After progressing from associate to partner with McKinsey and Company, there's seemingly been no stopping Beth Axelrod. Her latest promotion to Airbnb’s new head of employee experience speaks not only to her drive and determination but also the company's commitment to ending workplace inequality. However, even though Axelrod is paving the way for women at Airbnb, the number … [Read more...]
Help Each Other, Pay it Forward
Every businesswoman, woman business owner, self-employed woman, entrepreneur.... however you would like to refer to your self; has something to offer and wisdom to share. Mentors are important; it is likely that if you think about it you have your own mentor, a friend or colleague, partner, that you go to for advice, to bounce ideas off of, which has helped you along the … [Read more...]
Mentorship and success go hand in hand
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” ~ Oprah Winfrey If we look around, our personal relationships provide us with life mentors: our friends, mothers, grandmothers, our teachers, our dance instructors – the list can go on and on. But why is it that in a professional setting many of us think we don’t need a mentor? If you just started out in … [Read more...]
Recommended Reading from WSJ’s 50 Women to Watch
Yesterday, I published a post about the Wall Street Journal's list of 50 Women to Watch 2007. Today, I'd like to expand on that a bit by providing a recap of some of the books those women business leaders recommend. Perhaps most interesting about the books recommended by these female executives was one specific title. Seven of the women on the list of 50 Women to Watch … [Read more...]