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Female Superstars Make Smoother Transitions

Just read in Guy Kawasaki’s Blog (which I heart) about some research by Harvard Business School Professor Boris Gryosberg. This was in the hilariously-titled post “Is Your Client a Certified Orifice?” Click here for summary. Bottom line seems to be that women have a broader base of contacts and factors influencing the reason they took the job in the first place. This allows top-performing female professionals to make better transitions… Read More »Female Superstars Make Smoother Transitions

How to Get Into the C Suite

Two takeaways from John Agno's leadership Blog:1. Women can leverage their relationship-building skills to inspire and lead teams. 2. Never, never, never lose your professional network, even if you are a time and sanity starved mom on a non linear career path. Agno also mentions many of the dilemmas and challenges we'cre heard before around women and leadership. The Hot Mommas project core focus is HOW to move beyond these… Read More »How to Get Into the C Suite

Investing in Those Who Invest in Women

A fund manager at Pax focuses on companies that invest in women. Read earlier 'Women Are Money' posts as to why this makes good financial sense. For more on the fund manager, click link: <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/fund-invests-companies-promote-womens/story.aspx?guid=%7B415FC9CB-70EF-4E50-906A-04DC79DB9631%7D>

Corporate leader seminar at Harvard

Harvard Business School really does 'get' the leadership thing. Granted, this seminar is likely geared toward larger corporate types vs. entrepreneurs. But, it is always good to know how the big boys and girls think. Click link for more: http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/tcl/

Women Are Money, Part 3

Here's more. Erin McCune summarizes a Catalyst report staying Fortune 500 Companies with 3+ Women Board Members Outperform PeersLearn more:. The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women's Representation on Boards Catalyst October 2007.<http://blog.fortefinancial.com/2007/10/fortune-500-com.html>Forte Financial Blog<http://blog.fortefinancial.com/>

Women Are Money, Part 2

'Get Profitable with Women at the Top'By Holger Nauheimer cites a report staying that 'European companies with the highest proportion of women in influential leadership roles…do better than their sector in terms of return on equity, operating result and share price growth.' For more, click here.

It’s Official: Women Entrepreneurs Have Less Time

An article in Inc. Online today reveals differences between male and female entrepreneurs. And, women have less time to spend on their ventures vs. male counterparts. This has to do with domestic demands on their time. This is not a new concept, and it has been demonstrated in other studies by Catalyst, but…the point is not going away. Women have to DO MORE WITH LESS. Very excited for the results… Read More »It’s Official: Women Entrepreneurs Have Less Time

WBENC: THE Certification People

If you want to get certified as a woman-owned business, you need to go to the WBENC at http://www.wbenc.org/. Over the years, Hot Mommas Project has not witnessed a more visible or connected entitity providing certification. Many resources on the WBENC website, including information on 'Yes. I Can Do That,' WBENC's third book. Authored by President Susan Bari, the book provides examples of 18 successful career women. The Hot Mommas… Read More »WBENC: THE Certification People

Arguably the Most Powerful Women in the World

The Council of Women World Leaders is a network of “current and former women presidents and prime ministers.” It doesn’t get more powerful than that. The council was established at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and is now housed at Aspen Institute in Washington, DC. Click here for more information.