YOUR PEOPLE ARE YOUR BUSINESS
If you think you understand why women are underrepresented in leadership, think again. By Derek Lusk, Ph.D., and Jackie VanBroekhoven Sahm You’ve read the articles, heard the popular explanations, and can rattle off the talking points: women are different, women are less capable, women are less interested, it’s the damn […]
The research is clear: Unconscious bias isn’t holding women back. The smoking gun is the career path they took. By Rob Kaiser and Wanda T. Wallace, Ph.D. Diversifying the c-suite with more women is a top priority for many companies. But after 30-plus years chipping away at the glass ceiling, […]
Instead, teach your employees how to seek it. By Jeanine Prime, Ph.D., and Brian Kropp Here’s a dispiriting stat: Only 38 percent of HR leaders believe their performance management (PM) systems are keeping up with the pace of business, according to Gartner’s 2019 Performance Management Benchmarking Survey. Sound familiar? Those same leaders […]
The corporate world isn’t a just and fair place for female talent. It’s time for women to accept that the system is rigged—and learn to beat it. By Jeffrey Pfeffer, Ph.D. Women remain substantially underrepresented in partner positions at law firms, c-suites at large companies, and top positions in academia. […]
The faster you integrate a new team member, the sooner you’ll reap big rewards. Here’s your new plan. By Michael Watkins, Ph.D. No one has a bigger impact on a new employee’s success than the boss who hired him. Only the boss understands what the new hire needs to accomplish. […]
Good leaders can become great bosses, too—if they make these three pivots. By Dave Ulrich We know a lot about leaders and leadership: why they matter (to increase stakeholder value), who they are (personal characteristics that foreshadow success or failure), what they know and do (leadership actions and competencies), and […]
The old theory says women don’t get promoted because their good qualities are overlooked. But maybe that’s because their bad behaviors are seen all too clearly. By Peter Harms, Ph.D. Mae West once said, “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad, I’m better.” America’s corporations—and the leaders […]
Positive feedback alone won’t cut it. To truly reach your employees (and achieve personal growth) you need to take the bad with the good. By Dale S. Rose, Ph.D., John W. Fleenor, David W. Bracken, and Allan H. Church We live in a world filled with feedback. In the digital […]
With this three-step plan, managers can build a learning culture that boosts the bottom line and benefits everyone in the organization. By Seymour Adler, Ph.D., and Rafi Prager, Ph.D. Sally Aikers is the chief human resources officer at a global technology firm with more than 3,000 employees. Every month, she […]
Want to improve equity and diversity in your organization? Start by expanding your network. By Robyn L. Garrett and Kyle V. Hiller Improving racial equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging is one of the most important imperatives of our time. If we in the corporate world don’t actively work to repair […]
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