A couple of weeks ago Jan Shubert and I presented at the Conference Boards, Women’s Leadership Conference in New York City.  The topic was Intrapreneurs: Key to Company and Professional Growth.  At 11:15AM when the session was to start there was absolutely no one there.  Jan and I looked at each other with a blank [...]

Nan Langowitz, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at Babson College, encourages moms with entrepreneurial aspirations. In an article currently appearing on the Good Housekeeping Web site, she notes that, even in these uncertain economic times, there are tools that smart entrepreneurs can use to be successful.

Renée Loth, editorial page editor of the Boston Globe, really got my attention this morning.  Loth wrote about the governance situation in the state of New Hampshire.  Her attention was caught by a series of recent legislative actions in the New Hampshire House of Representatives over the past few months. The House voted to raise the state’s [...]

Sitting at the Babson Executive Education Center, listening to a group of very talented women managers discuss their work, careers, and challenges, marveling at their willingness to open up about their own situations and to offer each other advice and support. It’s our semi-annual, week-long Women’s Leadership executive program and the ideas are flowing and tight [...]

 
The Women’s Leadership Program has a special place in my heart. It was not until I came for my WLP interview that I was convinced Babson was the school for me. Coming from a culture where women are not expected or encouraged to out-earn their husbands, I never felt so empowered until the Center for Women’s [...]

It can be incredibly refreshing to start learning about something new. I’ve been spending the last few months focused on learning more about digital media, including virtual reality and social media.  Two recent trips really made me think about the future of business models.  Now, I admit that I am fascinated by business models, how businesses [...]

I just came back from two weeks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where we launched an amazing cross-cultural venture. The US-Saudi Women’s Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is a collaboration of Babson’s Center for Women’s Leadership, Wellesley Centers for Women, Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah, and ICF International. Over 90 undergraduate women from four schools in Jeddah [...]

Every day we are bombarded with anxiety provoking headlines citing massive layoffs, shrinking 401k balances and decaying home values. Regardless of the data’s relevance to our own personal situation (remember, bad news sells!), this doom and gloom news cycle contributes to a general feeling of apprehension and worry. I’m almost (almost!) beginning to long for [...]

Two Boston area organizations are hosting events this April that will be of interest to women entrepreneurs or women who aspire to be entrepreneurs:
April 8, 7:30-9 a.m., The Downtown Women’s Club of Boston presents Wendy Hanson, co-author of the new book, The Sassy Ladies’ Toolkit for Startup Businesses, will talk about her book and share [...]

March was Women’s History Month, and we focused on discovering and applauding the improvements in women’s lives and the contributions that women have made—and continue to make—in society. Like everyone, we love a good celebration! While we’re generally pretty optimistic and positive here at CWL, Katha Pollit’s article is a sobering reminder of where we [...]