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Guest Blogger: Marianne Cooper on The False Promise of Meritocracy
By Marianne Cooper, Ph.D., Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University Americans are, compared with populations of other countries, particularly enthusiastic about the idea of meritocracy, a system that rewards merit (ability + effort) [...]
Guest Blogger Matt Bronson on #13Percent: My Journey and My Role
By Matt Bronson, Assistant City Manager - City of San Mateo, CA I’ll never forget the moment in July 1999. I was only a few weeks out of graduate school working as a management fellow [...]
Guest Blogger: Shannah Hayley on Seven Tips for Successfully Navigating the Leadership Path
By Shannah Hayley, FSMPS, CPSM Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, City of Plano, Texas Before joining local government, I worked for 20 years in the private sector within a male-dominated industry. While there were [...]
Guest Blogger Julie Underwood on the Largest Girl-Led Business in the WORLD!
What the Girl Scout Cookie Program Can Teach ALL of Us By Julie Underwood, Assistant City Manager - Daly City, CA It’s the best time of year! It’s Girl Scout cookie time! I get so excited [...]
Guest Blogger: Ron Holifield – Read it and Reap…
SUCCESS! By Ron Holifield One of the huge challenges for filling your leadership pipeline is defining what distinguishes future superstars from everyone else. Numerous organizations have developed programs to develop emerging leaders. Unfortunately, very few [...]