![]() Women at Work: Introducing Season 6. “ Women at Work returns October 5 with candid conversations and practical advice that’ll help get you through the messiness of 2020.” ![]() “While demand for candidates with strong communication skills was once specific to industries and roles that were public- or customer-facing-such as corporate communications or sales-there is now a growing recognition of the importance of communication skills in almost any corporate setting.” This is the most in-demand skill on job listings right now. Perhaps most tellingly, great mavericks never lose their passion for making their ideas heard and, because of that passion, are invaluable in any organizational setting.” How to Be an Effective Organizational Maverick. “Capable of putting their feelings of personal defeat aside, they brush themselves off and continue to roam freely in search of better solutions. How to Make the Right Connections When You Don’t Already Have an “In.” “Perhaps you’re new to your field, or you’ve changed locations – but regardless of the reason, the problem is the same: if you’re starting with the wrong connections, how can you hope to work your way into the right ones?…Here are four strategies to consider.” And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong.’ Indeed, it never hurts for us to do just that.” As Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor once said, ‘In every position that I’ve been in, there have been naysayers who don’t believe…I can do the work. So if, for example, you receive negative feedback from your boss on something you think you could excel at, don’t give up right away - think about what it would take to show them otherwise. “Women leaders can often benefit from an extra dose of self-reliance, especially when others can’t yet see what we’re capable of. Why Self-Awareness Isn’t Doing More to Help Women’s Careers. “A comprehensive new study by McKinsey and Lean In suggests that many women-especially mothers-may have to step back or away from jobs because of the pandemic’s impact on their lives.” How the Coronavirus Crisis Threatens to Set Back Women’s Careers. In this article, I’ll offer a practical road map for making profound and sustainable progress toward that goal.” Organizations are relatively small, autonomous entities that afford leaders a high level of control over cultural norms and procedural rules, making them ideal places to develop policies and practices that promote racial equity. ![]() Corporate leaders may not be able to change the world, but they can certainly change their world. How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace. “Intractable as it seems, the problem of racism in the workplace can be effectively addressed with the right information, incentives, and investment. To achieve this goal, leaders have to be unflinchingly honest and personally and professionally courageous.” As leaders, facing your own biases, understanding how you are influencing the system, and understanding the criticality and impact of your actions is crucial if change is going to occur. What Has - and Hasn’t - Changed Since “Dear White Boss…” “Confronting the inextricably linked issues of workplace diversity, inclusivity, and bias - wherever your business may be right now - takes strong, diverse leadership and commitment. The poem says it all.Īs always, happy reading and listening! Please stay safe and look out for your families and your community. ![]() The poem When Great Trees Falls by Maya Angelou is dedicated to the late, great and notorious RBG. I am also super fond of McSweeney’s update of Frog and Toad navigating the pandemic in the Arts, Music and Culture Corner □ In the less heavy department, Dorie Clark provides pragmatic and actionable counsel for networking when you don’t have a natural or obvious “in.” Scott Cowen offers his perspective on what constitutes great organizational mavericks, including what makes them successful and how they take their organizations to the next level. Equally sobering and no less troubling is the Wall Street Journal piece analyzing a recent study jointly conducted by McKinsey and Lean In that details the deleterious effects the coronavirus is having (and most likely will continue to have) on women’s careers. This thoughtful and thought-provoking update is an informative and sobering reminder of how much more still has to be done to workplace diversity, inclusivity and bias. Of note, the Harvard Business Review article, What Has - and Hasn’t - Changed Since “Dear White Boss…,” describes what has (but mostly has not) changed since the original publication 18 years ago. There is a fairly eclectic range of material this week for your reading and listening enjoyment. Well, what can I say? There continues to be no shortage of surprises or superlatives to attach to this year. So much has happened over the course of my one-month hiatus…2020. ![]()
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