5 Practical Ways You Can Keep More Women On Your Team

Published in Inc on Oct 5, 2015 At long last, the world is paying attention to the issue of gender diversity. In May 2014, top tech companies started reporting the dismal numbers of women in their workforces. When these statistics were released to the public, a spotlight shone on this disparity, sparking a conversation on the need for gender equality amongst corporate America. While this conversation has been discussed at length in the media and exhausted by panels at conferences all over the world, the fact remains that little change [...]

By |2017-12-06T09:45:35-08:00October 9, 2015|Equality|0 Comments

Forced ranking is about the top, not the bottom

How do you rank against the guy next to you—better, worse, the same? And do you think the process of your managers discussing you relative to your peers is a good thing, or a bad one? The practice of forced ranking—or the euphemistically named "vitality curve"—was developed by Jack Welch and GE in the 1980's as a way to identify non-performers and so improve the financial results of the company. It was quickly picked up by companies in Silicon Valley with more aggressive cultures, like Intel, and used as a [...]

By |2017-12-03T02:44:27-08:00December 2, 2013|Leadership|0 Comments
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