You Didn’t Land Your Dream Job. Now What?
23/11/2019
fStop Images – Caspar Benson/Getty Images No professional has a perfect record: at some point, you’ll apply for what seems like a dream job — and be rejected. Taking a little time to wallow is natural. But eventually, you have to will yourself to move on. That doesn’t mean giving up on your dream, but […]
How to Manage the Emotional Roller Coaster of a Job Search
21/11/2019
Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Most of us, at some point in our career, will conduct a job search — if not several of them. While it can be a time of excitement and hope about new opportunities to come, it can also be a time of great uncertainty and anxiety. Not only will you likely feel […]
5 Simple Rules for Strategy Execution
15/11/2019
Bjarte Rettedal/Getty Images In survey after survey, the execution of carefully developed strategy comes in as a key problem that evades solution by executives. They acknowledge that they can’t seem to get it right. It’s one thing to design a strategy in the boardroom and quite another to get it operating at all levels of […]
A Guide to the Big Ideas and Debates in Corporate Governance
13/11/2019
ronstik/Getty Images Corporate governance has become a topic of broad public interest as the power of institutional investors has increased and the impact of corporations on society has grown. Yet ideas about how corporations should be governed vary widely. People disagree, for example, on such basic matters as the purpose of the corporation, the role […]
How dual-career couples find fulfilment at work
02/10/2019
The struggle to balance two demanding careers is a dilemma that many employees face daily. Our recent study of more than 35,000 workers with spouses or live-in partners in a variety of professional sectors found that 89 percent of women and 70 percent of men are part of a dual-career couple (DCC)—a couple in which […]
Are these the 6 best science books of 2019?
01/10/2019
A boost for women writing about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the 35-year-old became the fifth woman to take the prize in as many years – and was praised by the panel of judges for challenging their own perceptions by exposing the systemic discrimination caused by the data gap. Judge and author Dorothy Koomson said, […]
Should You Accept a Lower-Level Job After a Career Break?
23/09/2019
Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images It’s a dilemma in the career re-entry world: What level is the right level to return to after a career break? Returning professionals who take a lower-level position than the one they were in before their career break may worry they are selling themselves short. Employers can be confused by the relauncher who […]
To Build an Inclusive Culture, Start with Inclusive Meetings
10/09/2019
Nicholas Rigg/Getty Images Chances are you’ve attended a meeting today. Was it time well spent or a soul-draining exercise in futility? Although no two meetings are the same, their collective impact on the culture of a company is significant. Meetings matter. They are the forum where people come together to discuss ideas, make decisions, and […]
Why Are We So Bad at Choosing the Right Job?
04/09/2019
RyanJLane/Getty Images What would be your perfect job? Although there are well-defined parameters around what people actually want from work, our career-related choices are not always consistent with those parameters — even when we are consciously aware of them. Consider that most of us want just three specific things from our jobs, namely: Of course, […]
5 Steps for Tying Executive Compensation to Sustainability
05/08/2019
Thomas Jackson/Getty Images The final link in the chain of improving corporate accountability for sustainability is to tie improvements to pay. In our last article, we explained that companies should use incentives to motivate executives to tap big strategic opportunities related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. Now we want to describe how these […]
How to Onboard New Hires at Every Level
21/07/2019
artpartner-images/Getty Images Most large companies do a good job with the basics of signing up and orienting new employees, but far fewer have processes that address the biggest challenges these hires face in fully integrating into their teams and coming up to speed in their roles. For example, in surveys of HR executives, just 29% […]
Do Your Diversity Efforts Reflect the Experiences of Women of Color?
17/07/2019
Image Source/Getty Images In a previous job, Minda Harts corrected her manager who was celebrating the company for “having the most diverse leadership across the country in our industry.” When Harts, now an assistant adjunct professor at New York University, pointed out that their organization shouldn’t be celebrating their diversity numbers just yet — all […]
Why Having a Target Salary in Mind Can Derail a Job Negotiation
15/07/2019
LockieCurrie/Getty Images One of the most daunting tasks when you hit the job market (particularly for the first time) is negotiating your salary. The conversations often don’t feel fair because of the information asymmetry. The person you’re negotiating with knows what the firm generally pays people and is likely to have more experience with these […]
6 Causes of Burnout, and How to Avoid Them
13/07/2019
Bryan Mullennix/Getty Images A fog of burnout surrounds you: You’re perpetually exhausted, annoyed, and feeling unaccomplished and unappreciated. Everything in you wants to quit your job. But is that the best choice? Ultimately only you can know what is right in your situation. But there is research that can help you determine whether you can […]
5 Signs That Your Family Business Might Have an Ethics Problem
25/06/2019
Sunny/Getty Images When he was attending his grandfather’s funeral, Robert Pasin, the CEO of Radio Flyer, was overwhelmed by the outpouring of affection and respect for the family patriarch, who had originally founded the third generation family business, which manufactures toys. “All these people who worked in the factory, all these suppliers, they told me […]
How to Help Your Team with Burnout When You’re Burned Out Yourself
18/04/2019
FangXiaNuo/Getty Images As a manager, you want to do right by your employees and support them through intense work periods so they don’t get burned out. But this can be a challenge when you’re feeling overly stressed yourself. How can you take care of yourself so that you have the time and energy to support […]
Could gendered language be responsible for excluding women from power?
17/04/2019
Nevertheless, any discussion about the link between language and gender discrimination often results in predictable comments about the trivial nature of the issue. It is this attitude that contributes to perpetuating male power and authority at the expense of women. Language defines women’s position as inferior in relation to men. Unlike some other languages, English […]
These are the best countries for female workers
10/04/2019
The two top spots are unchanged, with Iceland’s position as the top performer strengthened by an increase in female labour force participation and a fall in the female unemployment rate. One reason for Sweden’s consistently high performance is its progressive parental leave legislation, which actively encourages men to use their statutory time off. The rest […]
Sales Teams Aren’t Great at Forecasting. Here’s How to Fix That.
21/03/2019
Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Though AI and other advanced technologies have been applied to improve forecasting accuracy, sales leaders still get blindsided by forecasts that turn out to be embarrassingly overinflated. That’s because the root causes of most inaccuracies are not faulty algorithms but all-too-human behavior. Here are five of the most harmful such behaviors: Withholding […]
How to Get Booked as a Podcast Guest
20/03/2019
More and more professionals are tuning into podcasts as an information-packed complement to their daily commute, workout, or chores. Indeed, there are now an estimated 660,000 podcasts and 26% of Americans listen to at least one per month. As a result, podcasts have become a powerful marketing tool and a targeted way to spread your […]
You’ve Committed to Increasing Gender Diversity on Your Board. Here’s How to Make it Happen…
06/03/2019
Jamie Jones/Getty Images After years of asking corporate directors about the importance of diversity in the boardroom, we’ve got some good news: the vast majority see value in including more women and minorities. Nearly 95% of directors agree that diversity brings unique perspectives to the boardroom, while 84% believe it enhances board performance, according to […]
How to Make Sure a New Hire Feels Included from Day One
28/02/2019
Beth was promoted to senior vice president at a Fortune 500 company. In addition to her existing responsibilities, she was given two new groups to manage. Overnight, her team doubled in size. Beth needed to hire senior executives to help manage her burgeoning division. Within five months, she had her senior management team in place: […]
Venture Capital vs. Private Equity: Understanding The Difference
22/02/2019
Shutterstockpathdoc/Shutterstock.com With increasing coverage and interest in startups, fundraising and venture capital, many terms have become more ambiguous than ever. That can leave entrepreneurs pretty foggy on how they should really be approaching raising money. So, who is funding what? Why does it matter so much if you are launching or trying to scale a […]
Future of work: 5 top insights from Davos experts
21/02/2019
Rometty wants to see the development of a new education and career model: new collar, not blue collar or white collar. This means investing in skills development and responding in real time to the changing skills landscape. It also means breaking free from traditional models of recruiting those with 4-year and advanced degrees. LinkedIn Co-Founder […]
How to choose the right co-working space for your business
22/12/2018
With hundreds of coworking spaces across the country – and numbers swiftly rising as their popularity soars – the task of finding the one that suits your start-up best can seem overwhelming. But, by following a few simple steps and answering some key questions, you can go a long way in whittling down your options […]
Cheap coworking spaces in London: Best desks for under £100 a month
19/12/2018
Cheap office space in London – is there even such a thing? It’s a given that coworking, serviced offices and office leasing costs are, on average, more expensive in London than anywhere else in the UK. However, the good news is that there are actually some very affordable places to work in our desirable capital […]
How to Ensure the Success of a Position Your Company Hasn’t Had Before
18/12/2018
Executive Summary According to the World Economic Forum’s 2018 “Future of Jobs” report, many current organizational roles are likely to be disappear as early as 2022, only to be replaced by new organizational roles. You may already be seeing these changes in your organization. Does your organization have a data analytics manager yet? How about […]
How artificial intelligence is shaking up the job market
15/12/2018
The future of work is usually discussed in theoretical terms. Reports and opinion pieces cover the full spectrum of opinion, from the dystopian landscape that leaves millions unemployed, to new opportunities for social and economic mobility that could transform society for the better. The World Economic Forum’s The Future of Jobs 2018 aims to base […]
Beth Comstock says 3 kinds of people can help your career
06/11/2018
It’s hard to climb the ladder to success all on your own. Former General Electric executive Beth Comstock spent 27 years at GE and former NBC properties, eventually rising to the level of vice chair. She recently wrote a memoir and career guide “Imagine It Forward.” On an episode of Business Insider’s podcast “This Is Success,” Comstock said she learned […]
What to Do If There’s No Clear Career Path for You at Your Company
10/10/2018
Tatsiana Volskaya/Getty Images. We all know the old script: join a company, work hard, move up the ladder. But it’s been decades since that was a reliable path, and not just because of layoffs or outsourcing or robots. These days, the culprit preventing many professionals from identifying a clear career path at their company is […]
