Pat Jones
Former state senator Pat Jones started the Women’s Leadership Institute to educate businesses in ways they can help build female leadership. The organization is celebrating its 10th anniversary. (Photo courtesy of WLI/ Kinser Studios).

Peri Kinder
The City Journals

Five years ago, the Ken Garff Automotive Group had a 112 percent turnover rate for women on its sales team. It was a warning signal that the company’s culture, environment and leadership weren’t as healthy as they should have been. Joe Barnard, vice president of human resources at Ken Garff, reached out to Pat Jones, CEO of the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI), to create solutions that would empower both men and women.

“Listening to Pat and listening to our employees caused us to think differently about the employee experience. For the first time in Please log in to see the rest of this story.