ADVANCING WOMEN’S
LEADERSHIP
An Open & Authentic Conversation
IMEX America
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October 2012
SESSION FACILITATORS
TELL THEIR STORIES AS
SELF INTRODUCTIONS
Liz Jackson, President - facilitator
Jackson Consulting, Inc.
ljackson262@msn.com
Susan Sarfati, CEO - facilitator
High Performance Strategies
susan@ssarfati.com
Andrew Stokes – special resource
Chief Executive
Marketing Manchester
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andrew.stokes@marketingmanchester.com
SESSION OBJECTIVES
1. Summarize 2012 IMEX research on women’s issues.
2. Identify skills & attributes of women.
3. Share specific recommendations from women and men.
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4. Develop leadership strategies & action steps that relate
to real life issues, challenges and opportunities.
ENJOY THIS!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DOIa80sbTI
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A SOCIETY OPEN TO
WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IS
A SOCIETY THAT PROSPERS
IMEX WOMEN’S SURVEY 2012
WOMEN’S ISSUES
• Commanding respect/authority
• Needing to be much better
• Getting along with other women
• Balancing family, office, developing new skills
• Men stick together and protect each other
• Equal compensation
• Setting limits
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• Being accepted as a leader
IMEX WOMEN’S SURVEY 2012
MEN’S FEEDBACK
• Women don’t face challenges
• Underestimate talent
• Overestimated by men that looks make up for
lack of skills
• Male ego – we are better at everything
• Must act like a man or loose something
• Women place family above work
• Sexist attitudes hurt women’s chances
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of success
IMEX WOMEN’S SURVEY 2012
ADVICE FOR WOMEN FROM MEN
• Think more strategically
• Sharpen negotiation skills
• Be comfortable with their own style
• Dare more! Stand up for their ideas
• Develop a tougher skin
• Strengthen presentation skills, executive presence
• Delegate more
• Build relationships to advance career
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• Overcome sense of insecurity
Female brain:
Results:
• Listening
• Multi - taskers
• Empathy
• Collaborators
• Attention
• Emotional approach
• Reading Faces
• More wordy/provide
context
• Using both sides
of the brain
• Read emotional
clues
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SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
THINGS YOU CAN DO
• Speak up at meetings
• Avoid discounting language
• Develop “script” to talk about yourself
• Make your intentions known
• You don’t need ALL the qualifications
• Build your network before you need it.
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• Other ideas?
OPEN AND STRAIGHT FORWARD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
ISSUES YOU ARE FACING AS A WOMAN LEADER.
IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!
• What are the issues?
• What are the barriers?
• What are some successful solutions?
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• Where do you turn for help?
“IF YOUR DREAMS
DON’T SCARE YOU,
THEY ARE NOT BIG
ENOUGH.”
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PRESIDENT ELLEN
JOHNSON SIRLEAF
"Leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do. We
spend most of our lives mastering how to do things, but in
the end it is the quality and character of the individuals that
define the performance of great leaders.“
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Frances Hesselbein
“I feel that luck is
preparation meeting
opportunity.”
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Oprah Winfrey
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CELEBRATE YOU & YOUR SUCCESS
EVERY DAY!
FAVORITE LEADERSHIP
RESOURCES
Why Women Should Rule the World
Dee Dee Myers
Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)
Cathie Black
Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Walter Isaacson
The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You are to Where You Want to Be
Jack Canfield
The Soul of Leadership
Deepak Chopra
France 2012 – How one man’s vision made Bradley Wiggins a star
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/22/tour-de-france-bradley-wiggins-star?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487