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Coursera: Getting Beyond the Business Case: Unlocking the Full talents of Women in Leadership
This guest post is written by Diana Bilimoria, PhD, professor at Case Western Reserve University of introducing the course Women in Leadership: Inspiring Positive Change starting today, May 15th. Prof. Diana Bilimoria, PhD Google Chairman Eric Schmidt recently came into the media spotlight when he repeatedly interrupted US CTO Megan Smith during a South by Southwest panel on how to create more innovation in technology. It was in fact Google’s own Global Diversity and Talent Programs manager who directly addressed this unconscious gender bias that she was witnessing amidst a discussion around the need for more women and diversity in the technology workforce to increase innovation. Diversity in leadership can enhance innovation and creativity, improve collective intelligence, and create a more collaborative and inclusive workforce. The business case for diversity is quite clear; however, collectively, we continue to be challenged to support women in overcomi…