Resources For Women In Leadership

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In Case of Emergency, Break Glass Ceiling
Women C-suite executives show all the right skill sets. So why are they so rare?

André Schnabl. Remarks from Women of the Year in Technology Awards.
2011 Women of the Year in Technology Awards André Schnabl. Remarks from Women of the Year in Technology Awards. The Foundry at Puritan Mill. Atlanta, GA. November 10, 2011.

Pearls of Wisdom from Becky Blalock
Read the Pearls of Wisdom from Becky Blalock, CIO Southern Company…she has a way of “telling it like it is” to become a strong female leader in today’s business.

Inspiring Confidence in Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Women in Technology’s Three-Point Process for Engaging Female Students in STEM

State Department Launches ‘TechWomen’
Nearly 18 months after the idea was hatched in the U.S. State Department during a snowstorm in Washington, D.C., a project labeled “TechWomen” launches Friday, June 3, in San Francisco.

Are CIOs becoming CAOs: Chief Alignment Officers?
For eight consecutive years, the Society for Information Management (SIM) has reported “IT and Business Alignment” as one of the top three concerns for senior-level IT professionals.

Diversity in Leadership - Why It Matters
Transcript of speech from WIT's 11th annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards presented by Grant Thornton

The Introverted Leader
In today’s extroverted business world, introverts can feel ignored, overlooked, and misunderstood, but with time and practice, introverted pros can learn to build on their quiet strength and succeed.

Follow-Up Interview: Safe & Secure: Keeping Your Company – and Yourself – Technologically Protected
As a follow-up to the lively discussion at the January WIT Forum, our panelists kindly agreed to give their expert insight on some of the most popular questions submitted by the audience.

Wanna be a Leader? Find Your ‘It’ Factor
In Hollywood where everyone is an aspiring star, the ones who make it possess that elusive “it” factor. In business, young women aspiring to leadership need to find that “it” factor and shine the spotlight on them.

Women and Power
There are clear incentives to place women in leadership roles. Studies of the correlation between corporate financial success and the number of women in leadership roles provide evidence that having more women at the top improves financial performance.

Resources For Your Career

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Strategic Professional Development
Taking Your Career To The Next Level Through Volunteerism

WIT's March Forum: Five Key Takeaways from the Conversation
If you missed the WIT Forum Wednesday, March 16 at Maggiano’s Buckhead, you missed an insightful look into the generations that represent today’s workforce, primarily the Boomers, GenXers and Millennials.

Why There is No Such Thing as Bad News for Your Career
When bad news strikes at work, there are always hidden gifts under the surface. Always.

WIT Panel Featured on Chic Perspectives Radio Show
Meet some of Atlanta's leading women in technology and learn from their experiences and insights

Extreme Career Makeovers – Do You Know the Keys to Success?
In order to move up the ladder, make more money and secure a healthy retirement women in the past might have felt stuck in one career path. Today many women are inspired to take their careers in new directions and live more fulfilled lives.

Finding Opportunities When Times are Tough
Economic bad news can be immobilizing when you want to move ahead in your job search, change careers, or develop a business. It's important in tough times to have a strategy to sustain momentum -- even when creating a breakthrough seems the impossible.