Work-life effectiveness (WLE), is an important tool to help organizations create more inclusive work environments for women and business as well as to promote cultural transformations that change workplaces and change lives. WLE helps organizations and individuals to challenge old assumptions about work and who/what constitutes the “ideal employee,” allowing for a broader range of work behaviors and styles among both women and men.
Catalyst's longitudinal project, , follows the careers of graduates of leading business schools in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. The series includes timely reports on the recruitment, development, advancement, and retention of these so-called high-potential women and men. This...
When Lloyds and HBOS merged to become Lloyds Banking Group in 2009, executives used it as an opportunity to review gender diversity programs and assess its progress since 2000. In light of this post-merger evaluation, Lloyds updated its gender diversity program to focus on creating a strong...
Nationwide places a strategic focus on people, which includes developing talent. For employees at the 85-year-old insurance and finance organization, visibility and building both formal and informal relationships is important to advancement. With this in mind, in 2010 leadership introduced a...