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Visiting the Luiss Business School in Rome

I was fortunate enough to be asked to speak at the Luiss Business School in October - in Rome no less! The discussion centered on tech, subjects like AI, China, Semiconductors and then the role and importance of diversity. And all within a gorgeous 16th century papal palace. Professor Pierluigi Matera graciously interviewed me in two settings: One on one and then with a group of students. Here are the two videos. My comments on diversity start at ~35:00 in the first one, and thread through the second one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIpKJWhWDBA [...]

By Penny Herscher|2021-11-05T14:51:11-07:00November 5, 2021|Career Advice|Comments Off

Is 2019 a turning point for women executives?

On International Women's Day today I find myself asking could it be that the momentum is finally building to escape velocity? Escape from a world where the majority of corporate power is held by white men? It feels like it. The new California legislation requiring the boards of companies who have their headquarters in California to have women on their boards may or may not be constitutional but for the first time it is absolutely forcing the conversation. I've been raising this issue for many years now and for the [...]

By Penny Herscher|2019-03-08T15:50:39-08:00March 8, 2019|Equality|Comments Off

Three things you can do to hire women and change your company forever

Posted in the Huffington Post Our world is changing very fast, and the role of women is changing fast with it -- and, mostly, for the positive. We have more women in power, more women in the workforce, more women in control of their lives but there still aren't representative numbers of women at the top of companies. And yet, we now know that diverse teams make better decisions. We know women make 85 percent of consumer buying decisions, and so, if you sell anything to them, you probably want [...]

By Penny Herscher|2017-12-06T09:50:00-08:00February 19, 2014|Equality, Leadership|0 Comments

Why the Debate About Twitter’s Board and Women at the Top in Silicon Valley Is a Healthy One

Posted in the Huffington Post today Is the fact that Twitter has filed for its IPO with no women on the board, and only one (new) woman in management a question of supply or demand? Is it the "arrogance of the Silicon Valley mafia," as Vivek Wadhwa believes, or "difficult" due to a lack of qualified candidates as Twitter insiders have implied, or just competing priorities while managing a rapidly growing company? This is a critical debate, one that has been growing since Lean In was released and a debate [...]

By Penny Herscher|2017-12-10T12:16:00-08:00October 7, 2013|Boards, Equality|0 Comments