Path to the C-Suite Guide Released

Path to the C-suite

Aspiring to join the C-suite?

The move to the C-suite signifies a transformational shift in your leadership. You’re operating in an entirely new domain, with its own set of rules, expectations, and opportunities for contribution and visibility. In our new?Path to the C-suite Guide , Athena has culled the greatest insights and lessons from our worldwide community of leaders.

The Future of Work

Making the "future of work" work for women

The pandemic has forever changed how, when, and where many people work. While the number of working-age women in the job market has returned to pre-COVID levels, changes are needed to address preexisting disparities in the workforce. Athena's Chief Growth Officer Carol Winfrey was recently featured in Chicago Booth Magazine on how we can?make the future of work more woman-friendly .

Join us: Prioritizing diversity in a downturn

With hiring plans decreasing and business challenges increasing, how can employers ensure diversity remains a priority for their organization??Join us on February 8 ?as we partner with PeopleTech Partners to showcase innovative solutions companies are successfully using to support their diversity initiatives heading into 2023.

Future-Focused Governance

Considering a board refresh in 2023? Start here.

In today’s fast-paced business world, companies face wave after wave of risks and opportunities, from cybersecurity and emerging technologies to a multigenerational workforce and activist investors. To remain relevant, boards need to get comfortable with the idea of rapidly refreshing their board in response to emerging needs. On the Athena blog, we share?best practices for refreshing your board ?and conducting director evaluations.

Andrea Bonime Blanc on governance and democracy in Davos, Switzerland

Athena Coach Andrea Bonime-Blanc was in Davos, Switzerland last week for the World in 2050 Think Tank, where global leaders collaborated to make the world a better, safer, cleaner, more just place. She kicked off their Salzburg Dialogue with a 7-minute Ted Talk-style snapshot of where democracy and governance are heading in the next 3 decades.?Read more .

Athena's resident expert in risk, governance & ethics

Andrea leads our executive learning community in topics related to ESGT and risk oversight. From the complex interconnected risks board directors need to keep top-of-mind to best practices in climate disclosures and ESG reporting, Andrea empowers the women in Athena to become more informed and impactful leaders. As an Athena Coach, she helps members:

• Navigate complex corporate mazes
• Think holistically, situationally, and connect the dots
• Deeply understand boards – how they work, how to report to them, and how to get on them

Read more about Andrea's work in our community?here . Every membership includes two hours each year working with one of Athena's world-class executive coaches.?Learn more about membership here .

Your Relationship With Money

Salon snapshot: Choosing a money manager

“Peace of mind is really important to what we define as financial well-being. Financial well-being as a concept is really aligning your time, money, and resources with the things you care about most which are your passions and your purpose.”

~ Tama Smith in?Choosing a Money Manager/Financial Planner

Athena members ?can access the recording on-demand.

Salon snapshot: Conscious capitalism

“Conscious capitalism is a very different way to lead a company and build a company and it's rooted in a belief that business can and must be a force for good in the world. If you practice conscious capitalism, and you maximize for all stakeholders, you will actually be more profitable than if you take the narrow definition of just short-term shareholder-only maximization."

~ Christine Heckart in?Conscious Capitalism

Athena members ?can access the recording on-demand.

Join us: Creating an impact & lasting legacy

Join us on February 2 ?as Christine Heckart details how to create an impact & lasting legacy through investing. She’ll detail the six forms of capital (financial, intellectual, social, human, emotional, and spiritual) and how you can leverage each as a tool make an impact on the people, causes, and problems you care about most.

Listen In

Changing the face of investment, corporate leadership, and female entrepreneurship with Coco Brown

What would the world look like if more women invested in each other’s businesses, sat on more F1000 boards of directors, and made more investment decisions at top tier venture capital and private equity firms? Listen in as Athena Founder & CEO Coco Brown is interviewed on?The Wings of Inspired Business .

Happiness is an inside job with Liz Tinkham

Happiness is not someplace you go or something you do; it’s you learning how to come to peace with your story, making the best of a situation when it’s good, bad, and somewhere in between. Athena member Liz Tinkham has battled cancer and two broken legs and come out the other side with gratitude and happiness.?Listen in to her story ?on Voices of Athena.

Member News & Celebrations

Welcome new members

We are thrilled to welcome this week’s new members to the Athena community. They include Founders, CFOs, and VPs in operations, finance, and strategy. They come to us from leading organizations such as?Kaiser Permanente,?Google, and?HSBC.

Athena supports modern leaders as they reach their biggest career goals.?Learn more here.