There was a lot of activity around International Women's Day last week. And as a woman, I'm proud of the public and private recognition that is bestowed to women of different ages, denominations, cultures and religions on this special day around the world for being who they are.
What I am not proud of is that it the media, many companies and businesses seem to be investing larger sums of money for events, publicity and marketing at this time more than any other time. My question is could this just
be a "legitimate" way to capitalize on a theme, rather than genuinely appreciating the contribution women make all year? Skeptical you say. Well yes. Aren't you?
It seems to me and from the examples we are seeing globally today, many companies don't recognize the compelling difference women make at home, at work, in the community and in industry all year.. Consequently it seems at times like a bit of lip service or because it is important to be seen as a company who is doing what other companies are doing right now - making it public that they recognize their women at work.
The right thing actually is to value and respect the contribution of staff all year, and in the words of Frances Hesselbein, CEO of Girl Scouts and Founding President and CEO of the Peter Drucker Foundation, ….the key is "Listening… it's called respect, it's called appreciation, it's called anticipation and it's called leadership."
In other words, don't wait for an International Day to acknowledge the contribution of your people or to make noises about women joining Boards. This noise needs to be made all year, by all of us.
View Ricky's video on Acknowledge Staff Contribution
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What I am not proud of is that it the media, many companies and businesses seem to be investing larger sums of money for events, publicity and marketing at this time more than any other time. My question is could this just
be a "legitimate" way to capitalize on a theme, rather than genuinely appreciating the contribution women make all year? Skeptical you say. Well yes. Aren't you?
It seems to me and from the examples we are seeing globally today, many companies don't recognize the compelling difference women make at home, at work, in the community and in industry all year.. Consequently it seems at times like a bit of lip service or because it is important to be seen as a company who is doing what other companies are doing right now - making it public that they recognize their women at work.
The right thing actually is to value and respect the contribution of staff all year, and in the words of Frances Hesselbein, CEO of Girl Scouts and Founding President and CEO of the Peter Drucker Foundation, ….the key is "Listening… it's called respect, it's called appreciation, it's called anticipation and it's called leadership."
In other words, don't wait for an International Day to acknowledge the contribution of your people or to make noises about women joining Boards. This noise needs to be made all year, by all of us.
View Ricky's video on Acknowledge Staff Contribution
www.rickynowak.com
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