Are you up to establishing a structured mentorship program in your organization – and are they ready for it? Years ago, when I was rising through the ranks of a corporate career, I didn’t have the benefit of a mentor. In fact, mentors in the workplace — especially for women — were hard to come […]
How to Make Gender Equality a Priority in the Corporate World – and Why We Should
If women in leadership positions boosts performance numbers, as the research shows, then all companies must surely be pushing to make gender equality a priority. But that’s not exactly the case. The needle that marks progress in gender equality in the corporate world is moving forward at a painstaking pace, and no one knows that […]
3 Ways Women Can Make a Mark in STEM Careers
Here’s the good news: The push to hire more women in the tech sector has resulted in a rise of the number of women in the workforce. Here’s the bad news: That rise is beginning to slow. The truth is, women are still underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). According to the U.S. […]
Women Must Break Through Bias For A Seat At The Table
If you could travel through time and tell suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony about the progress women have made in the last 100 years, they would probably laugh in your face in disbelief. They probably couldn’t imagine a world where women lead Fortune 500 companies, control their lives and bodies, and are […]
Flexible Leadership Styles Produce Better Results
Leadership styles heavily influence an organization’s culture. In fact, your leadership style can determine whether your team works together harmoniously or whether it carries tension into every project and interaction. A team’s foundation can fracture when a leader’s style clashes with his or her subordinates, and can lead to deflated morale — or worse — […]