Just for grins, I asked my Facebook community what would be different if women had invented the business world. One of the participants was reminded of a response by Paul Rodriquez, a comedian. He imagines the British Prime Minister calling the U.S. President (who happens to be a woman), “Ma’am, we have detected the launch [...]

One of the reasons women gave for our failure to shatter the “glass ceiling” in the 1980′s is that  women have to work harder than the men to get ahead. As the daughters of the women of my generation begin to enter the workforce, the same tired song is making a comeback. Do we really [...]

According to Wikipedia1 the term “glass ceiling” was coined in 1979 by two women at Hewlett-Packard, Katherine Lawrence and Marianne Schreiber. Since then, it has been used to refer to the “invisible” barrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing into high ranking positions in business. I’ve always heard the term, but generally disregarded it. [...]

Companies spend a lot of money training “management” to handle performance reviews and feedback. Leaders try very hard to make feedback sessions a positive experience. Yet when it comes to delivering feedback, particularly if it is not completely positive, most of us would rather pay for a root canal than deal with a female subordinate. [...]