Want to retain your best and brightest? There’s one specific thing that makes employees stay put: Being shown respect. That’s according to employee happiness research firm TINYpulse. A third (32%) of employees are less … [Read more...]
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How will you celebrate International Women’s Day?
For a woman in leadership, International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 is a day that belongs to you. It is a day to celebrate all that you’ve accomplished. … [Read more...]
Leading with Empathy: Why It’s More Important Than Ever
How empathetic are you? Are you in tune with your team? Empathy’s considered such a vital skill that there’s a new focus on empathy training, which is sweeping through Fortune 1000 companies like Cisco and Ford. … [Read more...]
It’s National Mentoring Month: Who Are You Mentoring?
Hopefully, you’ve had several influential mentors to help guide you throughout the various stages of your career. But how are you doing at returning the favor? … [Read more...]
Women Leaders Boost STEM Fields—the Numbers Prove It
Are you a woman who works in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) profession? Even if you don’t, we bet you do interact with women in STEM fields to do your job. There’s some solid proof that having women in … [Read more...]
Leadership Envy—Do We Really Have Each Other’s Back?
You’ve risen through the ranks at your workplace after years of hard work. You love what you do and who you work for. And to boot, you’ve had the company of some other great women to work alongside as you climbed to a top … [Read more...]
2 Keys To Make The Most Of Your Role As Mentor
Hopefully, you’ve had several influential mentors to help guide you throughout the various stages of your career, whether in a formal or informal arrangement. How are you doing at returning the favor? … [Read more...]
Calling All Working Women: How Ready Are You for Retirement?
The road to retirement has a lot more bumps for working women. According to the Department of Labor, only 44% of working women age 21-64, participate in a retirement plan. Additionally, working women have more career … [Read more...]
New Norm: Women Bolstering Other Women at Work
Why don’t women in the workplace help other women? Are we competing for each other’s jobs? Are we so mean-spirited that we don’t want to see other women succeed? Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo’s chair and CEO, tackles these … [Read more...]
Time as a Commodity: How You Can Reclaim Yours
What if you could get 2-3 hours back in your work day? That is the amount of time the average person wastes per day and it’s not due to laziness. Instead today’s workforce is victim to distraction, messy desks, breaks in … [Read more...]