Contributed by Beate Chelette There has been lots of talk these days about introverts and extroverts, generated by the bestselling book Quiet: The Power of the Introvert in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Herself an introvert, author Susan Cain writes that introverts are “too often denigrated and frequently overlooked in a society that’s held […]
By Michelle Clark (Keene, New Hampshire) What does the sound of your voice have to do with your level of corporate success? Apparently a lot, according to “Voice pitch and the labor market success of male chief executive officers,” a research paper recently published by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Evolution and Human […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Renee Haugerud, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Galtere Ltd., issued a challenge for young women in the investment space. “It really is an industry where you have to be a self starter. So dare to be bold. Dare to have a view point. Take everything you know […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A new study [PDF] suggests that managers can boost team performance by offering “prosocial” bonuses. The study’s authors say that teams do better when individuals get bonus compensation which they are then instructed to spend on another team member or a charitable group. The Harvard Business School working […]
By Robin Madell, San Francisco Imagine if you were able to recruit women from across the country to spend hundreds of hours debating how best to help women stay on the leadership track at American companies. Then imagine what might happen if a small group of those women spent countless more hours distilling the resulting […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A new McKinsey report suggests that while tracking and analyzing diversity metrics is important for success in gender parity, we should not downplay the importance of personal experience. Leaders should be encouraged to engage in storytelling, McKinsey suggests, making their connection to diversity personal. Lareina Yee, a Principal […]
By Michelle Clark (Keene, New Hampshire) According to a recent study by Mercer, the percentage of women assigned to international projects currently sits at 13 percent, a 3 percent increase from 2010. Mercer’s research suggests that 39 percent of companies say that employees with international experience are promoted more quickly, it is encouraging to see […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam Want to get choice assignments? Want to make more money? Want to have a bigger impact? Get sponsored. Only 13 percent of women leaders have sponsors according to data from the Center for Talent Innovation. How do the rest of us get the right sponsors? Sponsors are the people […]
So you read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, and perhaps like our editor liked it more than you expected to. Now what? The messages in the book are a powerful call to action to do more than just read and move on. The author’s expressed hope at the end of the book is that women will […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Suzanne Muir, a Global Client Partner at Capco, a financial services consulting firm, women would benefit by reaching out to one another more often. “We don’t collaborate enough. I don’t see enough women keeping up with peers. Women need to stick together and I really encourage […]