A new global study shows that when women and twenty-somethings lead, big things follow. Gender and generational gaps have recently become big buzz words in the business world. According to a new study, it’s not a passing trend: Having millennials and women in leadership positions directly correlates with the success of a company. The…
The Multiplier Effect: 3 Adaptations To Help Women Scale Big There is no doubt: women entrepreneurs are a powerful economic force. In the US, they start businesses at twice the rate of men and are at least half owners of 46% of privately held firms in the country. Even more impressive, the post-recession increase in…
An Exit Interview With DuPont GC Tom Sager Law firm preferred providers. Alternative fees. Diversity. If you want to bone up on most of the innovations in the modern American legal department, just Google the name “Tom Sager” and follow the links. Sager has been the consummate corporate and general counsel. Sager is an institution,…
Has new era of female government leaders in Canada already faded? There was a time when women served as premiers in half of Canada’s provinces. It was short-lived — just “one brief shining moment,” for those who yearn for parity. It began in February 2013 when Kathleen Wynne took over Ontario and ended, if not…
Deenah Patel Marketing & Communications Leader Global Business Services IBM Canada Ltd. Biography Deenah Patel is the Marketing and Communications Leader for Global Business Services responsible for managing strategies to promote and enable growth for IBM’s consulting and application management services division. Interlocking closely with the Canadian, Americas and world-wide organization, she…
Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey results To ensure that corporate culture supports—not hinders—the ability of women to reach top management, companies must address mind-sets and develop a more inclusive, holistic diversity agenda. Female executives are ambitious and sure of their own abilities to become top managers, though they are much less confident…
