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This is the last in my series focusing on the three major players helping women achieve their full potential.  We’ve previously looked at managers and mentors.  In this blog, I’ll focus on the women themselves. Every year WOMEN Unlimited engages with hundreds of women who participate in our programs throughout the United States and in…

On March 17th, WOMEN Unlimited sponsored a webinar on What Every Manager Should Know About Fostering Female Talent. I had the privilege of moderating a panel of three distinguished executives, each with years of experience helping women on their teams reach their full potential. Our webinar panelists were: Jeffrey B. Fischer, Vice President of the…

Since the inception of WOMEN Unlimited in 1994, we have pinpointed mentoring, along with education and networking, as one of our three pillars for developing female talent. Our involvement with thousands of high potential women and hundreds of mentors has helped forge our perspective on how key mentoring relationships can and should work for BOTH…

In my last blog, I talked about the “MEN” in our name “WOMEN Unlimited”, being deliberate because unless men are engaged in the process of inclusiveness, it is doomed to failure. I also have a way of looking at the “M-A-N” in “WOMAN.” I see it as pointing to “MANagers,” both male and female, whose…

WOMEN Unlimited – The Women’s Organization for Mentoring, Education and Networking Whenever I facilitate one of our WOMEN Unlimited programs or speak at a Conference or workshop, one question invariably comes up and usually with a look that suggests the person asking has uncovered an interesting irony: “Do you know that MEN is in your…

As many of you know the “MEN” in our name, is an acronym for Mentoring, Education and Networking. These three pillars have formed the foundation of our strategy since we began over 20 years ago. Also, fundamental to our strategy and to the success of our corporate partners is the integration of these pillars well…

I was recently reading an article in Harvard Business Review which urged leaders to “fall in love with the problem instead of the solution.” The argument was a compelling one. When leaders fall in love with their own solutions instead of the underlying problems, they look for evidence to support those solutions, whether or not…

WOMEN Unlimited recently interviewed Audrey Goodman, who as VP of Organizational Development at Medco Health Solutions, was a long-time WOMEN Unlimited corporate partner.  She currently heads up her own consulting practice and is an Executive Development Consultant for our FEW program, exclusively for women at top corporate levels.  Audrey is one of the most knowledgeable…

GROW THE TALENT THAT WILL GROW YOUR COMPANY I am thrilled and excited to announce that as of September 1st, WOMEN Unlimited is launching a brand new learning experience for early career female talent. It’s called IMpower, Grow the Talent That Will Grow Your Company and replaces TEAM as our cornerstone offering for talented entry-level…