This Time cover image says it all. When male executives write books, it’s rare to hear someone criticize them if they suggest others take their advice on how to be successful. Sheryl Sandberg writes a book encouraging women to “lean in” and she spends her own money to create a non-profit organization to support other 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…
One of the greatest barriers to being innovative is reluctance to take risks. Why do people hold back? Fear of failure, looking foolish, making a mistake, being judged. This is true for both men and women. That said, women generally are more risk-averse than men. That can be useful as demonstrated during the most recent Read the full article…
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…
Lately I’ve been having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Besides making me tired, I find I lose my creative edge (and my patience, I admit!). As fate would have it- I came across two articles today that were particularly timely for me. First, there was Baba Shiv’s article: The Rx for Innovation. What’s 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…
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…
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.