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What Will It Take to Make Finance More Gender-Balanced?

Harvard Business Review

It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. Family-friendly policies alone may not be enough to drive change in gender equality in finance.

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19 Tips & Ideas on Starting & Running Your Own Business

Miles Anthony Smith

But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. If you’re making a big career change, gaining new qualifications or re-training will help to support your new business. See if you can't put a small focus group together, preferably strangers.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. How People Get Ahead. What were the critical events, and what lessons did they learn?

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business Review

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. Very quickly, common concerns bubbled up. What values drove them? What made them proud?

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Leading the Charge for Sustainable and Inclusive Supply Chains

HR Digest

Robinson recently received its World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022. We host focus groups with employees to understand their thoughts and concerns and actively listen to their feedback on how and where we can improve our efforts. The HR Digest: C. We approach new and existing processes at C.H.

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It’s a Match! How to Create an Equitable Compensation System That Fits You

HR Digest

Inclusive Decision Making: Equitable Workplace Strategies for Fair Compensation Similar to how we prefer to have a say in what careers we choose or who governs us, most employees also appreciate having a voice in setting up an equitable compensation program guide that can be used company-wide.

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