DEVELOPING A WOMEN’S CAREER PIPELINE

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Jeffery Tobias HalterPresident, YWomen

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Getting men to buy into a women’s leadership strategy is as uncomfortable as a man wearing women’s shoes

My Work…

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Agenda

•Integrated Women’s Leadership Strategy•Pipeline Opportunities & Challenges•Engaging Male Champions

Challenges facing business today•Need for top-line growth•Capture new customers/drive revenue

•Need to grow profits faster than sales•Drive to maximize operating efficiency

•Need to have an engaged workforce•Unprecedented war for ‘TALENT’

•Need to integrate all company strategies

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• “Male Leader Gender Fatigue”

• 56% of men vs. 39% of women, think women have made considerable progress in the past 10 years

• 58% of men say progress has been by companies trying harder to promote women

• 57% of women credit their own performance and educational credentials

The Sponsor Effect – HBR 2011

The Challenges for Women Today

INTEGRATED LEADERSHIP STRATEGY

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•Talent - 50+% New Entries are Women and Minorities (Many Countries 80+%)

•Revenue - 80+% Consumer Purchases

•Engagement - 70+% Engagement = High Performance = Women

The YWomen Business Case

Integrated Women’s

Leadership Plan

Rev

enue

Operating Profit/Effectiveness

Owned by the

Business

Women as Consumers

and Customers

Talent & Workplace Strategies

YWomen Integrated Women’s Leadership Framework

The YWomen Business

Case• Talent• Revenue • Engagement

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Integrated Women’s

Leadership Plan

Rev

enue

Operating Profit/Effectiveness

Owned by the

Business

Women as Consumers

and Customers

Talent & Workplace Strategies

YWomen Integrated Women’s Leadership Framework

The YWomenBusiness

Case• Talent• Revenue • Engagement

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PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

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Pipeline Opportunities & Challenges

•Staffing & Recruiting (Diverse Pools)•Education on Gender Differences & The Business Case for Respect (Men & Women)•Mentoring & Sponsorship

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Pipeline Opportunities & Challenges

•Workplace Flexibility Programs •Employee Affinity Groups (Networking & Connections)•Succession Planning (Target Goals & Metrics)

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FINDING & ENGAGING MALE CHAMPIONS

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The Five Things Every Leader Needs to Do

1. Talk about the Business Case – ALWAYS!!!

2. Develop Your Cultural Awareness

3. Manically Manage Talent4. Ask the Tough Questions, Hold

People Accountable5. Symbolic Gestures & Systemic

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Summary

•Need for Integrated Women’s Leadership Strategy•Pipeline Opportunities & Challenges•Engaging Male Champions