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How to Achieve Better Gender Balance through Succession Planning and Development

Great Leadership By Dan

According to research from the book Why Woman Mean Business , women now represent a majority of the talent pool, a majority of the market, and better gender balance in leadership yields better corporate performance. BETTER BOTTOM LINE : - Companies with more women in leadership have a 35% higher return on equity.

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Girl Scouts: Creating 21st Century Leaders

Marshall Goldsmith

Kathy Cloninger, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of the USA since 2003, is in the process of transforming the venerable U.S. The organization recently released a fascinating study on girls and their aspirations to leadership, so I invited Kathy to discuss what she sees for the next generation of women leaders.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021. You can listen back here.) You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week. Don’t miss out!

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The Future of Business Is Social: Seven Principles That Lead to.

Strategy Driven

In fact, at Telstra, social media participation is mandatory! However, the company trains each employee on how to appropriately participate, basing its guidelines on responsibility, respect, and representation. Social media can definitely propel your company forward, especially when employees are excited and involved. Very, very smart.

Media 67
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The Best Way to Get Women into Boardrooms

Harvard Business Review

Gender-based quotas were raised by the government of Norway as early as 2003, and companies were given five years to comply. Diversity refers to different socio-economic, gender, ethnic, linguistic, sexual, and generational groups to name a few. In some companies it makes better sense to have women's perspectives.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. But customer service and leadership training that only enhances rather than transforms capabilities and skills doesn’t buy very much. This was a precarious time. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing.

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Navigating the Dozens of Different Strategy Options

Harvard Business Review

Managers and other business leaders face a dilemma: with increasingly diverse environments to manage and rising stakes to get it right, how do they identify the most effective approach to business strategy and marshal the right thinking and behaviors to conceive and execute it, supported by the appropriate frameworks and tools?