Women are Smart...

Some good lessons for women in business from Ann Moore, chairman and CEO of Time, Inc over at Knowledge at Wharton.

It includes a number of lessons that she's learnt.

Also - very interesting to see that she's reflecting on work/life balance and suggesting that it's time for women to really change the ground rules. The key is to:

"Find your own balance and be happy."

One that I liked is this one:

Eight:
All behavior emanates from the top and reverberates down the organization to the lowest level. If you can, suggested Moore, check out what your chairman is carrying in his pocket or in her head. What are her values?
"There are vast differences in organizations led by the man or woman" whose philosophy is 'Follow or get out of my way' as opposed to "the type of chairman who carries an Emerson poem about children in his pocket.
It is best if the chairman's values are compatible with your own. That's one of my greatest secrets.