by Jackie Acho | Nov 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
We hear you. We do not mean to devalue the work of early feminists. It’s like oxygen on an airplane. Early feminists had to put the mask on themselves first. No choice. I’d be suffocating now, if they didn’t. I can no more not work than not...
by Jackie Acho | Oct 19, 2013 | Empathy, Uncategorized
Should CEOs who lead high performing organizations be disproportionately compensated for their experience, the value they deliver, the many people whose lives they steward, and the burden of going to sleep every night knowing the buck stops with them? Absolutely....
by Jackie Acho | Oct 12, 2013 | Parenting, Uncategorized, Work Family Balance
Mother ducks are better leaders than many Fortune 500 CEOs. Chicks will risk life and limb following her across the busy streets of Boston. Would you do that for you boss? How about AFTER he/she steps out of the corner office? Do your leaders have a place in your...
by Jackie Acho | Sep 16, 2013 | Changemaker, Education, Uncategorized, Women in Leadership
It is good that HBS acknowledges it has a problem developing women – students and faculty alike. It is also good that they take this issue seriously, as well as their stewardship responsibility. HBS is a springboard to the C-suite and Board Rooms which control so much...
by Jackie Acho | Aug 13, 2013 | Culture, Empathy, Inclusion, Intrapraneurship, Parenting, Uncategorized, Women in Leadership, Work Family Balance
Fear-based motivation is powerful. It focuses our brains and readies us for battle. It hones us in on priorities for self-preservation. It’s all around us and is exhausting. This is why Judith Warner’s feature article, “Ready to Rejoin the Rat Race?”, in the New York...
by Jackie Acho | Jul 13, 2013 | Empathy, Fathers, Leadership, Parenting, Uncategorized, Work Family Balance
It’s Saturday morning – a good time to review and connect in cyberspace on issues that matter. The problem is that some of these debates further entrench us, rather than propel us to better solutions. Work/family balance is one of those, and I’m...
