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Blog after blog, article after article, research study after research study highlight the gloom and doom of the impending labor shortage and its accompanying talent dearth. They agree that during the next ten years, companies are going to be scrambling to find the talent they need, not just to stay competitive, but in many cases…

What interactions are necessary for corporations to enjoy the proven bottom-line benefits of a diverse team at the top? It is never a one-man or one-woman show. It is a unified effort that permeates the organization to its core. As one of our WOMEN Unlimited clients puts it, for diversity to take hold “it has…

In an article in the June issue of Harvard Business Review, Claudio Fernández-Aráos, senior advisor at a leading global search firm, states unequivocally: “I now consider potential to be the most important predictor of success at all levels, from junior management to the C-suite and board.” He goes on to say that potential trumps “brains,…

I had the good fortune to meet and get to know Peter Cappelli when I was attending the doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. I found Peter to be absolutely spot on in terms of how HR professionals need to look at the corporate landscape in order to implement diversity…

Born between 1980 and 2000, millennials (aka Generation Y) are the largest generation in American history, numbering around 95 million in the US… with almost 80 million already in the workforce or about to enter it. They ARE a force to be reckoned with, and a force no corporation can afford to ignore. The challenge…

As CEO of WOMEN Unlimited, Inc, I experience firsthand a variety of training and development “pushbacks” from large corporations. Most often, the concerns circle around investing in talented early-career women. The hesitancy is understandable. Will early-career women stay with the company long enough to justify the investment in their training and development? Aren’t monies better…

–Audrey R. Goodman During this our 20th Anniversary year, from time to time I will be inviting guest bloggers from our most successful corporate partnerships to share their take on diversity, talent management and creating a successful pipeline of women executives. Audrey Goodman currently an Organization Effectiveness consultant and, former Vice President Organization Development at…

April 18th –Today’s the Day Today marks WOMEN Unlimited Inc.’s 20th Anniversary. Twenty years ago, on a Monday in 1994, we held our first LEAD program. It was attended by 18 high-potential women from 13 Fortune 1000 companies. Double-Decade Partnerships Right from that first program back in 1994, we have actively worked with our corporate…

April 18th marks WOMEN Unlimited Inc.’s 20th anniversary. That’s when the dream of our founder, Jean Otte, to help talented women reach the top of their corporations became a reality. The first LEAD program was attended by 18 women from AT&T, PSEG, Colgate-Palmolive Company, and Volvo to name a few. And today, thanks to our…

As someone who works jointly with talented women and their Fortune 1000 companies, I’m always on the lookout for approaches and strategies that benefit both. It’s the focus of WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. partnerships: helping women move forward so both they and their companies reach new levels of success. Intrapreneurship is definitely a win-win strategy and…