By: REENA FLORES The World Bank has put its money where women-led businesses are – and a year into the investment, it says it’s seeing promising growth. Priya Basu, head of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, touted the strength of the program in the latest episode of the Women Rule podcast. “It’s been very challenging in … Continue reading Why The World Bank Is Investing In Women
In our last video of the unconscious bias series, we continue to focus on appreciating that to establish parity in society, we need to acknowledge that our unconscious biases can be the barrier. The best way to bust a preference is through questioning – not imposing quotas. In this weWednesday I’ll share some questions you […]
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In this week’s episode consider: How do you reward performance? What are your hiring practices? How did your organization go about selecting causes? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe on the right to weWednesdays to receive it in your […]
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By Sarah LaFleur, Guest Writer for Entrepreneur.com I thought I had the perfect product — but no one was buying. In 2011, I left my private equity job to start my own company, with the goal of making it easier for professional women to shop and dress for work. I knew that getting the business … Continue reading How I Turned a Crisis Into a Brand-Defining Moment
We’ve all been there. A guy – almost invariably it is a guy – enters your train carriage and announces to anyone who will listen that he is down on
I have a confession. This weWednesday, Micro-questions, effective bias buster on the road to equality, and many before, not to mention the YouMeWe mindset, is inspired by interviews with over seventy women pioneers in Africa. What you may not know is by profiling these leaders I have another objective – to expose the world to […]
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In this week’s episode consider: How can I get to the heart of a bias? What can I do to bust a bias? How can equality be promoted in the workplace? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. […]
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By Jana Shoulders Managing Director, Mariner Wealth Advisors Member, Women Presidents’ Organization Many business owners delay exit planning to manage their busy schedules or to avoid the negative emotions associated with retirement. Owners who don’t plan properly often make the same common mistakes when they eventually exit their companies. Below are the top ten … Continue reading The Top 10 Exit Planning Mistakes Business Owners Make
By Gwen Moran, Fast Company By this point in the year, your New Year’s resolutions may have fizzled or grown boring. Here’s how to get back on track. While January might seem like it was just yesterday, the reality is that the half-year mark has passed, and we’re closer to the end of the year than … Continue reading 4 Steps To Reset Your Goals For The Second Half Of The Year
What micro-behaviours do you often demonstrate? For example: Have you ever walked into a meeting and just said hello to a couple people? Have you ever delivered a presentation and only made eye contact with half the room? Have you ever walked up to a colleague and ensured there was lots of distance between you? […]
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In this week’s episode consider: What biases am I revealing through micro-behaviours? What are the consequences of revealing my biases to colleagues? What can I do to minimize their impact? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe […]
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By The City of New York and MGT Consulting Group 1. INTRODUCTION The City of New York contracted MGT Consulting Group (MGT) to conduct a Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Disparity Study (“Disparity Study”). The objective of this Disparity Study was to conduct a disparity analysis of the utilization of M/WBEs in New York … Continue reading City of New York Disparity Study- Executive Summary
The last weWednesday we spoke about how adjectives can emphasis a descriptor, rather than someone’s essence. The descriptor is similar to labelling people. The difference between the two is a label is how someone always sees you, and not much we do or say can change it. A label, as defined by my Mac dictionary, […]
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In this week’s episode consider: Why do I use labels to define someone? What would happen if society removed labels? How could I be more inclusive if I eliminating labels? weWednesday subscriber exclusive – short weekly video infusion of how to live your most meaningful life by consciously contributing to your community, country, and beyond. Subscribe […]
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The government has launched a new “big society”-style strategy designed to enable charities to play a bigger role in the provision of public services, from social care and homelessness to