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LeadershipPerspectivesonAdvancingWomentothe

C-Suite

Dr.SheilaRobinson


Doyouknowwhothisis?

AnnaSutherlandBisselAmerica’sFirstFemaleCEO

1889


UnderrepresentationintheC-Suite

Under10%NumberofwomeninC-SuiteintheAmericancorporate

Under20%NumberofwomenonExecutiveBoards


InsteadofWhataretheBarriersWhataretheSolutions

OutsideofC-Suite WithinC-Suite

CareerPipeline

PersonalFactors(Driversthatadvanceindividuals)

OrganizationalCulture(Driversofadvancementwithinbusiness)

Whataretheactualexperiencesandskillsofindividualswithin

theC-Suite?Whataretheactual

elementsoforganizational

culturethatpromotesuccesswithintheC-

Suite?

BARRIERS

Why90%male?


Findings

Preparation

EngagingOrganizational

CulturesExecutiveTraits

BuildingStrategicRelationships


LeadershipPerspectivesfromtheC-Suite

24%ofmenparticipated 76%ofwomenparticipated


Preparation

100%Educationv  Howevertherewere

conflictingviewsonthevalue

76%LifeChoices 100%

BroadBusinessLearning

100%Lower-LevelSuccess


Highqualityperformance,suchasmakingrecordsalesorbringinginnew

clients,intheearlierstagesofthecareerprovidesboththeexperienceandthevisibilityforpromotion.


BuildingStrategicRelationships

88%Mentoring

76%Coaching

76%Network

Other 71%Sponsors


Everystepoftheway,itishavinggreatpeoplearoundyouintermsofmentors,supporters,cheerleaders,whateveryouwanttocallthem,

whichIabsolutelyhad.


EngagingOrganizationalCultures

65%Biases

100%Leadership

76%TrainingPrograms


They’restilllookingforwomenthathavethesameskillsandattributesasmen.AndIdon’tthinktheyrealizetheimportantattributesthatwomenbring.


Confidence

“Youhavetobeconfidentandworkhardandnotbeafraidtotakeeducatedrisks.”

LeadershipAssertivenessPassion

Courage EmotionalIntelligence Visibility

ExecutiveTraits


Thefirstthingaboutbeingaleaderisyouhavetobewillingtoshouldertheresponsibility,andlivewiththeconsequencesofyourchoicesevery

singledayofyourlife.


Women’sLeadershipSuccess

CareerPipeline

PersonalFactors(Driversthatadvanceindividuals)

OrganizationalCulture(Driversofadvancementwithinbusiness)

OutsideofC-Suite

BARRIERS

WithinC-SuiteExecutiveTraits

Preparation

Network

OrganizationalCulture


“Everymomentwastedlookingbackkeepsusfrommovingforward.”

FirstWomanPresumptivePresidentialNominee

240YearPoliticalHistory

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