Sexism happens regardless of age, status. Even Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank & former IMF head, still experiences it (and there’s ‘sofa-gate’). Lagarde says “not only is it offensive…but it’s a huge waste of opportunity and it’s a huge waste of talent.”Read More
This new year is an opportunity to take a whole new perspective on who you want to be in 2021, on your career, and how you want to spend the next 12 months. To develop your 2021 goals, it may be tempting to just grab your 2020 goals, and update them, maybe changing a date… Continue reading Think About Your Goals For 2021 Differently
Thunberg made her position clear from the start, telling the Committee in her opening remarks that, “It is the year 2021. The fact we are still having this discussion, and even more, that we are still subsidizing fossil fuels directly or indirectly using taxpayer money is a disgrace.”Read More
The first Earth Day may have been in 1970 – 51 years ago – but it seems like the financial markets are just now taking notice. The financial markets took several key steps recently to address climate change risks and help investors, regulators and business leaders report on them. Here are 5.Read More
If you’ve ever been asked if you’re “coachable” in a job interview it may have made you uncomfortable, but at least they were being upfront. The truth is, most hiring managers (for any level role) are probably sizing up how coachable you are. Here are insights on what they look for.Read More
Picture “what’s in the future for you” – Your vision of your future will evolve over time – like as a result of a pandemic or a new career opportunity – but it’s important to decide what you want your life to look like in 5, 10, 20 years and then start planning for that… Continue reading Best Career Tips To Maximize 2021’s ‘New Normal’—So Far
Without a national paid maternity leave policy, U.S. firms must decide whether to provide paid leave. But for small companies and start-ups, the decision isn’t so easy. With limited funds, offering the benefit can be a struggle, but increasingly, employees are choosing firms that offer the best leave options. But there are ways that small… Continue reading How Small Companies Can Offer Great Paid-Leave Programs
Katalin Karikó began her innovative work on mRNA in the 1970’s but suffered ridicule and repeated rejection for decades. At the University of Pennsylvania in the 1990’s, Karikó’s work to apply mRNA “to fight disease was deemed too radical, too financially risky to fund. She applied for grant after grant, but kept getting rejections, and in 1995, she… Continue reading Who Is ‘Credible’? Women Innovators Are Different
The upheavals of 2020, triggered mostly but not only by the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic shutdown required to try to stop the spread of it, forced leaders to see their places in the economy and their organizations very differently, and to respond. Fast. In this new reality, almost none of the existing policies and practices applied, because they were too slow, irrelevant or ineffective. This tumultuous year also taught us of all – and especially the world’s leaders across sectors many of whom gathered virtually for the WEF 2021 for the first time – many lessons that we will need to both eliminate covid-19 and to emerge from it stronger and better. Here are 9 lessons leaders learned from 2020 and Covid-19, so far, as reflected in WEF 2021:
“This is really a pivotal moment for businesses, for brands to behave the best way possible as citizens and to contribute in the best way they can for the public good, rather than to be seen as a good company,” Anne Bahr Thompson, branding expert and author of “Do Good: Embracing Brand Citizenship to Fuel… Continue reading 6 Questions Leaders Need To Ask Post-Covid. Welcome To The ESG Era
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