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In the board room with Lucy Marcus

[shortyawards]

Lucy Marcus joins the #Marketing Jury on the Real-Time Academy for the Shorty Awards

We're happy to announce that Lucy Marcus (@lucymarcus), CEO of Marcus Venture Consulting, Reuters boards & leadership columnist and host of “In the Boardroom with Lucy Marcus” has joined the #Marketing Jury on the Real-Time Academy for the 5th Annual Shorty Awards.

Lucy is also Professor of Leadership and Governance at IE Business School and was a finalist in the #Finance category at the 4th Annual Shorty Awards.

The Shorty Interview with Lucy P. Marcus

What's your favorite Twitter app?

Tweetdeck (version 0.38.2)

Twitter or Facebook?

I like them both for different things, but I am more active on Twitter. I've also grown to like LinkedIn for sharing/conversation too.

What feature should Twitter add?

I wish they would allow the old form of RT on the Twitter site..

What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?

There are too many to count! I've met a whole world of people interested in the same things that I may not have met otherwise.

How do you make your tweets unique?

I tend to comment on the links I share & sharing great content & news that might not be in the mainstream.

How long can you go without a tweet?

Not terribly long, I'm afraid...

What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?

That it is frivolous. It is an extraordinary place for the exchange of ideas.

Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?

I really like the whole #corpgov and #csr hashtags.

How do you decide what to tweet?

I tweet articles that I think are important or that I learned something from, ideas that deserve to be shared

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[parkparadigm]

We need to start early to make sure girls know they are capable of reaching great heights. It starts in the youngest years of their schooling with words of encouragement and aspiration.

Developing Women Leaders: Five Essentials | LinkedIn

[parkparadigm]

Connecting with people and innovative ideas is more important than ever. To my mind, in a world where new and interesting ideas can come from anywhere, true value is found by breaking through the silos of sector-only or country-only knowledge and relationships. In such a world, it is not about the number of people you know or the mountain of business cards you collect, but rather about the depth and authenticity of the relationships you build and sustain, the depth and maturity of the connection you have with one another, and about valuing and nurturing the free flow of ideas.

What it Means Today to be 'Connected' - Lucy P. Marcus - Harvard Business Review

[parkparadigm]

When I see a business with a board that has a preponderance of people with similar, if not identical, profiles, it is a signal that it is not a healthy business. It is a canary in a mine that says that they are not looking after the fundamentals of the business. Non-diverse boards set my alarm bells ringing because it is good corporate governance and good business sense to have diversity of thought and experience, knowledge and understanding, perspective and age and a reflection of a whole range of a business's stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and the communities in which they operate. If a board is not diverse, it makes me wonder about the business as a whole.

Lucy P. Marcus: Beyond Optics: Why Board Diversity Really Matters

Well said!  Agree 100% and have seen how homogeneous groups of (mostly smart) executives and non-executives can fail catastrophically (but they feel safe/unthreatened while doing so...) - you want to hang out with your clones? Fine. Join a club. Not for the boardroom...