Leadership is experiencing a metamorphosis today. Its tried-and-true competencies are being tested (and sometimes even crushed) in our chaotic, always-on, hyper-connected, and competitive world. Conventional wisdom simply doesn’t have the same impact in the context of this new business environment. In writing a new book called, Leadership Unchained: Defy Conventional Wisdom for Breakthrough Performance, I […]
Looking back over her career, PwC’s Busisiwe Mathe says she wishes she had been as comfortable in her own skin when she first started as she is now; however, she understands that acquiring that confidence is all part of growing. “I believe that there was a lesson I needed to learn in everything I have experienced in my career,” she says.
Celebrations and recognition of women and women specific issues are being highlighted today around the world and inside corporate offices. Celebrating and making people aware of amazing women and their accomplishments is excellent. Shredding light on social, economic or cultural issues that do not get enough attention is also great.
Icelandic primary school children born in the 1970s and ‘80s expressed disbelief when told that a man could be President.
As a mentor, Beth Renner knows that women often need to find their voice—and when they do, it can be a powerful booster charge to their career. As she recounts, she was recently working with a long-term mentee who had finally applied for a position. When Renner had asked why she had hesitated, the mentee […]
“Be Bold and Take Risks to Be an Agent of Change” “If you expose people who are smart and hard working to opportunities – and provide them with an access point to begin a career – success follows,” says Goldman Sachs’ Erika Irish Brown. As Goldman’s new Chief Diversity Officer, Brown is responsible for driving […]
“When I entered the corporate world over 20 years ago, I believed that it was possible to achieve anything with hard work and discipline, and I still believe those are key ingredients to success,” says Valerie Peters, who serves as operations leader for Abbot Downing, a Wells Fargo business serving ultra-high-net-worth clients. Her career path […]
Whether you’re employed at your company’s headquarters and want to find out more about working in a branch office—or vice versa—relocating within your company can boost your career in a myriad of ways.
Most people have a well-crafted resume in their drawer just in case one day they might need it again. As time passes, the recruiters are more and more selective, so, exceptional resumes are harder and harder to compose. For instance, today’s most recruiters are using an ATS software for scanning potential candidates, and only if […]
For PwC’s Jeanelle Johnson, it’s the experiences gained from taking on new challenges and living overseas which have made her career path so rewarding. Having the right people around her was key to making it happen. “Finding your people is extremely important in feeling like you belong, and sometimes you have to be strategic to […]