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Want more diverse senior leadership? Sponsor junior talent

Want more diverse senior leadership? Sponsor junior talent

Sponsorship is emerging as a valuable tool for increasing diversity in an organization’s senior ranks. In this piece, Herminia and Nana von Bernuth define a number of dos and don’ts that apply specifically to the use of sponsorship to help the careers of promising employees from under-represented groups, and to boost diversity at the executive level.
The three phases of making a major life change

The three phases of making a major life change

The lockdown we all lived through created a period in which a lot of people had the opportunity to reflect on plans for a career change. But reflection alone doesn’t get people very far. Those who are mostly likely to act during this kind of period are those who actively engage in a three-part cycle of transition — one that consists of separation, liminality and reintegration.
Five leadership skills for the future

Five leadership skills for the future

Today, and even more so in the years ahead, we need leaders who can help transform their firms — so they become more agile, more innovative, more digitally savvy, more customer-centric, more inclusive, and more human.
Why killing the office won’t close the gender gap

Why killing the office won’t close the gender gap

Before this pandemic, research suggested women benefitted more from working from home than men. But there are three factors that indicate women are going to be at a disadvantage if we continue to work remotely.
Why WFH isn’t necessarily good for women

Why WFH isn’t necessarily good for women

By altering attitudes toward working from home (WFH), COVID-19 may have forever changed the way we work. According to a new MIT study, half of those who were employed before the pandemic are now working remotely.