{"id":2027,"date":"2019-10-24T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T05:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joanmcewan.com\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2022-10-05T13:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T03:00:37","slug":"why-women-in-leadership-roles-is-key-to-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanmcewan.com\/why-women-in-leadership-roles-is-key-to-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Women in Leadership Roles is Key to Innovation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why women in leadership roles is key to innovation? It’s a bit like adding the missing link in the chain. It’s the part that makes the process complete. It adds substance, a different perspective and a different experience. Time to challenge the “norms”!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Learning Curve!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We have learned a lot from the last decade of disruption. Moving into the next decade of 2020 and beyond. Time to maximise our learnings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember vividly the day we bought our first family computer. Back in 1998! A time when “our norms” were challenged. It was a huge occasion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My children had just started high school and they needed a computer for their schoolwork. They were so excited when the computer arrived. They just logged on and instantly they were creating word documents, excel spreadsheets and even developing powerpoint presentations!

As I watched their excitement, I was in awe! How did they know to navigate round a computer? Clearly our brains were wired very differently! I felt inadequate and scared as I could not understand all the technology at that time. It was like moving into another world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When 2 Worlds Collide!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It was a case of the baby boomer generation meets head on with the millennial generation. 2 worlds colliding to make sense of the disruption that was happening. Not only from a technology perspective but from a human perspective also.

My children are part of the Millennial generation. Life for them was always about disruption. Born between 1981 – 1996 the millennials make up more than 52% of the current workforce. By 2025<\/a> the millennial workforce will have increased to 75% globally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Millennial Characteristics!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Millennial key characteristics<\/a> :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n