Creating women's networks : a how-to guide for women and companies /

Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Presents step-by-step instructions for businesswomen on creating business networks and for increasing the success of networks already in place   Publisher Summary 2 The non-profit organization Catalyst offers research and advisory services aimed at maximizing opportunities for women in management and executive positions. Here the staff explains the advantages of women's networks to help enlist, retrain, and advance talented women, and provides step-by-step instructions for creating one or increasing the success of one already established. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 3 Discover a dynamic new force in leadership development. This remarkable guide shows companies exactly how they can better retain and increase leadership talent through the establishment of women's networks--networks that link specific female employee concerns and larger organizational goals in ways that bolster the bottom line. Based on the cutting-edge research of Catalyst--America's foremost nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women in business--this guide explains why women's networks are valuable. It shows how companies large and small have leveraged women's networks to their advantage. And it provides a detailed framework readers can follow to create a network within their organization. Charged with first-person success stories, it will prove invaluable to executives and managers concerned with decreasing turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, and optimizing the leadership potential of their entire work force.