Oringinally posted on News.Drake.edu: Drake University President Marty Martin announced today that Joseph Jones, a Drake alumnus and former legislative assistant to retired U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, has been hired as executive director of The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement. Jones will serve as the Institute’s first full-time executive director beginning Aug. 1. He worked as legislative assistant for Harkin’s office in Washington, D.C., from 2010 to 2013, and currently serves as senior vice president for government relations and public policy at the Greater Des … [Read more...]
John Shufeldt’s LeadershipYOU gives students career advice, helicopter ride
Originally posted on AZBigMedia.com: Four Arizona college students became the first winners of the LeadershipYOU Career Coaching Event, receiving career advice from a local entrepreneur and a helicopter tour. The winners flew in a helicopter over Phoenix and Scottsdale, which was flown by Dr. John Shufeldt, author of the book LeadershipYOU: Your Future Starts With You. The contestant winners also received a career coaching session, lunch and a signed copy of Shufeldt’s newest Outlier Series book, “LeadershipYou: The Future Starts with You” Students were selected for the coaching … [Read more...]
Woman Game Changer Anand Mahindra invests in women’s platform SheThePeople.TV
Originally posted on The Economic Times MUMBAI: Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has invested an undisclosed amount in digital storytelling platform for women, SheThePeople.TV, founded by journalist Shaili Chopra. Mahindra has invested in his private capacity in the video platform, which is building a much-needed digital media space and ecosystem for women achievers, and is dedicated to championing and promoting their success stories. "Women need a space that quenches their intellectual hunger, engages and empowers them with relatable content. With Shaili as founder, possessing … [Read more...]
Too Few Women Game Ghangers At The Top: Book on female empowerment in GCC paints bleak picture
Originally posted on The National by Tahira Yaqoob. Women achievers such as mountaineer Raha Moharrak are seen as the symbol of female empowerment in the GCC. But a new book sheds light on a stark disparity between the number of women graduates and those going into jobs. They come from all walks of life – electrical engineers, mountaineers, business executives and entrepreneurs. But there is one thing that unites the women depicted in a new book,Game Changers: How Women in the Arab World are Changing the Rules and Shaping the Future. It’s a fierce determination not to be held back by … [Read more...]