Why we have too few women leaders

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

 

About Sheryl Sandberg: As the COO at the helm of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg juggles the tasks of monetizing the world’s largest social networking site while keeping its users happy and engaged.

 

Notes from our Salary Negotiation Workshop

Did you miss the salary negotiation workshop last night with Bonnie Wild? Did you go, but you just wanted to see those slides again? Well here are the slides from last night! It was a wonderful presentation and I hope everyone feels more empowered to get what they deserve out of a salary in their current or next job.

All together now…”Is there a signing bonus attached to that offer?”

Also, check out the employment statistics from 2009 Pepperdine MBA grads.

We hosted a PINK Sunday Brunch today! Bi

We hosted a PINK Sunday Brunch today! Big thanks to @KomenLACounty for donating giveaways! See our pic: http://ow.ly/i/4S8P

NSHMBA Los Angeles and NAWMBA presents: Thriving, not just surviving in tough economic times November 17, 2010

 

 “Thriving, not just surviving in tough economic times”

NSHMBA Los Angeles and NAWMBA (National Association of Women MBAs) invite you to join us at our last networking event of the year on Wednesday, November 17 at the Downtown L.A. Standard Hotel.  Sponsored by State Farm Insurance, our theme is how to THRIVE and propel your career path forward during the current economy.

Evening’s guest speaker: Ed Reyes, Vice President, State Farm Insurance 

Join NSHMBA Los Angeles and NAWMBA at our final networking event of the year, designed to address and share actionable insights that will help you to propel your career forward and thrive during these economic times.  Our guest speaker, Ed Reyes, is the lead team member in support of Agency Recruiting and Multicultural Business Development in California. Ed oversees the agency force in the Los Angeles Market Area, and oversees the Multicultural Business Development Group.  Ed will be sharing insights from his own professional career as well as insights applicable to your own professional growth and development.   

Scheduled at the Standard Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, this event culminates the year’s networking initiatives.  This is a great opportunity to mingle and network with other NSHMBA and NAWMBA members and business colleagues in a casual and informal atmosphere.

Registration and networking kick-off at 6:30PM.  Complimentary Hors D’oeuvres will be available as well as a no-host bar.

Take advantage of discount pricing offered for online registration.  Day-of-event door price is $25 for members, $40 for non-members.

The price is $10 for NAWMBA members IF you register before October 29, 2010.

We look forward to seeing you at this event!

Please RSVP at : http://www.eventbrite.com/event/964425623 .

Congratulations

This past weekend at the National Conference for NAWMBA, a small group of women from Pepperdine made the journey to Louisville, Kentucky. We were exposed to an array of workshops, dynamic speakers, and networking with women from around the country. Additionally one of our own won one of the Board of Director $2500 scholarships- Latisha Tillie. Latisha is a first year, FEMBA student who works currently works in the marketing industry. Congratulations!!! Way to represent Pepperdine at the conference. More highlights from the conference will come soon!

How to Approach a Case Interview at the NAWMBA Conference

I know a handful of us are heading to Louisville, KY next week for the NAWMBA conference, so I just wanted to share this video I helped create with MBAPodcaster.com from last year’s NAWMBA Conference. It talks about how to successfully approach a case interview. If you are lucky enough to land an interview at the conference, this may help you prepare for possible case questions. Case questions are common in interviews with Fortune 500 companies, so even if you aren’t going to the conference, you can still take away some helpful tips here. Enjoy!

Women’s Day at Petersen Automotive Museum October 23rd

NAWMBA/NSHMBA Networking Event on September 22nd

NSHMBA in conjunction with NAWMBA invites you to join our September Networking event on Wednesday, September 22nd in Downtown Los Angeles.  The L.A. Chapter is proud to welcome as the evening’s guest speaker Mr. Karl Meyer, VP and General Manager of Entravision Communications’ SuperEstrella 106.1FM.

Join us as we celebrate and kick-off Hispanic Heritage month with a very special guest speaker during our September networking event.  In the best spirit of NSHMBA’s personal development and informational sessions, this event will be a lively combination of consumer insights, up-to-the-minute media data, and insights into the sought-after bilingual and bicultural youth market.

As part of his presentation, Mr. Meyer will share insights into his career growth and experience across the premier Hispanic broadcast media properties including Univision, Telemundo, and Entravision Communications.

Key discussion themes will include:

• Defining and understanding the acculturated Hispanic segment
• Maintaining relevance via community presence, live events, and social media
• Personal insights into career and professional development

A Q&A session will follow Mr. Meyer’s presentation

This event is free to NSHMBA and NAWMBA members and $10 for non-members.  We look forward to seeing you at the event! Space is VERY limited (only the first 100 guests will be admitted).  Register now at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/812030806

DATE:                 September 22, 2010

TIME:                  6:30PM     Registration

7:00PM     Program Begins, Q&A

8:00PM     Mixer/Networking

LOCATION:       Seven Lounge
555 W. 7^th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014

We are Looking for New Additions to Our Leadership Team!

NAWMBA @ Pepperdine is looking to fill a couple of positions on our leadership team. This is a great opportunity to get more involved with our organization and put something impressive on your resume! Applicants may apply to both positions, but can only be chosen for one. So please mark your preference if you are applying to both.

Community Relations Coordinator

Assist Director of External Relations in developing NAWMBA partnerships with women’s professional organizations and clubs. Coordinate philanthropic opportunities for the Pepperdine NAWMBA chapter to increase our organization’s presence within the Greater Los Angeles area.

Health and Wellness Chair

Coordinate social and educational wellness activities for the chapter throughout the year. This can include ideas like organizing a yoga event with speaker, forming a team for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and providing monthly wellness tips on our blog.

If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, email vanessa.bronte@pepperdine.edu  and erin.scott@pepperdine.edu  telling us (in 1-2 paragraphs) why you would be perfect for the job! Due Sept. 10

Unique Leadership Characteristics of Women

I attended the Coca-Cola Women’s Forum Development Summit yesterday at LA Live and was inspired by the amazing individuals in the room that day. One of the breakout sessions I attended was a round table discussion on women and leadership. The following article from about.com was handed out and I wanted to share it with all of you. It discusses the effective qualities of women leaders and how they allow us to get ahead in the workplace.

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Qualities of Women Leaders
The Unique Leadership Characteristics of Women

By Linda Lowen, About.com Guide

When it comes to leadership, does gender matter?1 Is there a difference between women leaders and men who lead? If so, what are the unique qualities of female leadership that the most effective women leaders possess, and are they unique to women?

In 2005, a year-long study conducted by Caliper2, a Princeton, New Jersey-based management consulting firm, and Aurora, a London-based organization that advances women, identified a number of characteristics that distinguish women leaders from men3 when it comes to qualities of leadership:

Women leaders are more assertive and persuasive, have a stronger need to get things done and are more willing to take risks than male leaders….Women leaders were also found to be more empathetic and flexible, as well as stronger in interpersonal skills than their male counterparts….enabl[ing] them to read situations accurately and take information in from all sides….These women leaders are able to bring others around to their point of view….because they genuinely understand and care about where others are coming from….so that the people they are leading feel more understood, supported and valued.

The Caliper study findings are summarized into four specific statements about women’s leadership qualities:

1. Women leaders are more persuasive than their male counterparts.
2. When feeling the sting of rejection, women leaders learn from adversity and carry on with an “I’ll show you” attitude.
3. Women leaders demonstrate an inclusive, team-building leadership style of problem solving and decision making.
4. Women leaders are more likely to ignore rules and take risks.

In her book Why the Best Man for the Job is a Woman: The Unique Female Qualities of Leadership, author Esther Wachs Book examines the careers of fourteen top female executives – among them Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay – to learn what makes them so successful. What she discovers4 echoes the Caliper study, including a willingness to reinvent the rules; an ability to sell their visions; the determination to turn challenges into opportunities; and a focus on ‘high touch’ in a high tech business world.

This evidence – that the leadership style of women is not simply unique but possibly at odds with what men practice – begs the question: Do these qualities have value in the marketplace? Is this type of leadership welcomed by society and by the public and private sector?

Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, the World YWCA Secretary General, says attitudes toward leadership are changing, 5 and what women offer is essential:

Domination as a leadership style is becoming less and less popular. There is a new growing appreciation of…those traits that women use to keep families together and to organize volunteers to unite and make change in the shared life of communities. These newly admired leadership qualities of shared leadership; nurturance and doing good for others are today not only sought after but also indeed needed to make a difference in the world….A feminine way of leading includes helping the world to understand and be principled about values that really matter.

-Vanessa Bronte