How Asian Women Lead: Lessons for Global Corporations
- 3h 8m
- Jane Horan
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- 2014
There is no doubt the next decade of economic growth will focus heavily on Asia. As global corporations spread across Asia to establish positions and market share, they frequently ignore organizational and human capital challenges. Their system for leadership selection has allowed for a very small percentage of women in decision-making roles, illustrating how their processes are out of date, carry a Western lens, and are ill-suited for Asian markets.
How Asian Women Lead provides a vastly different picture than Western-focused leadership literature, highlighting obstacles Asian women face reaching the top, and looking beneath the corporate surface to show cultural and family perspectives. Through her research and the stories of four uniquely different women leaders from varying Asian economies and industries, Horan offers a new perspective to help business leaders and human capital professionals understand leadership diversity, build inclusive and engaged organizations, and sustain success.
About the Author
Jane Horan - Over 20 years work experience in Asia for Fortune 500 firms, as the head of organisational development sitting on the other side of leadership selection, she watched talented women get passed over for prominent roles, and wondered 'how can that be?' From a base in Singapore, Jane provides strategic consulting to Credit Suisse, UBS, Barclays, Societe Generale, Jones Lang LaSalle, Unilever, Covidien, Bayer, Microsoft, VMWare, HP, McDonald's, British Petroleum and others on ''how to build'' an inclusive work environment to achieve gender balance as well as measureable engagement.
Jane is a sought after internationally recognized speaker and well-known advocate for women in the workforce. She has been a keynote speaker for ANZ Bank, Westpac Bank, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Nomura, South China Morning Post, The American Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, Singapore Council of Women's Organisation (SCWO), Sustaining Women in Business (SWB), Women in Leadership, Women Media Networks, Financial Women's Association, and Women International Network (WIN). A published author, a cross cultural leadership expert she is often referenced by industry leaders. She writes a blog on women leadership, career transitions, unconscious bias, and workplace politics.
In this Book
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How Asian Women Lead─Lessons for Global Corporations
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Setting the Stage for This Book
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A Road Map for the Book
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Akiko Ito’s Story: Life Is a Game
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Faria Ali’s Story: Live Well, Love Well
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Judy Lee’s Story: Out of Asia and into Africa
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Sara Chin’s Story: The Accidental Leader
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A Corporate Fable
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Unconscious Bias Uncovered
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Leadership Review
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Multicultural Mishaps
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Conclusion: A Roadmap for the Future—What Do We Know?
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