“The ability to speak in front of a group is a very important tool. Taking the Stage teaches you that your opinions are as valuable as anyone else's. I have certainly seen members of my team more willing to speak up after participating in the ‘Taking the Stage’ program.”
– Richard Nesbitt, CEO, world markets, and COO, CIBC
“The ‘Taking the Stage’ program has profoundly impacted IBM women at all levels, encouraging them to speak up, communicate for impact, and become essential to their clients.”
– Lauren O'Donnell, global general manager and vice president, life sciences industry, IBM
“It is with excitement that I endorse Judith Humphrey's book. She is an excellent communicator and I wish her every success in delivering her powerful and helpful messages to a wide audience. Taking the Stage will touch thousands of women around the world in the most positive ways.”
– Micheline Bouchard, former CEO, Motorola Canada, and board member, International Women's Forum
“Over the past 10 years, our firm has been reporting on the unacceptably low numbers of women in senior executive positions. Those figures will change dramatically – for the better! – when women read Judith Humphrey's compelling new book, Taking the Stage. I will certainly be recommending it to all my female clients, and to those who have women on their teams.”
– Jay Rosenzweig, CEO, Rosenzweig & Company
“I love Taking the Stage. It spoke to me profoundly as I read it while on the subway in Seoul. It showed that we can embrace both the yin and yang, the female and male aspects of our natures. I truly believe that when we are able to harness both, we become better, stronger leaders. Judith Humphrey's brilliant book will show readers how to do just that.”
– Sharon Tan, vice president, HR/OD, Asia, Grohe Pacific PTE LTD
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Taking the stage: how women can speak up, stand out, and succeed/Judith Humphrey.
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