Posts By: Lynne Couture

An article in Harvard Business Review by Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely and Deborah Kolb Many CEOs who make gender diversity a priority—by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates of candidates for senior positions, and developing mentoring and training programs—are frustrated. They and their companies spend time,… Read more »

As an executive coach specializing in leadership development, aspiring leaders and young professionals ask me all the time…”What do I need to do to get promoted?”  My response is this: “If you aspire to have executive leadership presence and reach a senior level position, start mastering these basic fundamental skills now.”  Companies tell me that… Read more »

Part 2 – There are the 15 things no one tells you about to do consistently throughout your career. Last time I shared 8 personal development action items compiled from women who have reached the C-Suite. We received a lot of email thanking us for this helpful information. Continuing with more valuable insider information to… Read more »

Tutu App is an Android app that will certainly allow you to set up and also utilize paid applications completely free. This great app will certainly let you download as well as set up paid applications completely free, without haing to jailbreak your phone. This is a great app for individuals who do not want… Read more »

The Container Store has 70% of the top leadership positions are held by women. Kip Tindell the 61-year-old chairman and CEO of The Container Store founded the quirky retailer in 1978 with two friends and an initial investment of $35,000.  Today, it has 6,000 employees, 67 locations in the US, and annual sales of nearly… Read more »

In the last blog, the question was posed “How can one move from being an individual contributor, to manager, to senior ranks to the top of the org chart?” Getting promoted to the C-suite, or other senior level positions, doesn’t happen by accident, coincidence or luck. It doesn’t result from just being smart, accomplished or… Read more »

Recently I’ve had a number of conversations that have sparked the question “What exactly does C-Suite” mean? Someone asked me the other day, “I am the owner and founder of a small company, am I in the C-suite?”  Another colleague asked me, “I am a senior financial director at a large global non-profit, am I… Read more »

Great new article from The Maria Shriver Project, “You Do You: Why Women In Leadership Should Just Be Themselves” Women have been told for years to act and behave a certain way if they want to make their way to the corner office.  In studying women who have reached senior level positions, this report identifies… Read more »

Want to know more about the Executive Presence Group’s purpose? Read below. Our Purpose The Executive Presence group was formed in 2013. It is a web based membership organization for serious minded professionals driven to reach the C-Suite.  While its focus is career driven women between the ages of 25-50, anyone who is serious about… Read more »

by Susan Adams Forbes Staff The companies that perform best financially have the greatest numbers of women in leadership roles, according to a new study that is one of the most comprehensive ever. According to the worldwide survey, conducted by Pittsburgh-based human resources consulting firm DDI together with nonprofit business research group The Conference Board,… Read more »