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486: Promoting women into senior roles (Strategy Skills classics)

Sep 25, 2024

The discussion tackles the hot-button issue of promoting women into leadership roles. It highlights how biases often disguise themselves as protective measures, hindering true merit-based advancement. Listeners learn about the benefits of elevating marginalized individuals and the positive effects on organizational loyalty. Effective leadership is emphasized as a crucial element in creating inclusive environments. The podcast advocates for a shift in perspective: recognizing talent without letting irrational biases dictate decision-making.

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Promoting women into leadership roles requires dismantling implicit biases that often undermine their capabilities and opportunities in professional environments.

An effective organizational design is crucial for achieving long-term goals, especially when empowering marginalized groups to excel and create client loyalty.

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The Importance of Organizational Design

Organizational design plays a crucial role in the success of a company's strategy. Poor organizational structure can hinder an organization's ability to execute its objectives effectively. Ensuring that the leadership team understands the significance of their roles and contributions is essential for developing a productive work environment. A clear and efficient organizational design is necessary to support long-term goals, especially in industries requiring major structural changes, such as energy and utilities.

Challenging Discrimination in Leadership Promotions

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Breaking the Cycle of Discrimination in Leadership

2min

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from week 4 of the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study.

Promoting women into leadership roles is a hot topic and, sadly, a debate. Why is it a debate? What are the elements that require further analysis? To paraphrase Marvin Bower, one does not ask a client if a woman should take over the relationship, one simply tells a client a woman is taking over. It is not the client’s job to decide what is right.

In this podcast, we explain why we have more female than male partners at FC and how we constantly develop them to serve in more and more senior roles.

Click here to see the full study and here to see the merger study and market entry study.

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