Leadership lessons from powerful women

Leadership lessons from powerful women | The lost art of listening as a leader | 4 steps to develop better leadership skills Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] June 1, 2016 [Â] [WFF Leadership SmartBrief] Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] A Leader's Edge [Leadership lessons from powerful women] High-powered women such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Ambassador Samantha Power shared lessons this graduation season about dealing with loss, being authentic and coping with doubt. "A healthy dose of self-doubt is a good thing -- it is the sister of humility," Power said, adding that the key is not to let that anxiety "hold you back from pursuing your path." [Fortune] (5/25) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Career Progression: Developing Leaders [The lost art of listening as a leader] [listen] (Three Lions/Getty Images) Asking employees for their opinions rather than providing your own can help your company uncover valuable new ideas, writes Twitter's Melissa Daimler. The key is learning to listen well, writes Daimler, who offers three tips for improving in this area. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)] (5/25) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [4 steps to develop better leadership skills] By being aware of both the spoken and unspoken issues in meetings, professionals can start to develop better leadership skills that can enhance their careers, writes Robin Camarote. Other steps to practice leadership include speaking frankly about work issues while not voicing personal concerns and thinking deeply about the future for your department, division, company and industry, Camarote writes. [Inc. online (free registration)] (5/25) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Can supporting your co-workers help you reduce your stress?] Showing more support and encouragement to your co-workers could be a viable way to reduce your work-related stress, according to a recent study. Providing support could allow for reduced activity in the area of the brain responsible for processing worries and threats, explained study co-authors Tristen Inagaki and Naomi Eisenberger. 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[The Associated Press] (5/25) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Larger pay gap affects working mothers] The gender pay gap in many industries is wider for working mothers than for other women, writes Sharon Florentine. Even in industries in which the pay gap is small, an opportunity gap continues to hold women back, she writes. [CIO.com] (5/26) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Women and Innovation in the Workforce [Study: CEO pay is higher at companies with diverse boards] Companies with more gender-diverse boards tend to offer larger CEO pay packages, according to a study of 100 large businesses. The companies with the greatest gender diversity on their boards in the sample paid their CEOs an average of $15.7 million last year, whereas the other businesses paid $13.6 million on average. [The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers)] (5/27) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Listening is an overlooked tool that creates an environment of safety when done well. Melissa Daimler of Twitter, writing at [Harvard Business Review online] [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Learn more about the WFF: [About the WFF] | [Join the WFF] | [WFF Events] [WFF Programs] | [How to Partner with WFF] [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] P: 646.462.4647 Editor - [Amy Sung] Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2016 SmartBrief, Inc.® [Privacy policy] | [Legal Information] Â