By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Marie Picard, Counsel at ING U.S. Investment Management, believes strongly in the value of mentoring. “I really think it’s important to find people who can mentor and advise you – formally or informally. Find people you know and respect and look up to, who you are able to […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “Seize the opportunities,” says Jill Huntley, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship at Accenture. “There is luck everywhere. It just depends on whether you’re looking for it, if you can see it, and if you are ready to grab it when it’s there.” For example, Huntley began her career […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam Like the rest of us this week, I was shocked at the recent high level resignations of CIA Chief General Petraeus and President and Chief Operating Officer (and once-presumed CEO) of Lockheed Martin Chris Kubasik, due to sex scandals. How could these intelligent and rational men put their reputations […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A focus on the numbers may be what’s missing from efforts to advance women at corporations, say McKinsey’s Joanna Barsh, Director, New York Office; Sandrine Devillard, Director, Paris Office; and Jin Wang, Principal, Shanghai. Specifically, they should get into the really granular data on gender at every critical […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A new survey released last week by the UK’s Chartered Management Institute shows a significant gap in compensation, advancement prospects, and job security between men and women in the UK. At the management level, on average, women receive £10,060 a year less than men. That difference, after a […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Nancy Reyda, Managing Director and COO of Global Technology Business Solutions at Deutsche Bank, being a leader of change requires a delicate balance between vision and awareness. “There’s an art to leading transformational change that requires both passionate vision, undying confidence, and the resilient belief that […]
Contributed by Beate Chelette No matter where I go these days, I read and hear the word “authenticity.” It’s one of the big keywords circulating everywhere. But what’s it all about and how can it help your business? It’s hardly news that the world is changing, but there is an element of that change that […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Several years ago, I stepped into a career fair at my undergraduate university. As a 22-year old anthropology major, I had little direction regarding my future career. The first thing I noticed was that all of the other students were wearing suits and had fancy leather portfolios. Meanwhile, […]
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) In a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, Heidi Miller, who was formerly head of the international business line at J.P. Morgan, recommended that women in finance get comfortable with asking for more. In the article, Miller describes a time earlier in her career when she worked for Chemical […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam In these times when each of us is a knowledge worker and global economies are in turmoil, if we want to have greater control over our careers it’s critical that we define our personal brands. I often work with my executive coaching clients to help them create their personal leadership […]