By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) How many times have you heard a business leader announcing the oft-repeated refrain: “Diversity isn’t just the right thing to do – it means good business”? In a recent study by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Mindy Storrie, Director of Leadership Development, discusses the business imperative for gender equality. […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In a Forbes piece last month, Stacey Gordon, Managing Principal of The Gordon Group and former President of the National Association of Women MBAs asked why women need women-only networks. After all, if the majority of powerful people at this point are men, wouldn’t it be wise to […]
By Robin Madell, San Francisco Dual-career couples represent a large and growing segment of the international workforce. A 2011 study by the SPE Talent Council, which reported results from 93 countries, suggests that dual-career couples comprise about half of the workforce globally. According to a 2012 Catalyst study, nearly 60 percent of married couples with […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) To Pamela (PJ) Johnson, Managing Director and Global Head for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions Compliance at Citi, mentoring and developing individuals is a chief source of satisfaction. “I’ve worked on pieces of important legislation, including the USA PATRIOT Act, and a number of significant money laundering cases. […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam Does this situation sound familiar? You want to really go for that promotion but you don’t think you’re quite ready so you don’t raise your hand. You’ve been thinking about pursuing an entrepreneurial venture but are afraid of losing the steady paycheck so you don’t take the next step […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to a new study out of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, men and women view the gap between genders at the workplace very differently. For example, based on a study of 925 professionals involved in talent development at top companies in the US, 57% of men said the […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to McKinsey’s latest report on advancing women in US companies, “Unlocking the Full Potential of Women at Work,” one of the most impactful career moves women can make is to move into a line role. You don’t have to stay there forever, but getting profit and loss […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to the latest research from Catalyst, sponsoring high potential employees comes along with significant benefits. In addition to developing key allies and demonstrating your own leadership capabilities, sponsoring a protégé is correlated with compensation growth. How much? Catalyst says that during the 2008 to 2010 time period, […]
Contributed by Tanvi Gautam, PhD It was a quiet afternoon, as almost the entire team was out for an offsite retreat. It had been three months into my new job and I was left holding the fort. Then the phone rang. The CEO’s office wanted some analysis in an hour. Someone had to go and […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In a New York Times opinion piece this weekend, Cambridge research fellow John Coates describes with compelling detail the way hormones influence the behavior of (male) traders. He writes, “[Testosterone] produced by men (and, in lesser quantities, by women) primes the trader for the challenge ahead, just as […]