Many women shatter the glass ceiling only to face a corporate crisis. Here’s how to safeguard your career. By Kimberly Olson In January 2014, Mary Barra became CEO and chairman of General Motors, shortly after the company admitted that faulty ignition switches in some GM vehicles caused crashes...
Salary transparency may help close the gender pay gap—and benefit companies along the way By Kimberly Olson Hannah Williams asks strangers to share their salaries and then broadcasts those figures to the 1.3 million followers of her TikTok channel, Salary Transparent Street. To date, more than 5,000 people—cloud...
Four female leaders on how to lead with intention By Katie Morell Imagine standing next to a podium inside a conference room as 73 people file in and sit down, many of them visibly unexcited about being there. This was Linda Murray Bullard’s experience a few years ago,...
The new generation is redefining the workplace By Carrie Kirby Alma Klein, 47, enjoys managing a team that is about one-third generation Z. But she says she also has a list of “things they are comfortable with that would have sent me into a coma when I was a...
The new generation is redefining the workplace By Carrie Kirby Alma Klein, 47, enjoys managing a team that is about one-third generation Z. But she says she also has a list of “things they are comfortable with that would have sent me into a coma when I was a...
What you should know about psychometric tests—and how they are being applied in the workplace By Kimberly Olson Skills and knowledge are key in the workplace. But personality traits—persistence, helpfulness, the ability to manage stress—also influence how well we fare in a role. To assess those traits,...
