Take The Lead Challenge 2/19/14 Launch Event Press Release

(New York, NY) – Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of Lean In, headlines at the Take The Lead launch of a new initiative to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair share of leadership positions by 2025.  The ticketed event takes place February 19, 2014 at Gammage Auditorium, Arizona State University, Tempe from 6 to 8:30 p.m. MST. It is open to the public and available FREE, nationwide on-line livestream.

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What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?: Take The Lead's Interview with Marianne Schnall (Part 2)

I interviewed Schnall to learn more about her approach to putting together the book, her thoughts on the progress women and men have made on the issue thus far, and what she’s learned from nearly 20 years working for gender equality. This is part 2 of our conversation. Read part 1 here. 

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What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?: Take The Lead's Interview with Marianne Schnall (Part 1)

During the 2008 presidential election, Marianne Schnall’s then 8 year old daughter asked her, “Why haven’t we ever had a woman president?” Unable to provide an answer, Schnall set out on a journey to find one. A widely published writer and interviewer, and Founder of Feminist.com, Schnall interviewed influential leaders and thinkers across all sectors for her book, What Will It Take to Make a Woman President: Conversations About Women, Leadership and Power (Seal Press, November 2013). These conversations explore what needs to change in order to finally elect a woman into the White House.

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Why Confidence Requires Courage

Last week, I had the opportunity to work with a leadership team at a high tech company in California. The goal was to build trusting relationships across the team and to focus on future opportunities for the business. I stayed behind one of the days to observe some of the leaders take part in a “career board of directors” panel. “What is that?” you might ask. It’s a new program they’re trying out, designed to give career advice and increased visibility to junior staff within the organization. What transpired next surprised me…

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