The challenges are well known: women continue to face a
formidable gender gap for senior leadership positions.
Moreover, there are fewer and fewer women at each step
along the path, although they represent the majority of
entry level employees. Barriers are too well known:
cultural factors, ingrained mindsets and mindlocks, and
stubborn forms of behavior, including a tendency to tap a
much narrower band of women leaders than is possible
given the talent pool.
*
*Fostering Women
Leaders
McKinsey. Fostering women leaders: a fitness test for your top team. January 2015
* Talent
* Demographics
* Pragmatic realities
*Why Focus on
Developing Women
Leaders?
* Issues awareness
* Mentoring & coaching
* Skill-building development programs
* Networking opportunities
* Succession planning
* Sponsorship
*
Mike Powell
* Where are the women in the talent pipeline?
* What skills are needed & how to help?
* Do we provide sponsors along with role
models, mentors & coaches?
* Are we rooting out unconscious bias(es)?
* Are policies helping or hurting?
*A Fitness Test for
Your Top Team
McKinsey. Fostering women leaders: a fitness test for your top team. January 2015
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