By Melanie H. Axman (Boston) Out of all the potential hurdles women face in the workplace, surprisingly the biggest challenge can sometimes be a lack of self-confidence. According to a survey titled, “Ambition and Gender at Work” [PDF] published by the European Institute of Leadership and Management, “There is a strong link between managers’ confidence […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Currently many young women on Wall Street don’t have senior women to reach out to and if they do, these women are too busy to be a mentor. Another theory, as uncomfortable as it may seem, is that senior women don’t feel it’s their job to help younger women coming […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam Are you achieving success in your career but still feel like you are not making the impact you have the potential to make? Are you successful but not deeply fulfilled by the work you do? McKinsey research from the Centered Leadership Project shows that, for women in particular, a […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A new study by McKinsey has shattered the notion that women aren’t rising to the top in significant numbers because they don’t want to be leaders. In fact, the report showed, women in middle management very much want to reach senior executive levels – even moreso than women […]
By Kelly Tanner (New York City) Executive coaching can be an effective tool for women looking to advance their careers, one that businesses can leverage as an investment in developing leaders. Dale Kurow, an executive coach based in New York City, says clients seek her services for a variety of reasons. Some are looking to […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Deborah Kaye, Managing Director and Senior Managing Counsel at the Bank of New York Mellon has spent her career focused on her goals and aiming for very high level of success – without taking no for an answer. Kaye, who was also the founder of the Financial Women’s […]
Contributed by Dr. Sylvia Lafair, Award Winning Author and Workplace Relationship Expert Performance reviews often send the same shudders through us that we remember from getting report cards in school. Old concerns and doubts cast big shadows. There is, for most super achievers a moment of nail biting, finger tapping, and stomach growling. When you […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A deep interest in economic development originally led Patricia Hammes to a career in project finance law at global law firm Shearman & Sterling. But as sustainable development has become increasingly important from a business standpoint, Hammes has become a passionate leader of the firm’s work in this […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) With Earth Day around the corner, The Glass Hammer has decided to take a look into why sustainability makes sense from a business standpoint. We’ve long pointed out that companies must take a broader look at the gender composition of their workforce and senior leadership if they are […]
Contributed by Liz O’Donnell, Author of HelloLadies.com Remember those reports of the “man-cession” and the “she-conomy” over the last couple of last years? It seems they may have been premature. According to a recent study from global accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton International, the number of women in senior management positions globally decreased to […]