We Need Women Leaders

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We Need Women Leaders

• From the Sandbox to the Corner Office Valuable
  Leadership Lessons
• EveTahmincioglu,columnist/blogger, MSNBC.com and
  MSN.com

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WOMEN CEOS
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Where are all the women?
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Why?

• Good Ol Boys Network Discrimination, both
  conscious and unconscious
• History Its just how its always been
• Uninspired Women just dont want it
• Fear Women dont think they deserve it
• Mommy Track Family obligations weigh heavily on
  women

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How do women leaders make it to the top?

• My research
• From the Sandbox to the Corner Office -
  interviewing 55 men and women top executive, 40
  percent women.
• Long-time contributor to the New York Times
  Boss column.
• Writer for BusinessWeek, St. Petersburg Times,
  Womens Wear Daily, UPI, Time
• Your Career columnist for MSNBC.com

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This is what they dont do

• 1. They never ask for help.
• 2. They are unable to block out
• negative vibes and allow people to
• bring them down.
• 3. They are unable to sing their own praises.
• 4. They are lazy. They expect other people to put
  in the long hours so they can look good and take
  time off.

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The Fantastic Four

• Mentoring
• Positivity
• Self cheerleading
• Workhorses

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HELP!

• MENTORING
• They seek out and accept help

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• Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, JP Morgan Private Bank
  
• Christie Hefner, former CEO of
  Playboy

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Dont bring me down

• POSITIVITY
• They have the ability to block out negative
  vibes and naysayers

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• Linda Dillman, former CIO of Walmart
• Christine Jacobs, CEO Theragenics

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Toot your horn

• SELF CHEERLEADING
• They learned how to sing their
  own praises and ask for what they
  deserve

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• Sharon Allen, Chairman of Deloitte Touche

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It was never too hard

• WORKHORSES
• They put in the hours, the blood, sweat
  and tears to make it happen

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• Pernille Spiers-Lopez, President, IKEA North
  America

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And finally

• The bad word?
• AMBITION!

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Eve Tahmincioglu

• MSNBC.com Your Career columnist
• CareerDiva.net blogger
• MSNBC.com Your Biz blogger
• MSN Startup columnist for BusinessOnMain.com
• Email CareerDiva_at_verizon.net