Women in leadership webinar

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How to build diverse, inclusive companies (and get better business results along the way)

Advancing Women Leaders:

A Practical Approach


Presenters

Barry RosenDeborah Rocco

on Twitter @InteractionAsc


Advancing Women Leaders

What We’ll Cover Today:• What’s the Problem?• The Case for Change• The Collaborative Solution • Q&A


To get a sense of the group today, are you a:

A. WomanB. Man

Poll


“Lead Like A Man”Type in 3-5 words

What attributes are ascribed to men who are leaders in your organization?

Let’s Chat


What attributes are ascribed to women who are leaders in your organization?

Let’s Chat


#LikeAGirl


A situation in which a woman is confronted with two irreconcilable expectations or a choice between two undesirable courses of action.

Behavioral Double Bind



GenderBias


The Gender Gapand the

Business Case


Thinking about your organization, what is the rough % of senior leadership roles held by women?

A. 1-10%B. 11-20%C. 21-30%D. > 30%

Poll


How important is diversity and inclusion, particularly gender equity, to your organization?

A. Top business priority.B. Important.C. Somewhat important.D. Not currently on the

radar.

Poll

© Interaction Associates Inc. 16Worldwide Index of Women as Public Sector Leaders, 2013, Ernst & Young.

Fewer than

20%of US executives

11%of EU executives

Fewer than

20% of Public Sector

Leadership


“The progress of women in the last two decades has been so inadequate as to defy even the most skeptical people from 20 years ago.”

~ Ken Frazier, CEO of Merck

© Interaction Associates Inc. 18GfK MRI, Survey of the American Consumer (2011).

US women control $20 trillion in buying power and make up to 80% of all consumer buying decisions.


Companies that achieve diversity in their management and on their corporate boards, on average, attain better financial results than other companies.

Nancy M. Carter and Harvey M. Wagner, The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards (2004–2008) (Catalyst, 2011).


Companies with more women board directors outperformed those with the least on three financial measures.

Lois Joy, Nancy M. Carter, Harvey M. Wagner, and Sriram Narayanan, The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women's Representation on Boards (Catalyst, 2007).

© Interaction Associates Inc. 21Lois Joy, Nancy M. Carter, Harvey M. Wagner, and Sriram Narayanan, The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women's Representation on Boards (Catalyst, 2007).

Return on equity

+53%Return on

sales

+42%Return on

invested capital

+66%


Let’s Get Ready to Make a Change


Men and women feel comfortable talking about gender bias and its impact in my organization.

A. Yes, conversations are encouraged at all levels.

B. Conversations happen within the senior leadership ranks.

C. Informal conversations occur among peers.

D. Such conversations are off-limits.

Poll



A Framework for Conscious &

Collaborative Change℠


Set Direction

Build Commitment

Increase Capability

A Framework for Conscious & Collaborative

Change℠


Set Direction

• Meet the organization where it is (Find the pain points).• Communicate the business case.• Enlist executive sponsors who can share an inspiring vision.


Build Commitment

• Engage stakeholders at all levels: men and women.• Install robust talent management practices. • Stay the course.


Increase Capability

Develop the capability of:

•All women to respond with agency to 2nd generation bias.•A steering team of men and women to lead the change effort.•All leaders to engage in conversations about the nature of gender bias and ways to eliminate it.


Women in Leadership:Tapping the Power of Conscious Collaboration℠

Negotiate

Conditions for

Leadership

Success


Your Opinion Counts!


Questions?

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SURVEY LINK: bit.ly/WiLsurvey

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Resources

Benchmarking Women’s Leadership in the United States, 2013, University of Denver.

catalyst.org

Worldwide Index of Women as Public Sector Leaders, 2013, Ernst & Young.

www.interactionassociates.org/insights

GfK MRI, Survey of the American Consumer (2011).

Nancy M. Carter and Harvey M. Wagner, The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards (2004–2008) (Catalyst, 2011).

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