Emerging leaders and women on their way up the ladder place high value on hearing and learning from the experiences of women who have made it to the top of their organizations. Finding ways to engage these busy executives is a challenge that many women's initiatives, networks and affinity groups face. So, what's working? Here are several examples:

Amgen telecast from their headquarters to all their sites a presentation by several of their most senior women. The theme was strategic relationships and each woman talked about how her strategic network has contributed to her success.

In RI, Amgen has senior women attend and/or facilitate Leading' Women's Self-Managed Solutions™ meetings on the Heart of Leadership. They're able to add Amgen-specific and personal commentary to the important leadership lessons in the series.

Last year for the first time, Prudential Retirement engaged a panel of senior women to speak to members of their Women's Leadership Forum.

At Burger King, senior women (and men) are actively recruited to participate in the Women's Leadership Forum's world-class mentoring program.

And Pfizer in Groton/New London has also successfully engaged senior women to facilitate Leading' Women's Self-Managed Solutions™ meetings on leadership. They have also introduced coaching clinics - opportunities for women on their way up to hear advice from senior women.

One woman executive wanted a way to engage a small group of high potential women - our Lessons in Leadership book club on "leading for outcomes" was the perfect solution.