Identifying and Developing High Potential Employees
It’s a well-known maxim that the top 20% of employees are responsible for 80% of organizational output. Further, the top 5% and top 1% of employees account for 25% and 10% of organizational output. Further, hiring top talent pays off as jobs increase in complexity. Identifying top talent in the [...]
Communication Styles Reinforce Gender Bias
Communication is one of the most fundamental skills a professional can possess. Yet communication is far more nuanced than word choice or clarity of ideas expressed. Further, men and women communicate differently due to the way boys and girls are socialized in early childhood. […]
Shareholders Target Female CEOs
Last year, State Street announced its intention to use shareholder activism to work towards gender parity on corporate boards. However, it appears that women on corporate boards can also be targets of shareholder activists, according to a recent study in the journal Applied Psychology. […]
2018’s Strong Start for Pay Equity
The push for pay equality has gotten off to a strong start in 2018, mostly in the area of salary history. Companies will request a candidate’s current salary and make a job offer based on the lower end of their range. Since women tend to be paid less than men, [...]
Data Shows Bias in the Workplace
Big data can give us insights into human behavior, gender bias in the workplace included. A recent study conducted by Harvard Business Review demonstrated that bias, not behavior, was holding women back at work. […]
Are Best Practices Harmful?
“That’s the way we’ve always done it.” This statement, one you have likely heard more than once in your career, should be a warning. Best practices may not be the tried and true processes we’ve relied on but rather outdated ideas that should be re-examined. […]