At one time she moved her young family to Singapore for work, traveled frequently from the United States to Latin America on business and left a high profile job to raise two daughters. A few years later, Stephanie Holt returned to the workforce and successfully reinvented herself at an investor focused start-up firm. As a […]
If you’re a female analyst on Wall Street, you’re probably achieving lower returns on your social connections than your male peers. Because who you know matters when it comes to firms you handle, but it matters way more if you’re a man. A new working paper by Lily Fang, an associate professor of finance at […]
As a leader, do the values of your organization speak through your actions? A recent article in The Journal of Values-Based Leadership reminds us that Steve Jobs said, “The only thing that works is management by values.” It’s no surprise that companies like Apple who foster a values-based approach in their leadership culture create connections […]
I’m sure you’ve heard of the power of positive thinking or the Law of Attraction by now. But if you’ve somehow escaped the daytime talk shows, multitude of online articles, and your friends’ comments about the subject, the idea in a nutshell is that your thoughts determine your circumstances. In other words, you attract positive […]
Kelli Washington knows the value of understanding an organization inside and out. She began her post-undergraduate career in the financial services industry, where she spent 10 years at Edward Jones as a due diligence analyst and portfolio manager. She began in a rotational program that gave her an inside view of departments like operations or […]
Leadership Self-Efficacy & Gender Similar to a sense of confidence, self-efficacy is the psychological term used to measure a person’s belief in their capacity to achieve their goals. Research shows that a person’s degree of self-efficacy has a significant impact on the kinds of goals they choose, and the amount of effort and persistence they […]
Currently, Boards Are Underperforming and a recent article in HBR went further to declare that “boards aren’t working.” Boards are failing at “their core mission: providing strong oversight and strategic support for management’s efforts to create long-term value.” Bartman & Wiseman reported that boards are at the top of the blame list for pressuring companies […]
Venture capitalist Jeanne Sullivan’s bio is one that defies history. Hers is the resume that appeared – under a woman’s name – thirty years ahead of the pack. She was a partner in Olivetti, and hammered out 40 tech deals in seven years, which “emboldened me,” she says, as Sullivan was “sitting at the table […]
Don’t opt out before you ever get a chance to start your career. That’s the advice from Esther Jansen, a Shearman & Sterling partner in Frankfurt who took opportunities as they were presented to grow her career. Today a well-known and highly-regarded lawyer who advises on German and cross-border finance transactions, Jansen began her legal […]
It’s all about giving good people chances—not about whether they’re a man or a woman. That’s the philosophy of Dave Meisel, who manages the full lifecycle of transportation needs at PG&E, from vehicle specification to maintenance to disposal. Starting his career as a mechanic, Meisel has worked in corporate America with a series of national […]