Golf Tournaments And Conferences: KPMG Edition

Having watched Humana and the Clinton Foundation build and then fumble the opportunity merge pro golf with making the world a better place through discussion of "Health Matters", it was encouraging to see what KPMG, the LPGA and PGA of America did this week in bringing top female executives for a pre-event summit.

While some will view these kinds of conferences as a gimmick or something more sinister, I admire companies who do not simply wheel out the CEO for the ghastly broadcast booth interview and instead take the opportunity to highlight their interests when they go beyond mere brand building.

Beth Ann Nichols filed this report on the KPMG summit that featured several speakers and discussions about the role of women in corporate America.

Creating confidence in next-generation female leaders was a point of emphasis for Lynne Doughtie, KPMG U.S. chairman and CEO-elect. KPMG surveyed more than 3,000 professional and college women in the U.S. and found that six in 10 said they aspire to be a senior leader of a company or organization. More than half aspire to serve on a board.

But six in 10 also said they find it difficult to see themselves as a leader and were cautious about taking steps toward leadership roles.

Maggie Wilderotter, executive chairman of Frontier Communications, said women have two hands: one to push themselves forward and one to pull another woman along.