News Archive: Articles
Develop Your Own Sense of Presence
By Rebecca Shambaugh, President and CEO, Shambaugh Leadership This article is a part of Rebecca Shambaugh's monthly column for our newsletter. In my last article I spoke to the importance for successful leaders to show up strategic. An important factor that enhances one's ability to show up strategic is their executive presence. ... Read more
Work-Life Balance Trends
Cori Ashworth, career counselor and founder of Career Continuum, discusses work-life balance in this new series for her monthly column, Career and Job Hunting Advice. Companies are starting to wake up and smell the roses; now that the economy has settled down a bit, companies that are forward thinking are worried about ... Read more
Accenture’s Research Insights: Philippines
Though dissatisfied with their jobs, Filipino Professionals take steps to grow professionally By Ambe Tierro, Technology Lead, Accenture in the Philippines Accenture celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) each year by holding events worldwide, including in the Philippines, to promote women’s careers and interests. As part of the celebration, Accenture releases findings ... Read more
Apply by May 15, 2012 to be a TechWomen Mentor!
TechWomen is a global initiative that will bring 42 emerging women leaders in technology from the Middle East and North Africa to the San Francisco Bay Area in September 2012 for a professional mentorship and exchange program. Menekse Gencer, CEO of mPay Connect, was a Professional Mentor for TechWomen 2011. ... Read more
Q&A with Dan Pitt, Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award Committee Chair
Nominations for awards presented at GHC close May 15. We sat down with Dan Pitt, Open Networking Foundation Chair and Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award Committee Chair to find out why awards are important, what the committee looks for in a nomination, and more. Why do you think the Anita Borg Awards ... Read more
Ask Jo: Getting the Lay of the Land in a New Role
Every month on our site, Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching Inc., will answer your career and leadership questions in her Ask Jo column. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org, and it may be answered in an upcoming column. To read more of Jo's career advice, visit the Ask Jo ... Read more
Job Opportunity: Vice President of Finance
Job Title: Vice President of Finance Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Please send resume and cover letter to finance.recruiting@anitaborg.org. POSITION DESCRIPTION Reporting to and partnering with the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Vice President of Finance (“VP of Finance”) will play a critical role in implementing the strategy for The Anita Borg Institute. In ... Read more
Accenture’s Research Insights: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
By Nellie Borrero, managing director, inclusion & diversity, Accenture I always start my year looking at the results of Accenture’s external global research about workplace and career issues that we conduct for International Women's Day. We tend to focus on the global results but this year I looked at a specific ... Read more
The Secret Sauce for Women’s Advancement – Showing Up Strategic
By Rebecca Shambaugh, President and CEO, Shambaugh Leadership This article is a part of Rebecca Shambaugh's monthly column for our newsletter. Not long ago I had a meeting with a client organization that is working to advance more women to the executive suite. One of key male executives commented, “We have plenty ... Read more
Understanding Your Organization’s Work-Life Culture
Cori Ashworth, career counselor and founder of Career Continuum, discusses work-life balance in this new series for her monthly column, Career and Job Hunting Advice. In our first article I gave you a heaping load of questions to consider for work life balance planning. Your needs must be clarified, and then ... Read more