A troublesome and persistent issue facing organizations today is their inability to develop and promote women – and especially women from visible minority groups – to leadership positions where they can play a key role in the decision-making process.
After all, we have years of research and application examples of how more women in leadership positions leads to higher productivity, market share, and overall growth. A failure to embrace this reality is akin to leaving money and talent on the table for your competition to take.
But as my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast points out, this doesn’t mean there aren’t things women can do to make the case in their organization to promote them into leadership roles.
Shelmina Abji is a former IBM vice-president, philanthropist, angel investor, and active gender and racial equality advocate.
I invited Shelmina to join me on my show not only to share her inspiring story of how she went from growing up in a rural village in Tanzania to being one of the first visible minority women to hold the position of vice-president at IBM, but to talk about her book, “Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies For Women To Emerge As Leaders At Work.”
Just as she does in her book, Shelmina shares a powerful, empowering, and honest message for how women – and in particular visible minority women – can address the current obstacles – both within the organizations and themselves – that impede their ability to, as Shelmina puts it, “create higher levels of value at your maximum capacity.”
Noteworthy links:
- Buy Shelmina’s book “Show Your Worth” on Amazon*
- Learn more about Shelmina’s work – showyourworth.ai
* sponsored link that helps to support this podcast. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.