Whenever I ask women what’s the biggest barrier to their success, the most common answer is: lack of confidence. Strongly related to that is fear of failure, of looking foolish, of losing everything. Like the lion in the Wizard of Oz, we believe life would be so much better “if I only had the nerve”. 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…
I am interested in women and innovation, particularly the intersection of the two. [I’m interviewing male and female innovators for my book on womennovation]. I’ve been surprised by how little research there has been on the topic-and how most of that has been done outside the US. Europe in general, Scandanavia in particular, is doing 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…
One of the best known, and best funded, organizations related to breast cancer is the Susan B. Komen Foundation. It initiated the pink ribbon campaigns to raise money. It held its first Race for the Cure in 1983; there are now events in virtually every US state as well as in 13 countries. As a Read the full article…
First of all- Happy New Year! I hope 2012 is filled with positive surprises for everyone. I started the year with my first trip to Stockholm. Why, you ask- did I go in January? Because that’s when I had been invited to deliver a talk on creating a culture of innovation at Innventia. More about Read the full article…
Sheryl Sandberg, speaking at a conference, said the advice she often gives women is, “The most important career choice you’ll make is who you marry.” Based on my experience, she’s right and still, I feel a bit of a twinge of disappointment (resentment?) that comes from the awareness that you won’t hear a man saying the most Read the full article…
The September issue of Fast Company has an article titled, “They Have Hacked Your Brain“. “They” refers not to aliens but to companies hoping to design products, services, and/or marketing materials that will grab your attention and lead you to buy- by studying your brain. NeuroFocus is providing an alternative to focus groups using its Read the full article…
A couple of teenage sisters have developed a new energy bar that feeds the brain as well as the body. Their award winning product has already been flown into space – they have a patent pending.