Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge
Hats off to Sheryl Sandberg and her book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.
It's started a valuable conversation but until concrete actions are taken, that's all it is - a conversation, talk.
And by concrete actions I mean focusing on understanding, developing and utilizing specific tools and strategies to accept the world as it is, and then to use these tools and strategies to create, mold and reframe a new more comfortable and productive reality.
Because Leaning-In Isn't Always Enough
We delve deeply into the fine line separating the 4B's -- Bimbo, Babe, Bitch, Brilliant-Boss -- and more importantly we discuss exactly how to effectively place yourself and stay in the Brilliant-Boss category without triggering negative push backs, mismatches or attacks.
By understanding the impact and deeply embedded, yet invisible, role that evolutionary psychology plays with regard to the organization and society's view of strong women leaders, we'll explore how to deftly avoid the many traps and pitfalls while learning how to push the correct buttons and trigger the proper scripts allowing women to lead an more effective, efficient, productive and satisfying work and home life.