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The Best INSEAD Podcasts on Leadership, Management, and Women in Business
November 17, 2009 – 9:57 am | One Comment
The Best INSEAD Podcasts on Leadership, Management, and Women in Business

The Smart Lemming recommends these INSEAD Knowledgecasts (podcasts) on Leadership, Management, and Women in Business:
Leadership

INSEAD Knowledgecast n°23: Putting Leaders on the Couch with Manfred Kets de Vries
INSEAD Knowledgecast n°25:The Experience Trap with Kishore Sengupta and …

The Best Harvard Podcasts and Blog Posts on Women in Business
November 16, 2009 – 10:49 am | No Comment
The Best Harvard Podcasts and Blog Posts on Women in Business

The Smart Lemming recommends these Harvard Business Review podcasts and blog posts on Women in business, featuring Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rita McGrath, and Tamara J. Erickson.

Women in Business: Baby Boom (1987) Continues to Mirror the Challenges Women Face in Business Today
October 14, 2009 – 11:58 am | No Comment
Women in Business: Baby Boom (1987) Continues to Mirror the Challenges Women Face in Business Today

Through the books Through the Labyrinth, Off-Ramps and On-Ramps, and the 1987 movie Baby Boom, Alice Eagly, Linda Carli, and Sylvia Ann Hewlett outline the perennial issues women face in business.
The bottom line? Not …

How to Manage Your Career Like Madonna, Martha, and Oprah
June 11, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment
How to Manage Your Career Like Madonna, Martha, and Oprah

What do Madonna, Martha and Oprah all have in common? They are masters at managing their career, all are true to their authentic selves.
The article, “Career Lessons from Celebrity Women What You Can Learn from …

4 Ways to Keep Your Career on Track: Finding Hidden Clues in Performance Reviews
June 8, 2009 – 9:58 am | 2 Comments
4 Ways to Keep Your Career on Track: Finding Hidden Clues in Performance Reviews

“A number of top managers engage in indirect communication or even delivery messages via third parties…A lot of bosses manage by hinting around [about you or your performance].”
Now that’s a scary statement. Peers can also …

10 Power Tips: The Real Secrets of Success for Women
May 19, 2009 – 4:23 pm | One Comment
10 Power Tips: The Real Secrets of Success for Women

What does the next generation of powerful women in America know about success? To learn how to be more powerful.
The NewsWeek article, “10 Power Tips - What are the real secrets of success?” provides a …

3 Tips for Grooming Women for the Top
May 16, 2009 – 11:51 am | No Comment
3 Tips for Grooming Women for the Top

Women and glass ceilings. I’m very fortunate to have chosen a career path where being a woman hasn’t stopped me from my career goals. After a re-reading an article from 2006, “Grooming Women for …

Get Noticed, Get Rewarded: 5 Ways Women Can Raise Their Professional Profile
April 25, 2009 – 10:49 am | No Comment
Get Noticed, Get Rewarded: 5 Ways Women Can Raise Their Professional Profile

Don’t Stay under the Radar
Most women I’ve worked with, have a difficult time publicizing their accomplishments. Some of the executives, have a hard time with self-promotion. Men are trained to take credit for their achievements, …

Raising Women to be Leaders
April 24, 2009 – 11:49 am | One Comment
Raising Women to be Leaders

Carol Hymowitz, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, had an amazing article titled, “Raising Women to Be Leaders - The Four Sullivan Sisters Learned to Work Early, Aim High and Try Again.” The article …

Anne Mulcahy’s Lessons Learned
March 21, 2009 – 5:53 pm | No Comment
Anne Mulcahy’s Lessons Learned

Anne Mulcahy, chairwoman and chief executive of the Xerox Corporation, provides insight into her leadership and management style in her interview with Adam Bryant. In “The Keeper of That Tapping Pen,” Mulcahy highlights her lessons …