Women CEOs Speak

The Rockefeller Foundation has established a goal of seeing women in 100 chief executive roles at Fortune 500 companies by 2025. Given that in 2017 only 30 women held the CEO seat at Fortune 500 firms, the “100x25” goal will take a concerted effort to reach. To assist organizations in identifying and developing high-potential women, the global people and organizational advisory firm Korn Ferry Institute studied current or former female CEOs of Fortune 1000 and similar-sized companies. Its analysis comprehensively describes these leaders’ career approaches, motivators, values, personal traits and competencies. getAbstract recommends Korn Ferry’s detailed report and practical recommendations to women who aspire to executive-suite positions and managers who would like to attract more women into leadership roles – as well as anyone who would like to assist as a mentor or sponsor.