It would be hard to argue that there has ever been a better time to be a professional woman, but despite making up close to 50% of America’s workforce, women are still very under-represented in executive roles (just 5.2% of Forbes 500 CEOs are women). Smart companies that understand the value of diversity and well-read […]
Female executives can leverage a data driven approach to make an impact in business Sixty-three percent of IT leaders say their IT budget is increasing, according to the 2015 Society for Information Management (SIM) IT Trends Study. More than 1,000 senior IT leaders and CIOs responded, and based on the results, one trend is clear: […]
For Mary McDowell, the secret to a fulfilling career is finding a work environment that works for you. “You’re going to work a lot, and work hard. Make sure you choose a career path that you are passionate about and that you’re working with people who bring out your best. You are going to spend […]
I’ll take it. This simple, but powerful phrase has been the mantra of Lori Fellela, senior director at TIAA-CREF. “I’ve been fortunate throughout my career to have leaders who’ve given me feedback and the opportunity to take on more challenges, and part of that is because I have been the person who has stepped up […]
“Anything worth having is worth fighting for,” says Maureen Erokwu, CEO of Vosmap. “We hear success stories about career journeys, but more people need to see what the process looks like and understand that it’s going to be hard. Sometimes we give up right before it all comes together, but you have to go through […]
Recently, tech-news website The Verge published a report on diversity at at the U.S.’s biggest technology companies. In data scraped from Equal Employment Opportunity reports filed with the government, the article revealed official stats on workforce diversity at Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, Intel, Microsoft, and Twitter. The numbers weren’t assuring. While women made up 47% […]
Donna Wells, CEO of Palo Alto-based Mindflash, has managed teams as large as 150 and budgets of $250 million at companies such as American Express and Expedia. She’s also held senior roles with organizations including Intuit and Charles Schwab. She has served as CXO for three Silicon Valley start-ups, including Mint.com, where she came in […]
“When you see someone doing a great job, applaud her,” advises Alaina Percival, the CEO of Women Who Code. “It’s more difficult for women to talk about their career successes, but if you don’t, no one will know to recruit you, ask you to speak at their conference or invite you to be on their […]
“If there’s a fundamental disconnect in the area of diversity, businesses will not have the outcomes they could, as there will be significant lapses in their performance,” says Citi’s Naveed Sultan. “That’s how important I believe this issue is, not only to me, but to our organization as a whole.” As head of the Treasury […]
“The skills you need to navigate the corporate world are ‘earned,’ not ‘learned,’” says PayPal’s Christina Smedley, who is quick to clarify that doesn’t mean that newer professionals don’t offer value to add. She believes that you have to find ideas from anyone around you and cites her experience with creative interns as an excellent […]