How many women are in your C-suite? Of course, it’s disappointing that there aren’t more women in top spots in most companies, but we do have some good news. In 2018, the number of vacated spots taken up by women upped to … [Read more...]
Assess yourself: The essential CEO behaviors (based on a study of 17,000 leaders)
Forget the stories of born leaders. If you’ve got your eye on the corner office, executive coach Shoma Chatterjee knows which specific behaviors it takes to become CEO. Her executive advisory firm, ghSMART, conducted a … [Read more...]
Inside the C-Suite: Meet Jessica Parisi, CEO, BTS USA
Jessica Parisi has always craved what she calls “deliberate discomfort.” It’s her guiding rule that she’s had since she began her career: “If I stop learning at the pace I want to learn or stop having fun, then I’ll do … [Read more...]
Inside the C-Suite: Meet Meg Whitman, CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Meg Whitman seems to be the female CEO with the easiest smile, especially when you see photos of her in the news. And with all of her accomplishments, she does have a lot to smile about. She’s on Forbes’ 2016 Most Powerful … [Read more...]
Inside the C-Suite: Meet Marillyn Hewson, CEO, Lockheed Martin
Growing up in Kansas with a dad who worked at Fort Riley army base and a mom who was an army nurse during World War II, Marillyn Hewson felt right at home when she interviewed at Lockheed Martin, one the country’s biggest … [Read more...]
Inside the C-Suite: Meet Ursula Burns, CEO, Xerox
“My mother would always remind me: ‘Where you are is not who you are’,” Ursula Burns, Xerox CEO, often says. “If you’re in a bad place, it’s only temporary and shouldn’t change the core value of what you can bring to the … [Read more...]
NEW! Inside the C-Suite: Meet Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors
SPECIAL NOTE: This is our inaugural “Inside the C-Suite” feature that will highlight women who lead the nation’s top companies. We hope it will provide practical, actionable information that is empowering and inspirational. … [Read more...]