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I’ve talked a good deal in these blogs about how to develop female talent, but not so much about how to retain that talent. Admittedly, it’s not always easy. Frustration can run high among talented women, and when it does they can look for greener pastures. My experience has shown that certain strategies can make…

Talk About Bad Karma…. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unleashed a firestorm of well-deserved criticism last Thursday when he lauded women who don’t ask for raises saying “that’s good karma” and calling them “the kind of person that I want to trust” Really? Really? Why Nadella was wrong no matter how you look at it….

In his previous blog, Michael offered some fascinating perspectives on how managers and organizations both succeed and flounder in advancing their talented women. In this blog, Michael points us to Catalyst research that can be helpful in understanding gender bias and moving away from it. –Dr. Rosina L. Racioppi, President & CEO, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc.

For the next two blogs, I am thrilled that we will be having Michael Chamberlain, as our guest blogger. Michael is Vice President of Marketing for Catalyst, Inc.. Catalyst has been a mover and shaker in support of corporate women for 50 years. In both his blogs, Michael will be discussing “The Role of Men…

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…