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Management for Professionals Paul Vanderbroeck Leadership Strategies for Women Lessons from Four Queens on Leadership and Career Development Management for Professionals For furthervolumes: http://www.springer.com/series/10101 ThiSisaFMBlankPage Paul Vanderbroeck Leadership Strategies for Women Lessons from Four Queens on Leadership and Career Development PaulVanderbroeck Geneva Switzerland ISSN2192-8096 ISSN2192-810X(electronic) ISBN978-3-642-39622-9 ISBN978-3-642-39623-6(eBook) DOI10.1007/978-3-642-39623-6 SpringerHeidelbergNewYorkDordrechtLondon #Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg2014 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpartof the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionor informationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped.Exemptedfromthislegalreservationarebriefexcerpts inconnectionwithreviewsorscholarlyanalysisormaterialsuppliedspecificallyforthepurposeofbeing enteredandexecutedonacomputersystem,forexclusiveusebythepurchaserofthework.Duplication ofthispublicationorpartsthereofispermittedonlyundertheprovisionsoftheCopyrightLawofthe Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer.PermissionsforusemaybeobtainedthroughRightsLinkattheCopyrightClearanceCenter. ViolationsareliabletoprosecutionundertherespectiveCopyrightLaw. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexempt fromtherelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication,neithertheauthorsnortheeditorsnorthepublishercanacceptanylegalresponsibilityfor anyerrorsoromissionsthatmaybemade.Thepublishermakesnowarranty,expressorimplied,with respecttothematerialcontainedherein. Printedonacid-freepaper SpringerispartofSpringerScienceþBusinessMedia(www.springer.com) ForJoe€lle,anaccomplishedwoman leader,andforMagdalena,thatshe maybecomeone. ThiSisaFMBlankPage Preface Almost 25 years ago, a few of my colleagues and I designed an “added value” systemforpeoplemoveswithinRoyal/DutchShell.Forthecompany’spopulation of managers and engineers throughout the world, we devised chains of moves: A replaces B replaces C, and so on. Our aim was to create value with every move, beyondmerelyfillingajob.Theaddedvaluemightbeintheformofapromotion,a developmentalassignment,acoordinatedmoveforacareercouple,oranexpatria- tion of a non-Brit or a Dutch employee. And, yes, sometimes it was a gender diversitymove,althoughwedidnotusetheword“diversity”backthen.Evennow, Idonotseediversityasagoalinitself;addingvalueisthecentralaim.Integrating morewomeninthetalentpoolsimplyaddsvaluetoorganizationsandmakesthem performbetter.Fromthisperspective,Ihaveworkedatpromotinggenderdiversity throughoutmycareerasanHRexecutiveandaleadershipexpert. This book originates from my convictions that gender diversity is inherently advantageousfororganizationsandthatthelessonsofhistoryareundervaluedand underutilized in educational settings, especially management education. That doesn’t mean leaders are constantly reinventing the wheel, but it does often lead themtomakethesamemistakesoverandoveragain.Assuch,ratherthanofferinga broad perspective, business schools have fallen victim to the same short-term thinking that has permeated organizations since the late twentieth century. Educatingleaderstothinkinthatwayhas,inmyview,contributedtotheworldwide financialandeconomiccrisisthatpersistsin2013. Many people have contributed to this book. First, I thank my wife Joe€lle, who readeverydraftand,Imightadd,hassuccessfullyappliedthebook’slessonsinher leadership practice. Second, I would like to acknowledge Professor Susan Schneider(HECUniversityofGeneva)forherunrelentingandchallengingsupport. Finally,manythankstotwoup-and-comingfemaleleaders—MaaikeRiesthuisand Genevie`ve van der Veen—for their diligent analysis and feedback. I am also indebted to the many female clients and fellow coaches who have consistently encouragedmetomakethisprojecthappen. Geneva,Switzerland PaulVanderbroeck May2013 vii ThiSisaFMBlankPage Endorsements “Awonderfulselectionofmuch-neededrolemodelsofpowerfulwomenwhoshapedtheir timewithdistinctivelyauthenticstyles,alltheirown.Aninspirationforbothmenandwomen ofwhatmoregenderbalanceinglobalpoliticalandeconomicroleshastooffertheworld.” Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO 20-first and best-selling author of Why Women Mean BusinessandHowWomenMeanBusiness. “Weallknowwecanlearnalotfromhistory.LeadershipStrategiesforWomendoesthisin the unexpected context of gender diversity. Nicely written and original, the book is a powerfulexampleofhowlookingbackcanhelpusmovingforward.” FrankUitdeWeerd, Vice-PresidentHRInnovation,Research&Development,RoyalDutch/Shell “Aninspiringnarrativethatcreativelyleverageslessonsfromfourwomenfromthepast, eachofwhomhadtoplaythecardsshewasdealt,andeachaforceofnaturewhoprevailed againsttheoddsandshapedherworld.Today’scropofaspiringwomenleaders,whooften start from scratch and face a bewildering array of options and tough performance expectations,woulddowelltoabsorbthisbook’stightlydrawnlessons.” IngoWalter,SeymourMilsteinProfessorofFinance,CorporateGovernanceandEthics, NYUSternSchoolofBusiness ix
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