PDF As an accomplished business leader, you have spent a career developing relationships. So it might come as a surprise to learn that when it comes time to pursue a board seat, you may not have the network you need.… Read More
As The Athena Alliance and I explore what it takes to be on the Journey to a Board Seat – a goal held by many leaders that is especially gaining momentum for women, as they accelerate their careers and take leadership of their companies for the future – we’ve already
When you are focused on advancing yourself as a leader, including when you’re interested in elevating yourself to a board position, it’s not just who you are that matters. It’s how others see you. We want to be sure those two things are aligned.
PDF I’ve spoken about personal leadership – or the leadership of the self – many times in the past, but what does personal leadership mean during a crisis, like COVID-19? If you’re like many leaders, on a day-to-day basis you … Read More
PDF What does your voice say about you? Many of us put time, effort, energy, and expense into every aspect of our presence: Our dress Our stance Our messaging. But all of that can be sabotaged in an instant when … Read More
PDF There are millions of leaders looking for board seats. Fortunately, you’re one in a million. In our Journey to a Board Seat Series, so far you’ve learned: What the Athena Alliance is and how they can help you develop … Read More
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but if you’re planning a long and successful journey, you should also have a strategy. That’s definitely true if you are on the journey to a board seat. As you know from our introductory articles, women who
Today we are launching our Journey to a Board Seat – a 12-part article series to show leaders how to become a board member. If you want to advance your career as a business executive, improve your skills in your leadership role, or find a way to transition from a
The problem many women leaders face is that their career path at some point hits a dead end. Either they want a senior executive position and can’t seem to get it; or they have that position and know they need to expand their skills to succeed; or they have had
Many of us have an action plan, or to-do list, to keep ourselves organized - at the beginning of the day we write down everything that we have to do, and then the day is filled with the victorious crossing off of items from the list. But what happens when