October 26, 2004

About the Speaker:

Dr. Fletcher observes that post-heroic models of leadership obscure the powerful social structures that constrain or facilitate leadership effectiveness. She argues that under-examined gender/power dynamics create paradoxical situations for practitioners because of the way "doing gender," "doing power" and "doing leadership" intersect. In this talk she explores these paradoxes, discusses why theories of leadership that fail to take these dynamics into account are difficult to put into practice, and what we, as theorists and practitioners, might do about it.

About the Seminar:

Dr. Fletcher is Professor of Management at the Simmons Graduate School of Management in Boston, Affiliated Faculty, Simmons Center for Gender in Organizations, and Senior Research Scholar at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Wellesley College. She is co-author of the Harvard Business Review article entitled: A Modest Manifesto for Shattering the Glass Ceiling. Her book, Disappearing Acts: Gender, Power and Relational Practice at Work was nominated as one of the year's best management books by the Academy of Management. She is co-author of Beyond Work Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance .

This event is co-sponsored by:

The Elizabeth Somers Women’s Leadership Center, School of Public Policy and Public Administration, School of Business & Public Management – Graduate Programs in Business & Supported by the Women’s Leadership Initiative at The George Washington University

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