Reaching the C-suite: Navigating the Path to Senior Leadership
For many women, the path to the C-suite is long, winding and lined with obstacles. The path taken by men is often smooth and straightforward.
Bridging the Gap: 7 Signs Your Organization Has a Broken Rung
Imagine a skyscraper where only those with a special pass ride to the top. Others must take an arduous climb up broken stairs, encountering locked doors and dead ends. This is what it’s like to be a woman in today’s business world.
Boards Need More Women Leaders: Business Benefits of Diverse Boards
Despite progress, women still hold only a small slice of Board seats. Diverse boards boost companies’ performance, while companies with homogenous boards lag behind. The statistics speak for themselves. Let’s break it down.
Enough Excuses: It’s Time to Bridge the Gender Pay Gap
The gender pay gap excuses don’t stand up. Here are some practical insights for achieving gender wage parity across your business.
The Importance of Allyship in the Workplace
The important role of peer allyship for women on the path to the C-suite and the value of mutual support and collaboration in driving gender diversity.
The Power of Sponsorship for Inclusive Leadership Teams
Sponsorship is an excellent way for organizations to facilitate gender balance and, by proxy, improve their bottom line.
Why the Fifth Industrial Revolution Needs Women Leaders
The Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) is likely to reshape how we live and work forever. But to survive and thrive in this new era, gender-diverse senior leadership is going to be more important than ever.
The Water Cooler Revolution
When Activision Blizzard – the company behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, two of the biggest game franchises ever – was sued last week by California State for breaking workplace protection laws, it went on the attack. It accused California’s action as “disgraceful and unprofessional” and labelled the state’s legislature “unaccountable state bureaucrats”. […]
Is Ambition a Dirty Word?
Is Ambition a Dirty Word? “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” ~ Steve Jobs. The VP of a large UK listed company lowered her eyes and whispered, “I want to be the CEO of this company”. It was as if just speaking her ambition out […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Do you risk losing the goodwill and relationships you’ve built over years? What if you make a wrong move and it doesn’t work out? How do you decide? One of the most common questions we get asked is “Should I stay or should I go?” Women tend to […]
