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Queen Bees or a Stiletto Network?

I was disappointed by the drivel written in the WSJ on Friday The Tyranny of the Queen Bee. It is just not reality, and reinforcing a negative stereotype at the same time. The WSJ should know better. The thesis is that because there are so few women in power they hang on to the power as Queen Bees and bully other women... "Four decades later, the syndrome still thrives, given new life by the mass ascent of women to management positions. This generation of queen bees is no less determined [...]

By |2017-12-06T16:49:43-08:00March 3, 2013|Equality|2 Comments
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Dressing for success as a woman in Silicon Valley

There's a new class of perfect female executive in technology today. She wears short skirts, fitted tops, maybe a jacket or a small cardigan and heels. Always legs and heels. Her hair is perfect, her makeup light and she never forgets her lipstick. These women were all over Dreamforce in San Francisco a few weeks ago. As I walked around the show I was struck by how much the uniformity of their look is the female equivalent of the buff, white sales guy of my early career who worked out [...]

By |2017-12-06T16:53:08-08:00October 15, 2012|Equality|2 Comments
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On stage, having fun, with GE Capital

Had a blast on stage with Steve Kozek from GE Capital at Dreamforce last week. Here are the much-edited highlights from our session. My favorite bit, apart from all the excellent serious content, is the carrots. Yes, we really did have real carrots, with long green tops on them, up on stage with us. We had planned to eat them but in the end we took the session seriously and didn't. Thanks to Steve. He's the dream customer and a big believer in FirstRain.

By |2017-12-03T02:44:33-08:00September 26, 2012|Leadership|0 Comments
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