This is a great discussion by Harvard academic Sylvia Ann Hewlett on the continuing gender divide in technology ranks.Excerpt:Women, it turns out, are excelling in science, engineering, and technology (SET). In 2007, girls won both the Siemens and Intel science competitions and walked off with 53% of graduate degrees in the biological sciences. Despite the […]
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Leading for the Next Act: Why CEOs Must Evolve or Step Aside
Posted on 20 January 2009.
The secret to long-term CEO success, according to David Nadler, is conceiving of a CEO’s tenure as a performance with a series of distinct acts. “Each act requires the CEO to lead, think and behave in fundamentally different ways. The successful ones are those who are able to make the transitions,” says Nadler, a consultant […]
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When women won’t negotiate…the whole company suffers
Posted on 19 January 2009.
When you landed your current job, did you negotiate your salary or accept your employer’s first offer? If you’re a man, chances are you negotiated. If you’re a woman, you probably didn’t. This article helps managers address a deep-rooted workplace problem: when women don’t negotiate, the entire organization suffers. Left unchecked, gender disparities in negotiation […]
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Building the civilised workplace: Nasty people don’t just make others feel miserable; they create economic problems for their companies
Posted on 19 January 2009.
It’s a bigger problem than you might think—jerks and bullies in the workplace. Research shows that they not only hinder recruiting and retention but also raise levels of client churn, damage reputations, and diminish the confidence of investors. Robert Sutton, the author of this article, a Stanford University professor, argues that companies can take specific […]
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Women the rising stars of financial planning
Posted on 18 January 2009.
Membership statistics from the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) point to a surge in young women embracing financial planning as a career. Executive director Richard Klipin said that “a lot” of younger female advisers have been joining the AFA over the past two years, which he attributes partly to its recently launched GenX program. Click […]
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Building a Leadership Pipeline: Developing a Sustainable Supply of Leaders Ready to Execute Your Strategy—Now and in the Future
Posted on 18 January 2009.
From the CEO down—how many of your senior leaders will leave by 2010? If you answer more than half, you’re not alone. According to a recent study, 50 percent of all companies surveyed believed that more than half of their senior leaders would leave in the next 5 years. Who will assume these leaders’ roles? […]
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