Leadership

At the 2015 American Society of Engineering Management International Annual Conference, I presented a paper I wrote about my experience as a project manager in a service-learning course.  Even after several years in project leadership roles in the aerospace industry, I found it to be a valuable experience.  Many of my fellow project managers found it to be a great learning experience as well.

Recently there has been a significant increase in discussions about women in high powered careers. This was touched off by Anne-Marie Slaughter's article in The Atlantic, describing "Why Women Still Can’t Have It All," followed by Marissa Meyer becoming CEO of Yahoo. The most recent explosion in the conversation has come after the release of Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In. At the end of the book Sandberg says "Let's Keep Talking..." and that her "goal is that this book is not the end of the conversation, but the beginning." To achieve this goal she encourages everyone to continue the conversation by discussing on the Facebook page, sharing on the Lean In website, and forming smaller Lean In circles.