Are You Guilty of Unconscious Bias?
Multinational companies operating in Asia and other foreign regions may be overlooking potential leaders by defining leadership qualities through a U.S. lens, says Jane Horan, founder of The Horan Group,…
Gender issues
Do we really need more research on gender equality or do we need to act on the research. Organisations seem to be hardwired for research, and disinclined to take action...…
Talking Equality, Thinking Inclusively
When we talk about equality, do we automatically think gender? Moving the conversation to inclusion allows us to broaden the scope and think innovatively. Diversity (and I would add, inclusion)…
Analysis Paralysis – let’s look for solutions
As the Board Room discussion heats up, why not seek solutions instead of statistics. A decade of discussion, we know the statistics but what about research supporting women in decision making roles from…
No Time For Politics…
A senior human resource manager running down the hallway huffed, "I don’t have time for politics. If this is the way things work - I'm outta here." Frustrated and upset, this manager had…
Political Savvy – not hard to master
Savvy is a critical leadership skill and becoming politically savvy is not difficult. The only requirement is a willingness to step outside your comfort zone and confront fears that may…
Office Politics: Reframe Your Attitude
Consider this – politics is not a dirty word. Yet this word brings up negative feelings, emotions and sometimes fear. Many try to ignore office politics when it happens, pretending it does not exist. But…
Critical Leadership Skill : Political Savvy
Although political savvy is a crucial leadership skill, too few organizations build on it. While organizations invest heavily in leadership development and executive coaching, too little time is spent teaching politics…
Office Politics 101 : Building Mutually Beneficial Coalitions
Many people consider politics—especially office politics—a scourge, a blight, something to avoid as much as possible. But return to the original Greek meaning of the term “politics” and what you…
Cost of Career Inequality
Talented women leaving the firm - puzzling? Not really, the fact is women or men not moving ahead will leave. Nothing new there. Yet, employers continue to wring their hands,…
Boards – Here We Go Again – Too Few Creeping In..
On Boards : The problem is the solution and begins with changing the questions and moving away from out-dated paradigms and mental roadmaps regarding what constitutes leadership and sound business acumen.
What’s In A Name / Brand?
Whats your story - managing brand and perceptions wisely!