Make supporting women a priority, exec says

Make supporting women a priority, exec says | Good leaders thrive amid complexity | Sometimes the best solution isn't the easiest Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 2, 2018 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] A Leader's Edge [] [Make supporting women a priority, exec says]( Organizations aren't making progress as quickly as they should to diversify their companies, says Stacie Behler, group vice president of public affairs and communications at Meijer. "I think other women need to be intentional once we're in positions of leadership -- or 'power,' if you will -- to look around, identify talent, and then intentionally cultivate talent, put them into new roles, bring them on to boards," she said. [MiBiz (Michigan)]( (4/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Career Progression: Developing Leaders [] [Good leaders thrive amid complexity]( Modern business leaders must navigate complexity by becoming adept at organizing teams and leveraging company culture, Sunnie Giles writes. They also must excel at putting data into context in order to give it meaning. [Forbes]( (4/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Sometimes the best solution isn't the easiest]( Tension and conflict within teams are not necessarily bad because the result can be a deeper, more creative approach to problems, writes Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School. "When there is tension, we also tend to scrutinize options and deeply explore alternatives, which leads to novel insights," she writes. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)]( (4/27) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Practice negotiation tactics before a big meeting]( Role-play with a colleague to prepare for a big negotiation, getting the uncomfortable parts out of the way before tackling it seriously, writes careers speaker and writer Lelia Gowland. Think about the worst-case situation that could happen, and focus on the most probable scenario. [Forbes]( (4/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] SmartBrief Exclusives [] Read the latest food and beverage coverage in [SmartBrief Originals](: [] - [How technology is shaping the future of food retail]( [] - [Hunger for Latin cuisine brings more Latin ingredients to the US market]( [] - [Put a spring in your step with plant power]( [] Diversity and Inclusion [] [Data: Few women in top jobs at S&P 1500 companies]( Women held just 5.1% of CEO posts at S&P 1500 companies in 2016 and 2017, a Pew Research Center analysis found. Women are also underrepresented as chief operating officers and chief financial officers, two roles that often serve as a steppingstone to the top job. [Pew Research Center]( (4/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Addressing harassment complaints the right way]( Company leaders should take informal harassment complaints seriously and follow through with human resources and the complainant about possible further action, write Michael Lasky and Marissa Comart. All investigations into possible harassment should include a full description of the event, and leaders should develop a plan to prevent similar instances, including seeking legal advice, they add. [PRWeek]( (4/27) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Don't make minorities feel like an "out-group"]( Diversity can act as a barrier to inclusion, especially when diversity efforts point out the differences between minorities and nonminorities, write Khalil Smith and David Rock. By helping members of the "out-group" feel as though they're part of the "in-group," leaders can create more diverse and inclusive teams in their company, they write. [Fast Company online]( (4/27) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [] [Pressure mounts for board diversity]( Efforts to get more women on boards around the world are paying off -- although not as quickly in the US -- as investors and lawmakers pressure companies to make changes. Beth Stewart of Trewstar Corporate Board Services says that in the first quarter of this year, she placed more women on formerly all-male boards than she did in the entire previous year. [The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)]( (4/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [] We need more women as leaders, period. This isn't just my perspective. The data proves it out. Stacie Behler, group vice president of public affairs and communications at Meijer, as quoted by [MiBiz]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( Learn more about the WFF: [About the WFF]( | [Join the WFF]( | [WFF Programs]( [Sign Up]( [SmartBrief offers 200+ newsletters]( [Advertise]( [Learn more about the SmartBrief audience]( Subscriber Tools: [Manage Subscriptions]( [Update Your Profile]( [Unsubscribe]( [Send Feedback]( [Archive]( [Search]( Contact Us: Advertising - [Chris Warne](mailto:cwarne@smartbrief.com) P: 646.462.4647 Editor - [Amy Sung](mailto:wff@smartbrief.com) Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2018 SmartBrief, Inc.® [Privacy policy]( | [Legal Information]( Â