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Olga Mack & Neha Sareen: Corporate Growth at Cisco – More Than Numbers

July 20, 2017August 1, 2017 by Olga

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Olga Mack: Founder, WomenServeonBoards.com This article was originally published on High Performance Counsel. In the corporate world, growth is not just about numbers. It is about creating an environment to help people thrive. An excellent example is corporate mogul Cisco Systems, Inc., a tech industry leader that has managed…

Stars: They’re Just Like Us (But On Boards)

June 20, 2017 by Olga

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(Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on Above the Law. Champion athlete and tennis icon Serena Williams recently added a new title to her long list of accomplishments: the newest member of SurveyMonkey’s board. Though, like lawyers, she may not…

Watermark Recognizes Women Serve on Boards

May 31, 2017 by Olga

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Watermark, the Bay Area's largest membership organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in leadership positions, has recognized Women Serve on Boards in their post, Members on the Move. The post highlights the positive impact that Women Serve on Boards has made including the recent Land O'Lakes and Discovery Communications…

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: A Look At Fortune 500 Diversity And Inclusion Policies

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on Above the Law. As an homage to one of Shakespeare’s most famous lines of prose, we recently reviewed the diversity and inclusion statements of many Fortune 500 companies to see if “A rose by any other name would…

From The Courtroom To The Boardroom: Lawyers Belong On Boards, Not In Punchlines

May 9, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on Above the Law. We once attended an event at a well-respected private university, well-known for attracting directors who serve on corporate boards. Attempting to break the ice, the moderator made two jokes. The first joke was an innocent…

All [A]Board!

April 4, 2017 by Olga

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Women Serve on Boards is thrilled to announce the release of All [A]Board: Insights and Inspirations for Your Journey to and in the Boardroom in collaboration with Farella, Braun + Martel LLP. Olga Mack and Carly O'Halloran Alameda share their findings about the richness of board opportunities, the skills lawyers can bring to…

Lessons for Increasing Board and Corporate Diversity

April 4, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on Above the Law. Susan Baker, Vice President and member of the Shareholder Advocacy team at Trillium Asset Management, has a unique approach and strategy to increasing diversity. As a member of Trillium, an independent investment advisor focused exclusively…

Raising Your Profile to Get Board-Ready

March 31, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on ACC Docket. SC Moatti has the soft smile and all-knowing gaze of a woman who has been there and done it all. We meet at The Battery in San Francisco, where she meets with people twice a week…

4 Female Board Members to Celebrate on International Women’s Day

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on ACC Docket. March 8 is International Women’s Day, and we should be celebrating the tremendous strides women have made in the workforce in the past few decades. However, we would be remiss if we didn’t note that the…

#ladybadassery features Olga from Women Serve on Boards

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 by Olga

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#ladybadassery was founded by Joanna Bloor and Wendy Hogan, two inspiring women who wanted to share the stories of other badass women leaders. This movement highlights a new woman every day who has inspired others around the world through her boldness and courage. "We've met Olga. She's 100% a #ladybadass. As a founder…

Want to diversify your board? We’ve got candidates

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 by Olga

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Demand. Not supply. That’s the driving force behind the low numbers of women on corporate boards. And despite modest gains in recent years, there’s little change in the representation of women and minorities on boards. Catalyst, the leading nonprofit organization accelerating progress for women through workplace inclusion, recently reported that…

Tick Tock: Can Corporate Boards Beat The Clock For Parity?

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Katia Bloom, originally published on Above the Law. As Silicon Valley citizens, we’re all about progress. And we know that progress, like all good things, takes time. But recently, we did the math. In 40 years, we will be in our seventies. In…

A Personalized Approach: Kim Clancy’s Simple Secret for Bringing Diversity into the Boardroom

February 24, 2017 by Olga

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This article was written by Olga Mack and Carly O'Halloran Alameda, originally published on ACC Docket. According to Kim Clancy, the key to diversifying the boardroom lies with a personal touch. “It is not that CEOs are against diversity,” Clancy explains. “They are understandably focused on many other priorities, including their quarterly…

EMCOR Elects Carol P. Lowe to its Board of Directors!

February 10, 2017January 10, 2018 by Olga

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We are excited to spread the news of Carol Lowe’s appointment to EMCOR’s Board of Directors! Through our social media campaign, Women Serve on Boards has urged EMCOR and other F500 companies that have zero women on their boards to make board diversity a priority. We are thrilled that EMCOR’s leaders…

Women Serve on Boards Partners with The CLUB

January 15, 2017January 15, 2017 by Olga

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Women Serve on Boards has collaborated with The Women’s CLUB of Silicon Valley, to showcase the many capable and ready women interested in becoming board members. The CLUB provides a unique environment that offers the opportunity for women leaders across industries, and career stages, to connect and build a critical mass…

Women Serve on Boards featured by Programme EVE

January 4, 2017 by Olga

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Women Serve on Boards recently contributed to Programme EVE, an inter-company leadership seminar for women and “enlightened” men, who believe that women leadership contributes to their global performance and their culture.. Founded in 2010 by employees at Danone, this international program is designed to encourage essential discussions among strong and inspiring individuals…

The #FaceofFeminism

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 by Olga

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Women Serve on Boards rolled out a new campaign featuring key cultural figures and celebrities who have self-declared being a feminist. The campaign highlights the spectrum of male voices who believe in gender equality and have made their stance public. In pursuit of Women…

Company leaders: Start Thinking Like Activist Investors

November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 by Olga

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Activist investors sometimes purchase large numbers of a company’s shares and try to obtain seats on its board in order to effect a major change within a company. The majority of these activists take a “go big or go home” approach. They invest a lot of time and money, effectively…

4 Ways Attorneys Can Help Increase Boardroom Diversity

October 31, 2016October 30, 2016 by Olga

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Beth Stewart, CEO of Trewstar Corporate Board Services, knows a thing or two about placing women on corporate boards. Since 2013 she has successfully placed 35 women directors on corporate boards, usually for Fortune 500 companies. Considering that women currently fill only a third of open board positions — even…

4 More: Adding Women to Corporate Boards Progress Toward Women Leadership Equity Goal

October 17, 2016 by Olga

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According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, 24 Fortune 500 companies had no women on their boards as of March 2016. The bad news is that the majority of these 24 companies have failed to do anything about this problem, despite the attention the women on boards issue has…

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