Creating Women's Networks A How-To Guide for Women and Companies

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• ISBN13: 9780787940140
• ISBN10: 0787940143
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-07
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Discover a dynamic new force in leadership development. This remarkable guide shows companies exactly how they can better retain and increase leadership talent through the establishment of women's networks--networks that link specific female employee concerns and larger organizational goals in ways that bolster the bottom line. Based on the cutting-edge research of Catalyst--America's foremost nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women in business--this guide explains why women's networks are valuable. It shows how companies large and small have leveraged women's networks to their advantage. And it provides a detailed framework readers can follow to create a network within their organization. Charged with first-person success stories, it will prove invaluable to executives and managers concerned with decreasing turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, and optimizing the leadership potential of their entire work force.

Author Biography

CATALYST is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization whose research and advisory services are aimed at maximizing opportunities for women in management and executive positions. Its staff is frequently quoted in major media, including The New York Times, Business Week, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and most other business publications. Catalyst is headquartered in New York City.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi	(2)
Sheila W. Wellington
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
Network Snapshot: Coming Together from Around the World: Bankers Trust	9	(2)
PART ONE: BEGINNINGS	11	(46)
1 Do You Need a Network?	13	(16)
2 The Right Roles and Goals for Your Network	29	(14)
Network Snapshot: A Business Initiative That Reaches Beyond Members: Texas Instruments	43	(2)
3 On Your Mark, Get Set: Getting Organized and Started	45	(10)
Network Snapshot: An Oasis in Financial Services: Dain Rauscher	55	(2)
PART TWO: IT'S UP AND RUNNING, NOW WHAT?	57	(104)
4 Want Real Power? Build Companywide Support	59	(26)
5 You've Arrived! Putting Your Plans into Action	85	(32)
Network Snapshot: Growing from the Grass Roots: 3M	117	(2)
6 Stay Focused! Keeping on Track as the Network Ages	119	(23)
7 What If You Face Real Problems? How to Make Them Conquerable Challenges	142	(15)
Network Snapshot: CEO Support from the Beginning: Kodak	157	(2)
Epilogue	159	(2)
RESOURCES	161	(20)
A Catalyst's Summary Findings from the Women's Workplace Network Survey	161	(10)
B Examples from Women's Networks	171	(10)
1 Dow Chemical WIN Change Process	171	(2)
2 Bausch & Lomb's Diversity Checklist	173	(2)
3 Kodak Employees Briefing Book: Selected Items from a Network Guide	175	(4)
4 Kimberly-Clark Employee Network Descriptions	179	(2)
INDEX	181	(4)
RESEARCH REPORTS	185