6 Tips for Adopting the WE Mindset
Despite gender bias and imbalance, millions of women are forging successful leadership roles in finance and other industries. What is the mindset that sets them apart? Here’s what we have [...]
Is There a Pink Elephant in the Room?
Some believe that having made their way to top positions, senior women-executives might hire and encourage more women. But much of the time, it doesn’t play out that way. Research [...]
Invest in Girls – Helping to Bring Them Up
Recently, our WE blog has been looking closely at the changes organizations are making to bring more women into positions of advanced responsibility—whether it’s instilling quotas for more diverse boards [...]
Who’s In Your Corner?
There’s something of a debate raging in the management world these days, sparked in large part by the publication of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new bestseller, Lean In: Women, Work, [...]
What Do You Need to Lead?
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 [...]
Do Women Execs Pull the Ladder Up Behind Them?
At a recent event celebrating women in technology, Tina Fey had some words of wisdom for women looking to succeed in a male-dominated industry. Fey said: “Don’t get too comfortable being the only [...]
WE Interviews: Linda Gibson
Linda Gibson, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Distribution at Old Mutual Asset Management The old adage, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” seems tailor-made [...]
WE Interviews: Maliz Beams
Maliz Beams, CEO of ING Retirement Maliz Beams CEO ING RetirementWhen Maliz Beams, CEO of ING Retirement, one of the most influential women in the highly competitive retirement industry, and [...]
Why Sponsorship Matters
Co-Opting the Old Boy’s Club Ilene H. Lang, president and CEO of Catalyst, made a surprising statement in the Harvard Business Review: “Catalyst has advised companies for decades on how [...]
How Am I Doing? – The Power of Constant Feedback
A performance appraisal is a complicated interaction between a manager and an employee. Employees can be fearful of negative feedback that could stunt their potential career advancement, and even result [...]