Posted in International, Leadership, Women in Business on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday, Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. The official Nobel press release is viewable here. Forbes has two excellent articles on Elinor Ostrom’s impact on the world:
Why Elinor Ostrom Matters – This article reflects on applications of her studies in cooperative arrangements, also known as “The Commons.”
Elinor [...]
Posted in Leadership, Women in Business, work-Life Balance on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CNN Money posted “How High-Achieving Women Balance Work and Family” this past Monday. The article features perspectives on work-life balance in high-achievement positions from Sheryl Sandberg (COO, Facebook), Carol Bartz (CEO, Yahoo), and Jean Jackson (Direct-to-Consumer President, Nike).
Posted in Women in Business on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Times reported this morning on Warner Bros. revamping their DC Comics company into a more film content-driven DC Entertainment. Diane Nelson, who was previously well-known for being in charge of the Harry Potter movie franchise, has been appointed president of the company.
Posted in International, Women in Business on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Women’s Crusade is a featured article in a New York Times Magazine special issue published on August 17th. The article discusses how microfinance and education aid to women are helping the cause of empowering women across the globe, fighting global poverty, and giving donors more of a return on their investment.
If you enjoy this article, [...]
Posted in Leadership, Politics, Women in Business, tagged business, forbes, Politics, ranking, women, women in leadership on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One week ago, Forbes.com released its annual World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List. Forbes discusses the ranking method on the report’s front page:
Forbes’ Power Women list isn’t about celebrity or popularity; it’s about influence. Queen Rania of Jordan (No. 76), for instance, is perhaps the most listened-to woman in the Middle East; her Twitter [...]
Posted in Leadership, Lists, Women in Business on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Wall Street Journal has a special section on “The 50 Women to Watch 2008″ which is also available online. It’s not a big surprise that the top woman to watch is Sheila Bair, Chairwoman of the FDIC. The online version has additional features, such as a video of Madeleine Albright speaking about women and [...]
Posted in Aside from Business, Branding & Marketing, Business Ethics, Leadership, Politics, Principled Leadership, Women in Business, work-Life Balance on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been able to catch up on my blogs today, and wanted to put together some interesting, if topically disparate, posts that I came across:
Web 2.0 applications are coming, going, and denting companies’ reputations. See “Losing Face,” about how British Airways and Virgin Atlantic were dinged by their employee’s posts on Facebook, and then [...]
Posted in Branding & Marketing, Women in Business on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this past Sunday’s “On the Hotseat” segment of the Boston Globe business section, Julie Gilbert, a Senior VP of Best Buy, discusses the company’s initiative to find and market to the under-served of the electronics store: women.
