1. Extraordinary
Leadership- Just Add
Vision and Veracity
CREW – Pittsburgh
with sponsorship by CEC, Inc.

2. Objectives:
Define Extraordinary Leadership
Increase Awareness of Obstacles
Develop Greater Understanding of
Leading vs. Managing
Explore Strategies to Enhance Your
Visioning Skills

3. “Leadership is creating a way
for people to contribute to making
something extraordinary
happen”
Kouzes and Posner, The Leadership Challenge

4. Model for
Extraordinary Female Leadership
Vision
Engaged Team Belief
Communication Network

5. Extraordinar
y Female
Leadership
Assessment

6. THE FACTS
3.6% of Fortune 500 CEO’s
14.1% of Executive Officer positions at
Fortune 500 companies
16.1% of board seats in Fortune 500 companies
52% of global workforce
Source: Catalyst Annual Report 2011 & the WEF Corporate Gender Gap Report

7. Minding The Gap…and Global Results
Men Primary Decision Makers
Masculine Corporate Culture
Don’t Seek C-suite / Lack Skills
Lack Role Models & Critical Work Experience
Choose Family Balance over Larger Roles
Lack of Flexible Work Solutions &
Re-entry Opportunities
Lack of Networks & Mentoring
Need More Support from Company/Co-
workers Sources: Minding The Gap and World Economic Forum

8. BIGGEST
OBSTACLES
Lack of vision
Thinking like a woman
Managing versus leading
Weak networks
Inflexible solutions

9. Leading vs. Managing…
Is there a difference?

10. MANAGING to LEADING
Manager Leader
• Maintains • Develops
• Focuses on systems & structures • Focuses on people
• Relies on control • Inspires trust
• Short range view • Long range perspective
• Focuses on bottom line • Focuses on horizon
• Accepts status quo • Challenges status quo

11. Model for
Extraordinary Female Leadership
Vision
Engaged Team Belief
Communication Network

12. VISION

13. BELIEF

14. NETWORK

15. COMMUNICATIO
N

16. TEAM

17. Women and that Vision Thing
“No vision, no leadership…”
Harvard Business Review 2008

18. Women and that Confidence
Thing
Round up not down…
Ask for feedbAck…
Understand everything is
negotiable…
Communicate what they want and take
ris ks…
Embrace the power of non-verbals…

19. WHAT DOES IT MEAN
TO
BE VISIONARY?
VISION ALIGNMENT EXECUTION

20. WORK OF LEADERS
Our Gift to You

21. Thank You
Alison Valli, Senior Partner
Becky Dannenfelser, Principal