Making the Glass Ceiling a Thing of the Past

More women are graduating from business schools than ever before and yet, women are still vastly underrepresented in senior leadership positions. Why is this the case and what can be done to close the gap? Helping leaders reach their full potential is a focus area in Janice DiPietro’s work with clients as the Founder and CEO of Exceptional Leaders International (E.L.I), a Boston-based business consulting firm. For more than 30 years, Janice has helped emerging and next-generation family business leaders understand what it takes to successfully navigate the often choppy waters of an evolving family business. E.L.I supports family businesses in areas such as growth, transition and succession planning and performance improvement. Janice’s experience with E.L.I, along with her previous role as President of the human capital consulting firm Morgan Samuels, has given her a unique perspective on the ever-changing landscape of women in business leadership positions. WiFB had the opportunity to sit down with Janice DiPietro to discuss the factors that are still standing in the way of women assuming leadership positions, what skills they should hone to better position themselves within an organisation and one of the things women need to do that men are already doing.