Contributed by Alison Miller, PhD & Peg Rowe, MS (Chicago, Tiara: Exceptional Women’s Coaching) Life is busy. Perhaps that’s a huge understatement. For many, life is moving at a very fast pace and it has become a never ending to do list. You have careers and personal lives and no matter how much you do […]
Contributed by executive coach Ann Daly, Ph.D. HR pros have a saying: “You don’t push yourself to the top, you get pulled there.” Which begs the question: Whose hand is reaching out to give you a lift? If the names aren’t leaping from your lips, then it’s time to take action. You need to assess, […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) This weekend saw the release of another study revealing the value of women in leadership roles. The study, by researchers at MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Union College, showed that the inclusion of women in a group can increase its effectiveness in decision making. The crux of the […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) Bringing gender parity in the office requires an effort across multiple facets of corporate life. There needs to be legislative efforts to ensure women can compete on a level playing field at the most basic level. There needs to be adequate corporate policies to promote an environment where women want to […]
Contributed by Beth Collinge of CTG – a division of ILX Group plc. While US investors focused on the prospects of more quantitative easing (QE2), in Europe attention remained fixed on sovereign debt concerns and fiscal austerity. Ireland was the centre of unwelcome attention, as credit rating agencies lowered their ratings of Irish banks and […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you’ve heard the buzz phrase “authentic self.” From diversity efforts and communication, to making those in the LGBT community feel more at ease in the workplace, this phrase du jour has come to encompass everything under the sun, especially as it […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Why do companies need women in leadership? According to a new book by Sally Helgesen, Writer and Leadership Development Consultant, and Julie Johnson, Executive Leadership Coach, women bring a different kind of vision to leadership than men. The book, The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work, reveals […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) Gender equality is still an issue at work, but it is not a women’s issue. Gender initiatives have traditionally focused on improving women’s participation in the workplace, but recently (in sociological terms, anyway) there has been a shift towards making ‘gender’ a gender-neutral problem. We need men to be part of […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) A recent Harvard Business Review article, “Why Men Still Get More Promotions than Women,” reports on some of the challenges emerging women face in mentoring programs. It points out the difference between mentoring and sponsoring and says that men are better at finding career-building mentors than women. Lauren Stiller Rikleen is […]
By Melissa De Witte (New York City) According to author and UC Hastings College of Law professor Joan Williams, the strongest form of discrimination in the workplace is against mothers. However, Williams goes on to assert that to shift this problem, national dialogue needs to move away from a maternal focus and address paternal responsibilities […]