Selena Rezvani · Leadership Development Expert

Gen Y women present one of the most viable pipelines of talent, and yet many companies are missing the boat in engaging this group. Gen Y women are better educated than any cohort that have come before them, are graduating with the majority of advanced and bachelors degrees, and according to a Families and Work Institute survey, have a hunger for jobs with responsibility.

If being well-credentialed and ambitious aren’t enough, companies have another reason to care about this group. They are likely to have children when they hit the age range of 25-30 years old, off-ramping from the …

This article by Selena Rezvani which was originally published on PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ blog, The Gender Agenda: [pwc.blogs.com]

“When I hear that women are graduating with the majority of bachelors and advanced degrees, I get butterflies. Surely, the advantage of educational credentials will give the next generation of women leaders a running start, right? Top degrees are important and needed, but not enough. In order to truly move from newcomer to leader, there are a number of practic…

Following is a revealing exercise I would like you to try: Consider what your dream biography would say. Take the time to truly consider – if there were no limits – what you would love to do professionally. Use your imagination and take your “whole” self into account as you jot down ideas. Try to keep
your biography concise and to a maximum of three sentences. For example, I used writing my dream biography as a way to clarify what I really wanted.

Here’s what I wrote a few years ago:

Selena Rezvani is a leading authority on women and leadership. Leveraging her background in management…

If passion is going to position you for success, then your passion needs to come from an authentic place. We are not all nurses, charity workers, or human rights lawyers by day, but we can still find work that sustains us personally. So how do we still find a sense of meaning in what we do?

Consider these examples of everyday women finding meaning in their work:

• Aisha J., a freelance CPA and accountant - “I’ve always been a ‘rules’ kind of person. I prefer structure to open-ended assignments. With accounting, I get to help people through the convoluted process of filling out t…