The Glass Hammer was founded fifteen years ago (July, 2007) with the distinct intent of helping professional women – especially within financial services, law, technology, Fortune 500 – understand how to navigate their careers with the ultimate goal of advancing. The mission was to inform (provide expert career advice), empower (by bringing women together with […]
Too many leaders and organizations aren’t making it over the basic hurdles of credibility when it comes to employee well-being policies and DEI policies: that people believe what you say is truthful and that you’re committed to act in the ways you say. Indeed, the Women in The Workplace 2021 report found that while 70% […]
Most of us think that our beliefs are truth. But beliefs are not facts. Rather, they are a core part of our perceptual lens, and thus very powerful in shaping our everyday experiences. Psychologists refer to this as a perceptual set – a predisposition to perceive things in a certain way, which leads us to […]
LGBTQ+ is a form of invisible diversity that is both growing and significantly changing, especially among younger generations. Yet, many LGBTQ+ employees continue to report a lack of real inclusion and safety in the workplace. During Pride Month, let’s remember why valuing LGBTQ+ employees is not just about a month of celebration, adapted logos and […]
“When you’re building teams, you always want to be strongly committed to the diversity of your team’s experience and ideas,” says Mary Cassai. “You don’t want to have uniformity in thought or expertise, as it could challenge disruption and innovation.” Cassai is responsible for all operational oversight for Perioperative Services at NYP, including 140 operating […]
As part of celebrating Pride Month, The Glass Hammer features inspiring and empowering words on embracing wholeness, diversity and celebrating your difference – no matter what it is – from proud leaders from the LGBTQ+ community we have interviewed over the last five years. We re-share them in the spirit they inspire you to embrace […]
“Any difference you think you may have is not a shortcoming. It’s always your springboard,” says Valeria Vitola. “You have to embrace that diverse part of you, because it’s only through diversity that we thrive.” Born and based in Guatemala, Vitola speaks about why you have to dig even deeper to understand any problem, moving […]
Navigating one’s career as a working mother in technology is akin to holding a porcupine, while jumping through a ring of fire, and trying to put mascara on at the same time. It can be uncomfortable, it can make you feel hot, and we try to look our best while doing it all. In fact, […]
“People need to feel you’re hearing them and you’re answering truthfully on what you can deliver,” says Louise Carroll, who recently joined Katten as a partner in the Real Estate practice. “That skillset has served me in every situation — whether negotiating a deal, talking to politicians at the federal, state, and city level or […]
For more than a year, the employment world has experienced significant upheaval as millions of workers make a mass exodus from the traditional workplace: a phenomenon now commonly called ‘the Great Resignation’. Women leaders who recognize and avoid four common leadership failures in the workplace will be better placed to retain their best employees through […]