“The biggest goal, and the most important goal, of diversity and inclusion is excellence.” We’re sharing insights and takeaways from our keynote speaker, Anne Mclaren, the CEO of American Tower Corporation in South Africa. Speaking on the topic of ‘Advancing Diversity...
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Taking The Leap To Leadership With the Director of Market Delivery Mastercard Europe, Rhonda Ocha
Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise To Leadership Podcast
"What I always say is it's heads, hearts and your soul. Does it feel right in all of those areas? So the head meaning the more logical analysis part of the opportunity; is that something that makes sense for me? Does it make sense for my career? Is it something that...
Rising Through Visibility with The Chairman Executive Board of Aon Holdings, Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen
Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise To Leadership Podcast
"Visibility is actually key because it's very important for you to realise that; you can be very successful managing your career, you can be very successful managing your family...but if people don't know your success stories, they won't know who you really are. How...
How Leaders Are Practicing Self-Care
Blog, Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women, Workplace Leadership
Taking some time from our busy lives to rest, relax and rejuvenate is essential for our mental health and wellbeing. In many cases, due to demands and work complexities, leaders often get sucked into workaholism which could eventually lead to stress and a mental...
How to Find Your Leadership Voice and Use it to Rise in Your Career
Blog, Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women, Workplace Leadership
Research reveals a disturbing trend in the way female representation drops the higher women go in the ranks of leadership. According to a McKinsey study for Lean In, although women make up 50% of entry-level corporate positions, they drop to 25% at the executive level...
Why Women are Disappearing From the Leadership Trajectory
Blog, Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women, Workplace Leadership
Although research clearly shows that gender diversity adds to a business's bottom line, the needed changes are slow to come to the corporate world. According to a report by the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University, the number of women leaders continues...
Emotional Intelligence: The Right Way To Give Feedback
Blog, Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women, Workplace Leadership
There is no place more filled with diverse opinions and processes for achieving a given result than in the workplace. For continuous productivity, this makes it necessary for managers and organizational leaders to rein in the actions of their teams with relevant...
5 Ways For Businesses To Maximize Productivity For The Hybrid Workforce
Blog, Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women, Workplace Leadership
In response to the recent pandemic and lockdown, there have been significant shifts in how we work with technological innovations advancing remote work. At the same time, hybrid teams promote balances for working efficiently in in-person workplaces. As organizations...
Advancing Your Career In A Remote World
Blog, Career Tips, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women, Workplace Leadership
COVID-19 and the resultant pandemic accelerated the trends and realities of remote working in different sectors and industries of the global economy. According to McKinsey, up to 25% more workers have had to switch jobs to take advantage of safer working conditions in...