Around 65% of Americans believe it’s important for women to have role models when they are starting their careers. But with just 20 companies in the Fortune 500 having female CEOs, there’s a significant lack of role models for women.
In an article for the Harvard Business Review, Wendy Murphy argues that the role models we need are everywhere. Rather than looking to one person within the organisation to help us develop, we (women and men) should look everywhere for role models who can help us develop the specific skills we need to acquire.
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Borderless Consultants Rosalie Harrison and June Nilsson will present at the Women in Leadership Forum as part of the CPhI Congress in Barcelona on 5 October. One of the topics they will cover is mentoring and sponsorship. They would like to hear how if you have identified your skill gaps or a mentor that could help you develop. Share your thoughts ahead of the Forum via Twitter @borderlessexec #WomeninLeadership
At a time of shrinking DEI commitments and growing cynicism around corporate culture, Toni Thompson is paying close attention to what Etsy’s increasingly diverse and growing number of employees need to succeed. Since she joined Etsy in 2020, the company has expanded dramatically, transforming into a ‘house of brands’ with offices in Brooklyn, Chicago, London, Dublin, and Mexico City
Job swapping and job hopping, once viewed negatively, can now be a strategic move to advance the careers of Black professionals, offering an alternative and unconventional way for workers to control their own stability and boost earnings in a relatively short period of time.
During a women’s development program I once facilitated, a participant stood up to share her experience: “Nellie, one of my colleagues told me that I got promoted simply because I am a woman.” Her discomfort and disappointment were visible, and I could see by the expressions of others in the room that this was a familiar scenario. No surprise.
