While almost every executive I have ever met, anywhere in the world, says yes, most diversity policies are designed as if the answer were no. Reposted from HBR.org By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is CEO of 20-first Last week, the Global Head of Diversity of a leading professional services firm told me that she “didn’t want to [...]
The Confidence Factor Women in the United States are to earn at the same capacity as men by 2020. Although the research suggests the same, we are finding details that due to the confidence of women, that number would probably be more significant around 2025. Due to this compelling research that I [...]
Still Marching After All These Years! We Won’t Go Back! By Jan Perkins, Senior Partner, Management Partners (former city manager) On January 21st, a beautiful sunny day, I participated in the Orange County Women’s March in downtown Santa Ana along with a number of friends and over 20,000 other people of all ages and cultures, [...]
The importance of showing up and speaking out! By Amy Brown, Director, Consumer & Environmental Protection Agency - County of Santa Clara, CA I spent every moment I wasn’t at work or asleep in the week before the Women’s Marches on January 21, 2017, frantically knitting pink hats for my wife and me to wear [...]
Mentoring, Coaching & Bullying.........OH MY! Workplace Harassment and Abuse By Valerie Martinelli, Leadership, Life, & Career Coach/ HR & Management Consultant Workplace bullying can be defined as repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one of more individuals, i.e. the targets, by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is: Threatening, humiliating, or intimidating, or can [...]
What YOU Need to Know Before You Become a Mentor or Coach By Valerie Martinelli, Leadership, Life, & Career Coach/ HR & Management Consultant Over the past few weeks I have had the privilege of sharing my insights about mentorship for women on a podcast and in a magazine interview. One of my biggest professional [...]
More Mentoring Moments! By LWG Editor Earlier this month we shared some inspiring moments colleagues shared about what they've learned from their mentor for National Mentoring Month. As we wrap up January, here are some final thoughts from our contributors: Approach Life with Compassion and Never Lose Your Sense of Humor! I have been very [...]
What We've Learned From Our Mentors By LWG Editor National Mentoring Month officially began in 2002 to draw attention to the need for youth mentors across the nation. It has since become a celebrated event in the workplace both in the public and private sectors. A Mentor is a person that can work with [...]
By Rachel Keyser, Content Writer, ViewPoint Cloud Do you know what kind of person, team, or organization you want to be in 2017? Here’s a better question: Do you know what kind of person, team, or organization you were in 2016? In a society this fast-paced, it’s hard to catch your breath. And harder [...]
By LWG Editor It’s been another busy year for the League. We’ve heard you loud and clear that having a spot where local government women AND men can visit to read content about advancing women in government is essential. We’re also very proud of the original content being written by our supporters and [...]