I’m Just So Sorry That You’re Female with Maria Klawe
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In this episode Martha and Indira speak candidly with Maria Klawe, the fifth and first woman president of Harvey Mudd College from 2006 to 2023.
Maria discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there.
Episode Resources
Maria’s acronym - Long Creeks Past Dazzling Waterfalls
L - Listen until the full stop
C - Confirm what you have heard
P - Prepare and take notes at meetings
D - Don’t have to answer immediately
W - Waffle and don’t answer too directly
F - Flee before failure - don’t get frustrated
Hewlett, Sylvia. Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
Landaw, Jared L. "How Diverse is Your Board, Really?" Harvard Business Review June 11, 2020). hbr.org/2020/06/how-diverse-is-your-board-really.
Piper, Martha and Samarasekera, Indira. Nerve: Lessons on leadership from two women who went first. Toronto, Ontario ECW Press, 2021.
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