Reading through contemporary leadership materials, one can easily begin to feel as though the key to success as a leader is little more than a numbers game. The literature is rife with examples of the “One leadership quality you can’t be without” or the “ten communication secrets that great leaders possess.” Yet anyone who has
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More often than not, it seems that the current attitude for interpersonal interaction in the workplace is ‘arm’s length, please.’ The acceptable middle ground for exchange requires striking a delicate balance between the cloying enthusiasm evinced by helicopter managers and the tentative overtures of friendship offered by co-workers seeking to avoid any behavior that might
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Over the course of her working life, a professional woman makes approximately $1 million less than her male counterpart. According to a study conducted by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, women need a Doctoral or Professional degree to make more than men with a Bachelor’s degree. The Wage Gap – Who Is To Blame? Often part of
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Early on in their careers, many emerging executives discover that planning their professional path is more challenging than they expected. This can be especially true for young women executives who are often faced with challenges that aren’t experienced by their male colleagues, such as starting a family while also working to advance their careers. Women
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This past July I was thrilled to launch the WE Interviews series. Since then, twice a month, this blog has featured an interview with a C-Suite woman, sharing her own struggles, triumphs, and, most importantly, her advice on how to build a successful career in the world of financial services. It has been an honor for me
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When the board members of KeyCorp were considering appointing Beth Mooney as Chairman and CEO, they knew she was beyond well-qualified, but they worried they didn’t know the real her. Mooney explained to the Wall Street Journal: “A board member in the interview process gave me an insight into where I was falling short among some of the men on
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August 21, 2012 was an important day for women. This was the day the Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters Tournament, finally ended its 80-year-long, men-only policy by admitting two women members – Condoleezza Rice, the former Secretary of State, and Darla Moore, a financier and former banking executive. Though it may read
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The quality that separates a good manager from a great leader can be summed up in one word: vision. A visionary leader is forward thinking, communicates a collective sense of purpose, and inspires confidence. The ability to craft and communicate a compelling vision is a necessary tool for anyone who wants to make it to the
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A robust professional network is an essential component of long-term success in business, especially for women. According to Boris Groysberg, professor at Harvard Business School, “Women face more institutional barriers at work than men do, and to make it, they have to rely more on their outside networks.” With another round of layoffs looming for
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In a recent Washington Post Op-Ed, Sallie Krawcheck posits that more diversity in the senior management of financial institutions will be critical moving forward. Why? According to the former President of Bank of America’s Global Wealth & Investment Management division, this will be key to preventing the sort of risky decisions that led to the
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