Leadership Consultant, Author and Speaker Sally Helgesen

I’m Sorry ‘Shumpeter’

January 31, 2018January 15, 2010 Women in the Workplace, Women's Advancement, Workplace and Business Trends

Last week, the Economist’s featured a cover story: We Did It! What Happens When Women Are Over Half the Workforce. It provided a good summary picture of where women stand in 2010 and suggested that we celebrate women’s progress—to which I can only say, good idea! The magazine’s “Schumpeter” column, which is supposed to focus … Read more

Women and the Claim of Visibility

January 31, 2018October 15, 2009 Gender Communications, Women's Advancement, Women's Leadership

This fall I spent time in San Francisco with one of my favorite clients, Leadership California.Every year, LCA brings together 50 high potential women in business, government, the non-profit sector and academia for four sessions intensive three-day sessions. The goal is to help them build and strengthen their networks, expand their understanding of the opportunities … Read more

Women and the Wall Street Culture

January 31, 2018October 3, 2009 Women in the Workplace, Women's Advancement, Women's Leadership, Workplace and Business Trends

Following the financial meltdown, I’ve had many occasions to reflect on the research Julie Johnson and I have been doing on differences in how men and women perceive, define and pursue satisfaction in their work, how they are motivated and where they find meaning. Both our interviews and our quantitative research suggest that insights gained … Read more

Best Business Book Roundup 2008: Human Capital

February 20, 2018November 25, 2008 Inclusive Leadership, Leadership Skills, Leadership Wisdom, Strategy+Business Reviews, Workplace and Business Trends

This year’s four best business books address the subject of human capital. They each offer clues as to how to address how to retain, develop, and leverage human capital resource they depend upon most.

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The Practical Wisdom of Ikujiro Nonaka

February 20, 2018November 25, 2008 Leadership Skills, Leadership Wisdom, Strategy+Business Profiles, Workplace and Business Trends

Tokyo-based business scholar Ikujiro Nonaka explores how consistently superior Japanese companies develop innovative products and services. Drawing from firms such as Toyota, Honda and Cannon, Nonaka-san finds that their success stems from their ability to harness the power of knowledge creation.

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The Dance of Power

January 31, 2018November 28, 2007 Leadership Skills, Leadership Wisdom, Strategy+Business Profiles, Workplace and Business Trends

Is leadership an art or a science? The question has long been subject to debate. Which side you’re on probably determines whether or not you believe leadership can be taught. But for developing leaders who can respond to the challenges of today’s 24/7 business environment, perhaps the art-versus-science dichotomy is too theoretical to be of use.

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Masters of the Breakthrough Moment

January 31, 2018November 30, 2006 Leadership Skills, Leadership Wisdom, Strategy+Business Profiles, Workplace and Business Trends

In a conference room in Columbia, Md., 78-year-old Edith Seashore sits among 24 young men and women, about half of them U.S. Navy officers or civilian employees working for the Navy. The group, seated in a circle, has come together for a course called “Working with Differences.” Ostensibly focused on diversity, the session is really set up to teach people how to confront the unspoken conflicts, fears, and resentments that make life in organizations painful and unproductive. And as if on cue, right off the bat, two of the participants have gotten into a dispute.

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