Tag Archives: Workplace
Update on Women in Senior Management
Grant Thornton has released its latest study on women in senior management, looking at progress made (or lost) in recent years by women in business around the world. Among the findings: Women hold 1 in 5 senior management roles globally, … Click to read more…
More Workers Turn Gender Blind About Bosses
New research from Gallup shows that, while around a third of Americans would still prefer to work for a male rather than a female boss when taking a new job, the edge for males is the smallest it’s been since … Click to read more…
Y Do They Do That?
Millennials are mixing things up all over, including breaking with tradition in the living room—and workplace Marketers are still trying to get a bead on millennials—and should we be surprised? This is a group full of contradictions. They like to … Click to read more…
Feeling Stressed?
Originally posted on Fuel the Future. It’s hard not to feel stressed, and all the time. For starters, there’s global weirding and the many unknowns (and knowns!) of the economy. As PR people, life moves so fast because of how … Click to read more…
10 Myths About Millennials
In Ragan’s PR Daily, millennial Alan Pearcy has created a 10-question quiz to dispel certain stereotypes about his generation. While the quiz responses are tongue in cheek, the reader commentary that follows is worth a read.
Infographic: Gender Wage Gap (U.S.)
With an assist from the Credit Score blog, social media consultant Greg Voakes examines the gender wage gap over time. The infographic includes information on potential causes and shows differences by industry.
Getting Along with Gen Y: A Manual to Millennials
Writing on the CharityVillage.com blog, a resource for the Canadian nonprofit community, three members of the millennial generation–John Grant, Sandy Ho, and Aaron Sanderson–offer their perspective on their generation’s unique characteristics and tips on how to interact and collaborate most … Click to read more…
Fun and Purpose: How to Keep Millennials on the Job
Portfolio.com reports on a new Deloitte survey that shows that two in three employees at large U.S. companies are looking to make an exit as the economy recovers. Generation X employees are the most eager to fly the corporate coop, … Click to read more…
Should a VC Take a Chance on a Pregnant CEO?
Paige Craig, an angel investor and cofounder and CEO of BetterWorks, has admitted to a thought that is no doubt prevalent but rarely admitted in public: “A pregnant founder/CEO is going to fail her company.” That thought nearly stopped him … Click to read more…
