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Is a Corporate Board Seat in Your Future? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

I sure that most of us are aware of the current studies that prove that having a diverse board (at least 30% women representation) contributes directly to a company’s performance. In fact, companies with more female representation, outperform companies don’t have women.

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Advocacy to Shift Culture

Women on Business

This is very true as it relates to organizations that are working to increase gender diversity at the leadership levels. Bennett Organizations working on raising awareness of inclusiveness and why it is essential for businesses to survive are well served by advocacy programming.

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The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy Versus Process

QAspire

Periodically, they overhaul their structure, add new positions and assign new/diverse responsibilities to people. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy And Process In quest of better outcomes (efficiency, results, productivity, improvements etc.), Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire Blog 2009 – Essential Posts Redux

QAspire

Two diverse experiences shaped up this post and lessons learned from these experiences are still very relevant. February 2009: Experiences and Learning on Respecting people This essential post touched upon the issue of respecting people at workplace. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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More of Us Are Working in Big Bureaucratic Organizations than Ever Before

Harvard Business Review

Notice how rapidly the thicket of bureaucracy grew back after being pruned in the wake of the 2008 recession. Who else is going to meet all those new compliance requirements around diversity, risk mitigation and sustainability?

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HR Chiefs Who Propel Organizational Performance

Harvard Business Review

In organizations like IBM, Lowe's, and Harvard Vanguard where HR has accelerated change, it has emerged from its compliance and administrative focus to make bold changes in spite of regulations, bureaucratic entanglements, and other barriers. The HR leader must be seen as focusing first on serving others.

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Too Big to Manage: JP Morgan and the Mega Banks

Harvard Business Review

Some of these problems occurred before the 2008 crisis and some since then. CEO Jamie Dimon consistently espouses the virtues of size and diversity. These business leaders must, however, be aided by highly competent legal, financial, risk, compliance, audit and technology staff. JP Morgan is the biggest of them all with $2.3