Contributed by Tracey Carr of eve-olution Over the past seven years, we have had the privilege of having over 1500 hundred women go through our leadership programmes. The women have largely worked in the professions for large Blue Chip organisations and have been in the marshmallow layer, ready to take the next step into senior […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart Can you recommend resources for exploring careers and learning about the skills/education needed to be successful in that career? A lot of the advice I’ve seen about researching a career change focuses on talking to people in the target career. There is definitely merit to this: these people know […]
Two years ago, the new President of the Asia Pacific division of Baxter International, a company which develops and manufactures healthcare products, set a lofty goal: to achieve a 50/50 gender balance across management-level and critical positions throughout the 14 countries in the region (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) “One of the things I’m worried about is the impact of the economy on women’s initiatives,” says Carol Frohlinger, Esq. Frohlinger is the cofounder of Negotiating Women Inc. and co-author of “Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success.” Negotiating Women provides negotiation […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) “As a temporary secretary without the first clue about how business worked, I would never have seen myself ten years down the road as a senior manager working outside of the U.S.,” says Dale Meikle, Regional Human Capital Communications Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Dale says it was “total chance” that she ended […]
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group Mergers and Acquisitions India’s biggest mobile operator Bharti Airtel is talking to South African rival MTN about a cross shareholding deal that could lead to a full merger. Under the proposal MTN would acquire 25% of Bharti with a cash payment of $2.9bn as well as […]
by Caroline Shannon (Dayton, Ohio) It’s uncommon for a C-Suite executive to hope for the demise of her company. Many of them are just praying they stay afloat. But when you are working to preserve the stunning waters and beaches that surround the world, coming to a time where your work is no longer needed […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) “Four Bottomless Closet clients are now homeowners in the New York City area,” Tami Peter says proudly. For those of us who are homeowners, that doesn’t sound like much. But when you understand what Bottomless Closet does – and what Tami has invested to get those four women there – you […]
Contributed by Michelle Fabio A recent survey of more than 650 managerial women by the Simmons School of Management in Boston has concluded that women business leaders are indeed risk takers, contrary to the common misconception that they are risk-averse; as a glaring example, according to the report, the current financial crisis is often characterized […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) On Thursday, May 21st, Xerox Corporation announced Ursula Burns, the current president of the company, will take over as CEO effective July 1 replacing current chief Anne Mulcahy. Mulcahy, who is retiring, will remain as chairman of the board. While Burns’ appointment may be business as usual inside Xerox, it is […]