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How Employers Are Killing Opportunities for Working Mothers to Advance (and what you can do about it) career development d&i strategies inclusive leadership managing working parents motherhood smart and flexible working May 23, 2018

We recently celebrated Mother’s Day here in Geneva, Switzerland. Grateful children and dads took mums out to lunch, bought them flowers, ran them baths, and made them cards to show her how special she is to them and what a great job she does in the home.

But what about the job she does at...

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The One Thing That Accounts for 75% of a Leader's Success d&i strategies inclusive leadership Mar 07, 2017

Research has shown that Emotional Intelligence (EI) can be 3 times more important than IQ (ability to solve complex problems).  You can develop groundbreaking strategies, but if you can’t persuade others of the value and rally your team to deliver then it’s all for nothing.

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Inclusive Leadership Part Two: Cultural Change d&i strategies inclusive leadership managing working parents Jan 24, 2017

This is the final article in a two part series on inclusive leadership (click here to read part one). In this piece we talk about systemic and cultural change: what approaches to process can one introduce to make the system more inclusive?


Firstly, we must understand that diversity is not just a...

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Inclusive Leadership Part One: It Starts With You d&i strategies inclusive leadership Jan 17, 2017

This is the first article in a two part series on inclusive leadership. In this piece, we discuss the importance of helping your people become self-aware and getting curious about their talents and skills which are not immediately obvious.  


Why should employers care?

Four global mega-trends...

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Three Talent Management Strategies That Boost Diversity And Inclusion d&i strategies inclusive leadership Jul 12, 2016

Unless you have been stuck in a Swiss nuclear bunker for the last 5 years, you will have at some point during your daily social media fix, come across the term Gender Bias. Whether you’re a man who craves more family time with his children (but your boss raises an eyebrow when you want to...

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Flexible Working from the Perspective of a Line Manager/Team Leader communication at work d&i strategies inclusive leadership managing working parents return to work May 31, 2016

Inclusiveness and gender parity is fortunately a key focus for astute organisations. One strategy deployed considers how to better support professionals during the challenging transition to parenthood; so that they feel it is possible to continue with professional aspirations and successfully...

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How Making Diversity A Strategic Priority Can Be A Game-Changer For Businesses d&i strategies gender diversity inclusive leadership May 15, 2016

Is the current state of diversity in your workplace ‘could be better but not a priority right now?’ Perhaps your HR team has acknowledged the need for change but it’s a stale subject and nothing is moving forward.

It’s widely accepted that greater diversity and inclusion...

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