Cover; Praise for Developing Women Leaders; Talent Management Essentials; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Historical and Current Contexts for Women's Leadership; Chapter 1: Introduction; How This Book Is Organized; How to Use This Book Most Effectively; Your Role in Developing Women's Leadership; Chapter 2: Why Women's Leadership Today Invites Questions and Requires Answers; Recent History; Key Historical Events from the 1920s to the 1960s; Present Realities; Metaphors through Time: From Concrete Wall to Glass Ceiling to Labyrinth. Driving Forces behind Organizational ChangeMore Women in the Workforce than Ever Before; Women's Educational Attainment; Women as Corporate Officers: The Current Situation; Women Leaders Are a Driving Force for Powering Business; Generations in the Workforce; Work --
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Shared by Both Genders; Summary; Chapter 3: What Women and Men Need to Know About Leadership and Its Development; What Does Leadership Research Reveal About the Behavior of Effective Leaders?; What Are Some Effective Leadership Development Practices?; Summary. Part II: Practical Suggestions for Organizations, Managers, and WomenChapter 4: CEOs and Human Resource Executives Can Develop Talented Women; Diversity and Inclusion and the Creation of Wealth; What CEOs and HR Executives Can Do; Summary; Chapter 5: What Managers Can Do to Develop Talented Women; Social-Relational Contexts at Work; Best Practices in Talent Management; Stereotypical Perceptions; Gender Stereotypes; Why Is It Critical for Managers to Understand Gender Stereotypes?; What the Research Tells Us; Both Men and Women Internalize Gender Stereotypes; What Can Managers Do? Dual-Gender ActionsActions by Men; Actions by Women; Summary; Chapter 6: What Women Can Do to Develop Themselves; The Importance of Seeking Feedback; The Importance of Reflection; What Can Women Do?; Summary; Part III: Present and Future Leadership; Chapter 7: In the Words of Some of Today's Leaders; Chapter 8: What Does the Future Hold?; Changes at the Individual, Organizational and Societal Levels; Questions for Practitioners and Researchers; What Makes the Present Different from the Past?; Notes; References and Further Readings; Name Index; Subject Index.