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Category: Women@Work

Inability to self-promote holds women back: Conference Board of Canada

| May 18, 2013
Inability to self-promote holds women back: Conference Board of Canada

The latest Conference Board of Canada report reveals that while women have what it takes to become effective leaders, they don’t advance to the top because they lack the ability to self-promote.

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Distilling the value of networking

| May 18, 2013
Distilling the value of networking

Networking for women requires more effort than simply talking business over coffee. Leah Eichler explains why.

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Get rid of guilt this Mother’s Day

| May 10, 2013
Get rid of guilt this Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day, it’s time to tell your mom that she’s doing everything just right. And for all working moms who are constantly plagued with the guilt that their dual role brings, it’s the best time to get rid of it.

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Zen and the art of understanding leadership

| May 3, 2013
Zen and the art of understanding leadership

What does leadership mean? It might not be what you think as Leah Eichler wipes the slate clean and starts from scratch to re-examine this elusive word that remains a constant in the business jargon.

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Time for Canada to make a bold statement on board diversity

| April 27, 2013
Time for Canada to make a bold statement on board diversity

Canada is a late comer in the global party on board diversity but this gives her the opportunity to make a dramatic entrance, Leah Eichler argues. Her unsolicited advice to the advisory council who are due to come up with recommendations in the fall? Be precedent-setting bold.

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McKinsey shares principles to getting more women to the top

| April 24, 2013
McKinsey shares principles to getting more women to the top

Getting more women in leadership positions is no secret. McKinsey outlines these four principles for companies committed to gender diversity progress to follow.

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Women at the top: Are we there yet?

| April 20, 2013
Women at the top: Are we there yet?

Despite the many studies that support the various benefits that companies can derive from having more women in senior leadership positions, females at the top are still a rarity. Leah Eichler cites the reasons why.

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Help, I’m drowning in paper!

| April 7, 2013
Help, I’m drowning in paper!

Having a messy desk may seem like a regular feature of your job but Leah Eichler shows that when work productivity suffers, it’s really high time to get organized.

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Would you prefer to work for a man or a woman?

| March 26, 2013
Would you prefer to work for a man or a woman?

Would you prefer to work for a man or a woman? Leah Eichler examines the reasons behind the biases that we all hold when it comes to the gender we want our managers to be.

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A hidden cost of reciprocity

| March 23, 2013
A hidden cost of reciprocity

Whitney Johnson asks: If when we get, we are are socially obliged to give, then what gives? Her thoughts on the hidden cost of reciprocity in this post.

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