Based on what we see in the media, work-life balance is a woman’s problem. It’s one of the reasons given for why women can’t hold executive positions. When they do make it to the top, they are questioned on how they will handle it. (For example, Matt Lauer asked GM’s CEO Mary Barra how she was going Read the full article…
Catmull’s had two childhood idols: Einstein and Disney. Both, he said, do work based on acute observation. His original ambition in life was to be an illustrator- a dream that was crushed when he discovered he couldn’t draw. That’s when he turned to CS and physics for his studies, eventually earning a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Read the full article…
Dr. Laura Esserman, Director of the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center is a physician, researcher, and innovator who is changing the future of treatment for breast cancer. With her combination of brains, passion, tenacity, empathy and energy- she’s unstoppable. I originally met Laura through Jeff Pfeffer, Professor of Organization Behavior at Stanford’s Graduate Read the full article…
When I ask someone -who is Helen Greiner?- the response is usually a blank stare. Helen who? OK- have you heard of Roomba? Now that’s a familiar name. Well, Helen Greiner is the woman behind that invention. It is just one of the products produced by iRobot, the company she co-founded in 1990. Other household-friendly Read the full article…
Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet Peter Salovey, President-Elect of Yale University. The reception was held on the Stanford campus- where Salovey earned his BA and MA degrees. I was invited to attend because I’m an alum- having received my MA and PhD from Yale. [I actually was on the faculty of the Stanford Read the full article…
Last night was the SVForum Tech Women program I organized for February. The topic: ‘Using Technology to Improve the World’. [I was going to call it ‘Using Technology to Save the World’- but thought that sounded too over-the-top; isn’t that telling…..]. The panelists were 4 women who have started and/or are heavily involved with non-profits Read the full article…
It’s great news that’s being written about in all major business publications: Marissa Mayer, the first female engineer at Google and a very well known and respected executive of that company- is the latest CEO at Yahoo! It’s exciting on so many levels. The press has been overall favorable about the choice. Known for being Read the full article…
Today I read two blog posts that struck me as being similar insofar as each discussed how something seemingly negative could have a positive impact. The first was Whitney Johnson’s piece on why she was glad Sheryl Sandberg is not on the board of Facebook. My reaction in the past has been how sad it Read the full article…
There was an interesting article this morning in the NYT online edition, The $1.6 Billion Woman, Staying on Message. The woman in question is Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and co-chair of the just completed World Economic Forum in Davos. While in Davos- and in many other venues, Sandberg has been actively encouraging women to Read the full article…
Last night, I heard Adam Lashinsky, author of the just released book, Inside Apple, at TEDxBayArea. He started his talk by saying that Apple breaks all the rules taught in business school. I would add- it also breaks the rules of creating a culture of innovation. When working with clients on creating an organization that Read the full article…