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Women in leadership: practical guidelines to get you to where you want to go
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Meyerson, Denise |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | As Managing Director of Management Consultancy International, the author of this article consults to seriously innovative organisations such as Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG), Telstra, Qantas and Suncorp to energise their teams and develop a positive team culture. What these organisations value in her services is her ability to use the appropriate learning methodology to drive change and to develop managers into leaders. She is particularly passionate about the Women in Management program that she developed to build a strong cohort of women who are confident in taking the next step in their career development. The gap is there. There is no denying that women are not as strongly represented in management and leadership roles as they should be, given their representation in the overall workforce (Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency [EOWA] 2010; 2012). Neither can it be denied that there are several factors at play that create challenges for the advancement of women in management, including the role of unconscious bias, societal perceptions and barriers formed by socioeconomic conditions.1 The focus of this article is on women taking the power back and proactively managing their career development, thereby creating for themselves the possibility of growth into management positions. Instead of waiting around for the ideal of meritocracy to kick in and for perfect, inclusive working situations to arise, women are fully capable of setting their own destiny. The author explores five practical steps and shares a few bonus pointers that are in your sphere of control and influence and form the basis of preparing for a leadership role. Women are encouraged to become emboldened to take a few risks and to put these guidelines in to action in order to relentlessly pursue opportunities. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://himaa2.org.au/HIM-I/sites/default/files/HIMI_2-1_Meyerson_Women_in_leadership.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
