Posts Tagged ‘Inclusion’
Davos Men’s SECRETS are holding back Top Women from getting invited to World Economic Forum
Posted on: July 22, 2019
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QUOTE: “Show me a hero, and I will write you a tragedy.” F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
When I started The Davos CEO Pledge, I assumed I would get 30-40% women to World Economic Forum within a few years because as a former executive search consultant, I knew the top female talent was available. I asked the world’s top CEOs to help me – men who were written up in articles & admired by the press. Today, after working diligently to get the percentage from just 15% women to 22%, I realize there is a much bigger issue. Some Davos Men have secrets, and until we address this issue, we will not get a healthy representation of the seasoned women leaders ages 45-65+ to achieve inclusive economic growth. A major obstacle is the PR Industrial Complex which spins stories to make these CEOs look good. Meantime some of these CEOs bully women. Older male CEOs promoting the idea of hiring young millennials is a recipe for disaster, because it leaves out the amazing, experienced women with wisdom! Here I discuss two Davos CEOs (Martin Sorrell & Jeff Bezos in the MeToo era) & Success Coach Tony Robbins. My goal since 2011 is 30%+ women leaders at Davos & Cannes Lions. For anyone willing to help achieve my dream, please get in touch on Linked In. As positive & hopeful as I have been in my prior posts, dealing with CEOs & Billionaires is not always pretty: WATCH
Sandra Rupp was placed on the Thinkers50 Radar list for the world’s top business thinkers. She has influential viewers in 168 countries around the globe. She rose to Managing Director in executive search & is seeking sponsors for her Interview Show called “CEOs & Leaders with a Heart.” Sandra has an MBA from Kellogg/Northwestern & also studied at Oxford. Subscribe on YouTube, Twitter & Patreon. She has been interviewed by a Wall Street Journal reporter for a book, appeared in the FT Alphaville, and has been quote on Forbes.com. Sandra named her company after the Parthenon in Greece, dedicated to Athena the helper of heroes & heroines. She is Thought Leader on The Yin & Yang of Leadership & is the Feminine Leader Voice.
Who Won The Davos CEO Challenge 2016? Anchor Sandra Rupp Announces Winners & The Davos CEO Pledge
Posted on: January 24, 2016
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QUOTE: “Women enable success.” Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca Cola
It am delighted to announce THE DAVOS CEO CHALLENGE Award Winners for 2016. I also have a special announcement which is: The Davos Challenge will now become THE DAVOS CEO PLEDGE for 2016-2017. This has always been my goal on how we will inspire other CEOs. Anchoring this Pledge, I am asking CEOs to commit to bring two or more female delegates to World Economic Forum 2017 and to ask other CEOs to follow their lead. I am also asking all Female CEOs to bring at least one other female delegate (a must have). With these two actions, I believe that within three years, we will achieve 30% Women at World Economic Forum. If you would like to participate or sponsor The Davos CEO Pledge, please contact Executive Coach Sandra Rupp at www.parthenonadvisors.com I invite all CEOs to interview with me on camera. Subscribe to YouTube Channel & Follow Tweets @ExecCareerCoach I have met the nicest leaders on Twitter and YouTube. And now Click to Meet my Heroes:
I was really excited that World Economic Forum had for the first time 3 of 6 Female Co-Chairs this year (a record 50% Women)! Many thanks to my CEOs, FT Alphaville, WSJ, Fast Company, Forbes as well as my favorite Thinkers 50 colleagues as I put my heart & soul into this project over the last two plus years. My Davos CEO Challenge 2016 was to five of my Favorite CEOs (data at Quartz website).
Coca Cola: 2 Female Delegates of 5 =40% Women (more than his major competitor and up from 0 last year) Many thanks Muhtar Kent!
WPP Group: 1 Female Delegate of 2 for parent co. = 50% Women (Sir Martin Sorrell my favorite Math Man)!
Citigroup: 1 Female Delegate, but Michael Corbat had 2 Female Delegates in 2015 as previous winner!
Unilever: 1 Female Delegate, but Paul Polman gets Honorary Award as he appointed two women to his CEO team during the Challenge, so he is likely to have more Doves at Davos next year. Many thanks Paul!
Since Virgin didn’t list any delegates, we’re adding Bank of America: 4 Female Delegates of 7 = 57% Women! Way to go Brian Moynihan. And Sir Richard I’d love your support on the CEO Pledge.
The most important thing I learned from this Challenge: sometimes CEOs surprise you, but above all feelings count for both men & women. While I believe the talent is available for 30% Women at Davos, I think there are some ongoing myths about Women in Business Leadership. So I initiated a creative “Cannes Lions” strategy this year (with pretty dresses) to help “rebrand” the Look & Feel of Leadership asking: What Does Leadership Look Like to You? In my 20+ years of global executive search & executive coaching experience, I don’t believe home issues are holding back executive-level appointments for women in business at the larger companies. Executive women have high incomes to hire help and many have older children or no children (not one of my Fortune 100 clients has ever mentioned this as their obstacle). I also don’t think women need to be more aggressive or less feminine. Indeed if anything the world has too much masculine energy! We see war looming and the highest economic inequality: these things will only be solved by what I call The Yin & Yang of Leadership. Inclusion now makes companies more profitable and helps avoid risky decisions. There was only one CEO, not in the challenge, who got upset with me when I asked the WSJ why he had only one woman on his CEO Team, but soon after he was sending his male executives to be counseled on that topic!
The world needs more Executive Women and baby boomer Female Founders at Davos (because 90% of US Female Founders – the most educated talent on the planet- are oddly one person companies). We need some creative brainstorming. While I couldn’t sleep for three nights when I saw the 18% overall Women in attendance at Davos, I rest better knowing I have five plus heroes here. CEOs & CHROs, I coach Executive Teams on Leadership, Talent Acquisition, Executive Communication, and Inclusive Advertising. I am currently working with a Silicon Valley CEO and coaching three men and women on his team. After donating six figures of video time, I do need more executive coaching work now. I will also be launching my 1st DVD/Video on Amazon on How to Navigate a 21st Century Career for my Viewers in 65 Countries. I am honored to have you watching. PS CEOs: You might see me in more suits now, but with the help of Paul Polman, Sir Martin & my other CEOs, there will be a lot more Doves descending upon Davos. I could have never achieved all of this without all of you! Yin/Yang.
Final Thoughts:
Let’s call it Gender Parity. We need more positive (and feminine) energy. Indeed the World Economic Forum tweeted a survey that key skills for 2020 include Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, and Critical Thinking skills. I couldn’t agree more as my history/arts degree is to me as valuable as my Kellogg MBA. Special Thanks to Paul Murphy at the Financial Times who has three daughters and has followed my videos, as well as to Don Tapscott, Bill George & Tom Peters.
Sandra Rupp, Executive Coach & Anchor. Learn more at www.parthenonadvisors.com and www. sandrarupp.com She was placed on the cover of the Davos Debates in 2011 when she stated “Investing in & Empowering The Feminine Leadership Style is the largest economic opportunity worldwide.” She was also placed on the THINKERS50 Guru Radar List for the world’s top business thinkers for thought leadership on The Yin & Yang of Leadership. Sandra currently resides in Naples, FL. USA. CEOs & CHROs schedule an appointment to meet her at the Ritz Naples or meet with her on video calls.
TRADING PLACES with Davos CEOs: Davos Woman’s Priceless Challenge for #WEF 2016
Posted on: December 4, 2015
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“Think big, Think positive. Never show any sign of weakness.” Louis Winthorpe III, TRADING PLACES movie quote. A WARM WELCOME to my Viewers in 65+ Countries & the 5 Davos CEOs with Power to Help Me get more Women to World Economic Forum: CEOs of WPP Group, Coca Cola, Unilever, Virgin & Citi.
“As the winds blow cold in Davos, Davos Woman is ready to roll” with Executive & Anchor Sandra Rupp cc @WEF @FT @WSJ @McKinsey
LEADERS, I am excited to share a brand New Davos Woman Challenge 2016 with my Favorite Davos CEOs. I am asking them to “Trade Places” for one day with a CEO Female Founder age 45+ with a Top School MBA & interview with me on camera. Yes I plan to choose a seasoned Harvard MBA Alum for WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell! I want to choose myself for Unilever CEO Paul Polman as I have the marketing Kellogg MBA and know a lot about his amazing Sustainable Living Plan. We will find a super creative Stanford MBA Alum for Virgin CEO Sir Richard Branson, and we need a charismatic Cass B-School Alum for Coca Cola CEO Muhtar Kent. I have a smart Wharton finance Alum for Citi CEO Michael Corbat; after all he won The Davos Woman Challenge last year by bringing two female delegates to World Economic Forum. Davos CEOs are all cordially invited to interview with me on camera, sponsor the process & even make the final edits. With so many talented baby boomer ladies available with a mix of Corporate & CEO Founder experience, I figure my Davos CEOs will be extending offers to join their CEO Teams after just one day. And then we will have more female delegates for Davos! OUR GOAL: 30% Women. Watch the EXCLUSIVE INVITE VIDEO here:
“Introducing the priceless Sandra Rupp.” Paul Murphy, Founding Editor, FINANCIAL TIMES Alphaville
“Thank you Sandra for your leadership on giving women greater voice at Davos.” Bill George, former CEO Medtronic, Professor at Harvard Business School
“If there is one person I’d like to meet at #WEF it’s @ExecCareerCoach [Sandra Rupp] #DavosWoman” a female WEF Editor delegate
“In awe of Davos Woman, Sandra Rupp.” @FastCompany magazine reporter
Special thanks to Thinkers 50 author Don Tapscott for sending a copy of his best selling book on The Digital Economy (buy on Amazon.com).
Sandra Rupp was placed on the THINKERS50 Guru Radar list for the world’s Top Business Thinkers 2011-13. Prior to her career in global Executive Search & now Executive Coaching & Anchoring she worked for a Top Media CEO. She is an Executive Coach, CEO Advisor & Media Interviewer. CEOs, CHROs, Sponsors or Media who would like to work with her contact www.parthenonadvisors.com In 2011 she was placed on the cover of the Davos Debates Video by the World Economic Forum and has been anchoring videos ever since. The theme for the Davos Annual Meeting in January 2016 is “Mastering the 4th Industrial Revolution.” Subscribe to YouTube Channel Twitter @ExecCareerCoach www.sandrarupp.com STAY TUNED
CREDITS: Ms. Rupp’s Wardrobe by StyleParis.com Video Music: “We Were Once Kings” by Silent Partner.
Why I Need CEO PAUL POLMAN & IMRAN KHAN to Help Get More DOVES to Davos
Posted on: November 20, 2015
UNILEVER CEO Paul Polman is one of the world’s most admired CEOs for his leadership on Sustainability. IMRAN KHAN of Pakistan is one of the most influential people in the world per Time Magazine and the Asia Society. Executive & Anchor Sandra Rupp was placed on the THINKER50 Guru Radar List for the world’s top business thinkers & aims to interview both of them on camera. Here she explains why she has chosen two of her favorite Davos Men to help her get more Doves to Davos.
In terms of your Leadership style, are you a Hawk or a Dove? Did you know that it is the Highly Sensitive of any species that are the key to survival? Do you have the gene for High Sensitivity or High Sensation Seeking? Some of the most dynamic CEOs and Leaders in the world I have met have both genes, because they know how to take risks but also manage risk. Click here to take both Tests. Read this post by Dr. Elaine Aron at www.hsperson.com to learn more. I am a Highly Sensitive Leader (a Dove), and I believe we need more Doves at World Economic Forum to help tackle the most pressing issues of the decade including Income Inequality, the Gender Gap and Terrorism. I am inviting Paul Polman, Imran Khan & other leaders to help me.
Now with viewers in over 65 Countries, Sandra Rupp is inviting CEOs & Leaders to interview with her on camera either virtually or in person in a Smart TV Series “Five Questions to World Leaders.” Contact: www.parthenonadvisors.com and www.sandrarupp.com In 2011 she was placed on the cover of the Davos Debates Video by the World Economic Forum and asked CEOs & Leaders a video question on Innovation & Jobs. In 2015 the Financial Times Alphaville published her Davos Woman Video. She is a top Executive Coach & Anchor, MBA from Kellogg/Northwestern and studied International Business & Art at Oxford. She is asking Leaders to bring two female delegates to Davos. STAY TUNED
MEET the 5 Davos CEOs with the POWER to Get More Women to World Economic Forum
Posted on: October 9, 2015
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Now watched in over 65 Countries, Executive/Anchor Sandra Rupp puts on her Jimmy Choos to help get 30% Women to World Economic Forum. #ConsciousCap Meets ET
What Does Leadership Look Like to You? #DavosWoman Sandra Rupp placed on THINKERS50 Radar list for the world’s Top Business Thinkers 2011-13 and launched The Davos Woman Challenge to CEOs. Sandra is delighted to announce @Unilever CEO Paul Polman has now added a 2nd woman to his Unilever CEO ULE Team at her suggestion (with a third coming in March 2016). BUT HOW MANY FEMALE DELEGATES will each CEO bring to Davos? We need more Doves at Davos (Unilever owns the Dove soap brand- subscribe to this blog to find out how each CEO does). @Citi CEO Michael Corbat brought two female delegates to Davos last year. How will her other CEOs do this year at World Economic Forum in January 2016? They are Sir Martin Sorrell at WPP Group and Muhtar Kent at Coca Cola. STAY TUNED for Results. And meet a New Addition to The Davos CEO Challenge Team: @RichardBranson. She calls it her “A Team.”CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO:
CEOs and Leaders who would like to interview with Executive/Anchor Sandra Rupp or sponsor her Five Questions to CEOs Series, please get in touch. “If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African Proverb Click to View & Please send Videos to Davos CEOs & the Media:
MANY THANKS Editors, Reporters & WEF: “Introducing the priceless Sandra Rupp.” Paul Murphy, Founding Editor, FINANCIAL TIMES Alphaville
“In awe of Davos Woman, Sandra Rupp.” @FastCompany reporter
“If there is one person I’d like to meet at #WEF it’s @ExecCareerCoach [Sandra Rupp] #DavosWoman” a female WEF Editor
Sandra Rupp is an Executive Coach, Anchor, Advisor at www.parthenonavisors.com Sandra has over 18 years experience in Global Executive Search, Media and is an Executive Coach to CEO Teams. Follow her on Twitter @ExecCareerCoach and Subscribe to her YouTube Channel. Learn more at www.sandrarupp.com World Economic Forum placed her on the cover of the Davos Debates in 2011 when she stated “Investing in & Empowering The Feminine Leadership Style is the largest economic opportunity worldwide.” She aims to get 30% Women to Davos with the help of World Economic Forum & CEOs of WPP Group, Unilever, Coca Cola, Citigroup & now Virgin. WEF has been stuck at about 16% Women and 84% Men for much too long, so Sandra is using all of her creativity and ingenuity to help these CEOs be the heroes she knows they are. She has an MBA from Kellogg/Northwestern. She also studied International Business & Art at Oxford. STAY TUNED.
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UDPATE: After Paul Polman read this post, he added another lady to his CEO Team & joined Twitter! STAY TUNED
“What I’m most excited about technology is that it gives women a voice.” @PaulPolman Unilever CEO (which owns Dove)
“Paul Polman is handsome & intelligent, but he needs more Women on his CEO ULE Team. #SpeakBeautiful” @ExecCareerCoach (update: he now has more)
Happy Women’s Day. While I know Unilever had good intentions, I am surprised they singled out women in their #SpeakBeautiful campaign (note: Dove has a men’s care line too). As soon as it hit Twitter I tweeted back to PR CEO Richard Edelman on Oscar’s Day “Please tell Paul…They can do better.” In this video I explain to CMO Keith Weed & Dove SVP Stephen Miles why I think it’s time to drop the word “Beauty” from the Dove campaign, revamp it with something fresh & positive, and even use this as an opportunity to hire more Women Executives. As some of you know Paul is one of my five favorite Davos CEOs, and I helped him clean up the Axe & Lynx Ads through my prior videos – I love Clean Cut and Axe Peace But Unilever needs my help again as I read these headlines:
“Dove’s #SpeakBeautiful campaign is the ugliest thing on the internet today.” Caitlin Dewey in Washington Post
“Is Dove’s #SpeakBeautiful Twitter Campaign an ‘Egregious Overstep’?” headline in Ad Age
My Question for Dove: By pointing out something negative about women are you really raising their self esteem? #SustLiving
“Our brands are 80% there to serve women.” CEO Unilever to Davos “The era of women is coming.”
Note to Paul: the era of women leaders is here! P&G has many Women on their CEO Team. I volunteer to be your Chief Creative Consultant & here’s my idea for Dove to lead the way across the Consumer Goods, Advertising & PR world to #PaintItPurple & be the hero. Watch:
Sandra Rupp was placed on the THINKERS50 Guru Radar list for the world’s top business thinkers. Support her with a Vote at www.thinkers50.com She is an Executive Coach & Media Presenter at Parthenon Advisors with an MBA from Kellogg. She also studied at Oxford. She also has many years of experience in media, marketing & executive search, working with Fortune 100 companies where she placed some of the world’s top innovators. She has been using Dove since she was born, admires Paul Polman’s work on #Sustainability & is confident she can find 30%+ ladies for his ULE Team. She is even willing to double the size of the team to #PaintItPurple Sandra Rupp’s digital assets are across the web. Subscribe to her YouTube Channel & Follow her on Twitter @ExecCareerCoach. Yin/Yang.
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Sandra Rupp is delighted to share a 2014 video for CANNES LIONS International Ad Festival of Creativity. Sandra was placed on the THINKERS 50 Guru Radar list for the world’s Top Business Thinkers from 2011-13. Here she anchors an intro to #CannesLions 2014 with an offer to the CEOs of all the major advertising agencies & advertisers to meet with her for an interview on camera to help the world.
Sandra Rupp dedicates this Video to Stephen H. Baum, Author, CEO Coach & former Booz Allen consultant who helped her believe in her mission/vision. She talks about key Davos CEOs including WPP Group’s Sir Martin Sorrell and Unilever CEO Paul Polman. She also talks about her Gates Foundation CANNES CHIMERA entry to help eliminate poverty and the MOFILM Video Contests. She discusses how she tweeted CEO of Apple Tim Cook asking him to add women to his CEO Team (a few months later Apple had a lady on its CEO Team!). She also invites Ad CEOs Maurice Levy of Publicis and John Wren of Omnicom to meet with her.
Sandra calls Investing in the Feminine Leadership Style “the largest economic opportunity worldwide.” She has an MBA from Kellogg/Northwestern and studied International Business & Art at Oxford. She plans to create a Modern Renaissance. Sandra calls her Smart TV Channel “Conscious Capitalism Meets Entertainment Tonight.” One of Sandra’s first mentors was the late Al Masini, the Creator of ET. She is also inspired by Daniel Morel, the world’s #1 Digital Ad Agency CEO. Subscribe to her Videos at YouTube Channel. To learn more visit http://www.sandrarupp.com and http://www.parthenonadvisors.com She is an Executive, Advisor & Media Presenter. Many thanks to all who support her. WATCH VIDEO:
