 percent of venture funding and make up 9 percent of VC partners, yet research shows that companies with female leaders and board members outperform all-male companies. Changing Tides brings together experienced female venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who share their expertise and tactical guidance through a collection of essays. This audiobook is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to win - or support a woman to win - at the heavily stacked entrepreneur and funding game.

In Acting Up, Janice shares the model she lives by and continues to represent: that of a leader who works for good, for growth and innovation, for her family values, and for the same ideals upon which she founded her company. Janice will help you discover the leader inside yourself and show you how to use your uniqueness to conquer the business world.

Strategies for Being Visible: 14 Profile-Raising Ideas for Emerging Female Leaders is a practical audiobook providing inspiration for women in early and middle leadership positions. The book will help motivate and equip them with the confidence, skills, and strategies they require to be more visible at work and raise their profile.