eve-olution newsletter October 2004
Contents
- Statistic of the month
- Book of the month
- Jane Campion, eve-olution's strategic coach
- 'Mars & Venus at Work' by Tracey Carr, CEO of eve-olution
- What do women at the top really say?
Statistic of the month
Fewer than 10% of men dining with a woman in London pick up the bill. Source: The Evening Standard
Book of the month
Re-imagine by Tom Peters
Tom Peters is one of the world's most innovative management gurus and in his latest book he discusses the importance of re-imagining our enterprises and the death of bureaucracy. Chapters 13 and 21 focus on the trend worth Trillions $$$: Women Roar and Meet the New Boss: Women Rule!
Jane Campion, eve-olution's strategic coach
Keys to the Executive Boardroom
Is a high-visibility role on a challenging project something you'd happily volunteer for? Both men and women achievers testify that success in such roles is one sure way to make a big impression and open opportunities for career advancement. Are you a natural risk taker? What if you think you aren't? Don't miss this month's recorded coaching tip with your eve-olution coach, Jane Campion, on 0870 262 3044. If you want more on the same subject next month, or on any other, just email jane@eve-olution.net
'Mars & Venus at Work'
by Tracey Carr, CEO eve-olution
Following extensive research amongst female leaders and clients searching for a gender diversity solution that is inclusive and brings real measurable results, we are proud to announce 'Mars & Venus at Work' as a solution for diversifying leadership in corporations.
The new workshop series builds on our theme of celebrating difference and aims to inform men and women about cultural differences in gender that effect male/female workplace interactions.
Difference is not the opposite of equality and if we are truly committed to lasting culture change the system must be driven by leadership rather than happening by osmosis.
To change the culture you must touch people one-to-one in an emotional as well as an intellectual way. The key to successful gender diversity is the implemenation of impactful gender diversity training.
What do women at the top really say?
A Scottish newspaper recently spoke to some of the "top 50 most powerful women" in Scotland. They were asked whether they think the gender war is still raging and how women at the start of their careers can learn from their success.
Lesley Riddoch, Writer and Broadcaster:
"At the moment everyone has to pretend there's no problem and we have to act gender-blind. Women at the beginning of their careers need to be curious and not scared. A woman reads a job advert, sees the one thing she cannot do and doesn't apply while guys will read the same ad, find the one thing they can do and think the job is theirs. Confidence is what separates us, its everything in life."
Evelyn Glennie, Musician:
"I think that musicians and arts people in general are pretty liberal. They often have the opportunity to travel extensively so they have fairly open minds and are exposed to many different ways of life. And you are interested in whether the person provides the goods irrespective of whether they are male or female or anything else. If you happen to perform with a child prodigy, you just forget they are only ten years old. We have to continue to forge ahead and grab hold of every single individual - male or female - knowing they have talents that we need to develop"
Lesley Hinds, Edinburgh Lord Provost:
"You have to be so confident to achieve a career in politics as a woman. After 20 years I still go to meetings where I'm the only woman and the youngest person. To be that woman you have to be confident and not let the situation affect your ability to perform. Now appears to be a good moment for women. I also think it's important for women in power to encourage and support other women trying to climb the ladder."
Baroness Mary Goudie, Peer and Public Affairs Consultant:
"Women have won the argument over discrimination, but the battle has still to be won in the work place. Women still lack confidence to enter a male world and women from all backgrounds have to be encouraged to achieve from their earliest days at school."