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Connie Glaser

Connie Glaser is one of the country's leading experts on gender communications and women's leadership issues. Her best-selling books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are among the most widely-read and influential books on women's success in business today. She was recently named Businesswoman of the Year by Office Depot for her role in helping thousands of women "break the glass ceiling."


Connie Glaser

A regularly featured media guest, Connie has appeared on The Today Show, Bloomberg News, CNN, and NBC Nightly News. Her syndicated column "Winning at Work" appears in the Atlanta Business Chronicle and leading business publications around the country.

As a keynote speaker and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, Connie is recognized for her ability to address challenging workplace issues with insight and humor. Her client list includes FedEx, Time Warner, AT&T, ESPN, Deloitte & Touche, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Xerox, and the U.S. Navy.

With a Master's Degree from the University of Michigan, Connie has served as faculty member for the American Institute of Banking and the International Management Council. She has also served as guest lecturer at Emory University, University of North Carolina, and Georgia Tech.

Connie's latest book, What Queen Esther Knew, has been described as "A fabulous tale of politics, leadership, and ethics." The book's themes of leadership, credibility, and integrity resonate as powerfully today as they did 2000 years ago.

Her previous best-seller, Swim with the Dolphins, established "a new navigational map for women in management." Offering an updated role model for women, Dolphins has been ranked among the Top Ten Books on Women in Business, and has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Bulgarian, and Hebrew.

Recognized for her insights on diversity and the women's market, Connie has served as Chairman of the Travel Advisory Council for Crowne-Plaza and Inter-Continental Hotels. She also serves on the Women's Advisory Board for Office Depot, and the Advisory Board for Emory University's Graduate Women in Business.

Connie's newest book, GenderTalk Works: 7 Steps for Cracking the Gender Code at Work will be published in early 2007 and is already garnering critical acclaim for offering "breakthrough solutions for more meaningful communication between men and women in the workplace."

Topics:

Communicating Effectively
Gender Communications
Leveraging Gender and Age Differences
Women and Leadership