What can training function do to help women achieve top positions? The question cannot be answered until females become truly interested in achieving top positions. How can women maximize the benefits of an organization and simultaneously leverage their impact within that organization? Achieving top positions for the sake of having a top position isn't enough. Organizations led by self-motivated individuals sooner or later suffer negative consequences. Writer Kaplan-Leiserson's article sited statistics that indicate that the desire is not there from an early age. HR practitioners should create opportunities for women to hear from other women about business, trends, strategic goals, and preparing for the future. Offer a class for men to discuss family-workplace issues. Trainers should reach out to the community to educate young girls on the energy, excitement, and fun of a vibrant company. Organizations need to find money, child care, transportation and create explicit performance measures to ensure that women continue on educational pathways for leadership learning.