Women on Corporate and Nonprofit Boards: Lessons from their Experiences On February 18, 2020 the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women, the Penn Club of LA, and the Wharton Club of Southern California held an evening career program called, “Women on…
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Women Meet Together to Close the Gender Gap in Top Leadership Women Leaders LA exists to encourage women to “go for it” and seek senior leadership positions, such as Presidents and CEOs. Today, in the US, only about 10-15% of…
Drawing Inspiration from Presidential Biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin at Vistage Annual Conference At Vistage, we understand better than any other organization how leaders learn and develop. As a Vistage chair, I had the chance to hear Doris Kearns Goodwin speak…
10 Top Do’s and Don’ts from Women Presidents and CEOS On February 6, 2020, the second Women Leaders LA panel of women presidents and CEOs convened in El Segundo, CA. Approximately sixty women attended to learn and be inspired. Women…
In 2020, how will you “sharpen the saw” to be a better leader? There are two plans: On a Wing and a Prayer Systematic, Meaningful, and Accountable Peer Advisory “On a Wing and a Prayer,” may be an inspirational topic…
Culture Fit is Vitally Important to a Newly-Hired Leader’s Success As a premier expert in senior executive team building, Cathy Higgins of C.A. Higgins & Associates has always driven home the importance of culture fit for a senior leader joining…
In the past six months, I’ve encountered destructive perfectionistic statements multiple times. These sentiments come from CEOs, Vice Presidents and Presidents of corporations responsible for P&Ls ranging $5 million in revenue to $600 million. Perfectionism is fairly common, estimated at…
Because women make up just 10-13% of CEOs and presidents, Women Leaders Los Angeles held a career mentoring event for women aspiring to grow their leadership potential. On June 20, these four local executives shared their wisdom and advice: Stacy…
In a business breakfast I hosted this May in Los Angeles, fully 60% of the leaders present gave hiring as the number one challenge they are facing. While this breakfast group was only nine people in one market, Vistage research…
California ranks as the world’s fifth largest economy, so taking the pulse of women’s leadership in the state is a good indication of women’s potential for power. We’ve been encouraging women’s leadership with a Women Leaders LA career event coming…