by Nicole Carpenter | Mar 5, 2018 | Board Openings
The Salt Lake County (SLCO) Mayor’s Office is currently seeking applicants for the SLCO Boards and Commissions listed below. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please pass the word along. Here at WLI, we are particularly interested in seeing...
by Nicole Carpenter | Feb 22, 2018 | Book Recommendations, Women In Leadership
We know women make up half the college graduates and just under half the workforce. And yet, lots of companies still have zero senior executives who are female. According to a 2017 study by Grant Thorton, only 23 percent of senior executive roles in America are filled...
by Nicole Carpenter | Feb 15, 2018 | In the Media
This article, written by Patricia Jones, originally published as an op-ed in Dessert News. View original article or continue reading… Good leaders help organizations cope with change. “What leaders really do: They don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems;...
by Nicole Carpenter | Feb 13, 2018 | Press Releases
SALT LAKE CITY (February 13, 2018) – The Women’s Leadership Institute formally supports SCR001S02, Concurrent Resolution Recommending Replacement of the Statue of Philo Farnsworth located in the United States Capitol. The contributions of Philo Farnsworth have...
by Nicole Carpenter | Feb 8, 2018 | In the Media, PDS, Press Releases
SALT LAKE CITY (February 8, 2018) – The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) recognized 40 women who completed its six-month Political Development Series (PDS) and are now considering running for public office. This year’s cohort of budding female politicians represents...
by Nicole Carpenter | Feb 5, 2018 | In the Media
This week Pat Jones, CEO of WLI and former State Senator, was a recent guest on The Hinckley Report. During the show they discussed the recent State of the Union address, getting on the ballot in Utah and Pat expands on the importance of #SCR1, a resolution to replace...
by Nicole Carpenter | Feb 1, 2018 | Mentoring Women, Videos
According to the recent Women in the Workplace study, women are 18 percent less likely to be promoted to a manager position than their male counterparts. One contributing factor to this gap is that women are less likely to receive advice from their leaders on how to...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jan 29, 2018 | Mentoring Women
Did you know January is National Mentoring Month? Though National Mentoring Month began in 2002 to promote youth mentoring, we think it also gives those in the business community a chance to look at our own efforts in mentoring others–particularly our efforts in...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jan 17, 2018 | In the Media
This article, written by Patricia Jones, originally published as an op-ed in Dessert News. View original article or continue reading… A Dive into a Candidate’s Financial History Could Help End Voter’s Remorse Have you been running into people this...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jan 10, 2018 | Book Recommendations, Mentoring Women
In the wake of the myriad of sexual harassment scandals, we are seeing some unintended consequences – particularly for women. “What we’re seeing now is men are backing away from the role that we try to encourage them to play, which is actively...
