This blog post curates excellent content on effective leadership and mentoring from a variety of websites to keep you abreast of what?s happening.
Why Girls Need Mentors: This is an interesting article from Glass Hammer which reports on a study commissioned by Girls Scout. ?According to a new study produced by The Girl Scouts of the USA, four out of ten girls say they have had no opportunities to interact with successful women during the last school year. That could be why so many of them (38%) said they weren?t sure if they were cut out to be a leader.? This is a great article because we get to see the views of girls on leadership.
How Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Kathy Ireland Became a $350 Million Mogul: Do not be deterred by the name of this article. It?s an excellent article about filling a need in the marketplace. Kathy Ireland uses her name to endorse everyday products that help busy moms. She has built an empire larger that Martha Stewart?s. Ireland was a leader even when she was very young ? she saw an ad for delivering newspapers which was targeted to boys and responded saying she was the girl for the job. This article will inspire you because she doesn?t have the ego that often goes with being a celebrity.
Women in media come up against a glass ceiling: This article alerts us to what is happening in South Africa and includes the results of research. ?Research, entitled ?The Glass Ceiling Study?, reveals that while women account for half of the staff in South African media houses, they remain under-represented on boards as well as top and senior management. The study?s statistics show that media boards are made up of 38% women, with top management at 25% and senior management at 35%. At Avusa, for instance, its top management comprises only 10% of women, with 15% on the board. Media24 is only just better, with 16% of the board being women.?
Changing demographics require new leadership styles: This is a short article but it touches on some very important points on the shifting roles of men and women at work and in the home, and how that shift demands a new way of leading.
Look to weaknesses to find your leadership strengths: This articles uses countless examples of how people with what is considered a deficit, have used it to become a more effective leader.
Business Schools Don?t Prepare Women For Leadership Roles In The Workplace: ?According to Harvard Kennedy School Professors Barbara Kellerman and Deborah Rhode in their book, Women and Leadership: State of Play and Strategies for Change, ?one in three women with MBAs are not working full time, compared with one in twenty men. A large portion of these women do, however, want to return to work, yet generally do not without significant career costs and difficulties.? Both men and women need to be made aware of these costs and difficulties starting in business school, they?re going to lose good employees and face major transition costs.?
Three secrets into female leadership: The article draws on three insights from Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook ? 1. ?Sit at the table,? 2. Make your partner a real partner and 3. Don?t leave before you leave. The article expands on each insight and it?s easy to read.
Grooming effective and ethical leaders: Dr Syed Omar Syed Agil, a professor at at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRazak), explores the idea of university nurturing and developing ?students through exemplary managers through innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership.? Of the three legs of the stool, innovation is the one which ties everything together. In his words, ?Innovation is not just about creating new products and services. It is about changing the way we do things, the way we think, the process, the approaches, the systems and the mechanisms and finally to the way we treat our people.? Dr Syed Omar Syed Agil builds his case in the article. Do you think that focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in university management programs will help to create effective and ethical managers?
`My boss is bad? is a common feeling, survey says: In a report, ?Lessons for Leaders from the People Who Matter,? by? DDI, based on the results of research conducted in US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, India, Germany and South East Asia, ?About 68 per cent want to change their job only because of their manager?s attitude, 34 per cent don?t consider their manager to be effective at his or her job and only 40 per cent reported that their boss never damages their self-esteem? Only 56 per cent of the employees said that their current leader helps them to be more productive??
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