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Milan 2016 – Esxence  The Art Perfumery’s Event Upon my arrival in the The Mall in Milan, I was overwhelmed of the sheer quantity of brands that I knew little of! I wondered around thinking, what has happened to the small niche luxury market? So much in such a short period of time. According to…

In a recent survey of global executives, the board of directors and the CEO were seen as key drivers of Big Data analytics. “To get the big outcomes, the CIO now has to be part of the business leadership team,” said Matt Reilly, senior managing director at Accenture Strategy. Source: blogs.wsj.com See on Scoop.it –…

Half the population is not a niche. Source: blogs.hbr.org Thank you Aviva See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards

Women have made great strides in higher education, the labor force and income scales, but not in corporate boardrooms. Companies hurt their own bottom lines by not having more female directors. Source: www.bloombergview.com See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards

“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” – Madeleine Albright, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations This famed 2006 quote from Madeleine A… Source: snip.ly See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All

Une nouvelle publicité pour la marque Verizon et le site axé sur les femmes Makers remporte un franc succès outre-Atlantique. Cette vidéo intitulée « Inspire her mind » enjoint les adultes de changer leur manière de s’adresser aux petites filles afin de ne pas les décourager de se lancer dans des études scientifiques. – Une…

My last post, How Successful People Stay Calm, really struck a nerve (it’s already approaching 1.5 million reads here on LinkedIn). The trick is that managing your emotions is as much about what you Source: www.linkedin.com See on Scoop.it – Finding Oneself

One of the major causes of the financial crash of 2008 was the insularity of the “good old boys” network on Wall Street, says Sallie Krawcheck. The former Citigroup CFO has started a socially responsibly stock mutual fund that promotes the world’s 400 most female-focused firms. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue reading → Source:…

Women don’t need help. They need to be recognized and treated fairly for their accomplishments. Source: www.fastcompany.com Article speaks for itself   See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All

SoonNight article 20445 Source: www.soonnight.com So Be a man! to have it all See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All

Voici un compte rendu, paru dans le NYT, d’un article scientifique, publié dans The Accounting Review en juillet 2014, qui montre que les administrateurs ayant des relations d’amitié avec le présid… Source: jacquesgrisegouvernance.com See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards From two companies, unfulfilled promises about diversity among directors. Helen Forlani‘s insight: "Male Pale and Stale" is not the future…. See on www.nytimes.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Business news and management advice for entrepreneurs, growing businesses and SMEs. See on realbusiness.co.uk

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Fiorina, forced out A MERE 5% of the chief executives of the world’s biggest companies are women. And they are more likely to be sacked than their more numerous… See on www.economist.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TED… Helen Forlani‘s insight: At last my TEDx talk is public! See on www.youtube.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All What’s For Work? member blog by What’s For Work? Helen Forlani‘s insight: Ladies, do Charge and get paid for what you are WORTH See on www.whatsforwork.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Why do leaders scorn people who want to work flexibly when they, as the bosses, freely make choices about their hours and work location? Helen Forlani‘s insight: ON the contrary, Flexibility = Career and life balance! See on www.afr.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Programme de la journée de la Femme Digitale, rencontres, conseils, prises de parole, en partenariat avec Orange. See on lecollectif.orange.fr

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Helen Forlani‘s insight: Inspiring Change, each one contributes to the movement of change See on www.internationalwomensday.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All The Glass Hammer is an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life. Get a new job right here! Helen Forlani‘s insight: The assumption of…

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Women in the finance sector can assess the immediate financial impact on a business, which raises their credibility across boards. See on gulfbusiness.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Directors should spend a greater share of their time shaping an agenda for the future. A McKinsey Quarterly article. Helen Forlani‘s insight: Not only when things start to go wrong See on www.mckinsey.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All The United Nations (UN) said the world will lose from gender discrimination but acknowledged that countries with greater equality are more competitive and grow faster. It said about a billion women fall short of their potential economic contribution due to barriers in decision-making, labour markets, financial services,…

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Oh, no he didn’t! I called Safety Insurance president, CEO, and chairman of the board David Brussard a couple of days ago to ask him one simple question. Why is there not a single woman on his company’s board or executive team? I was curious about this…

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit organization is partnering with the photo agency to try to eradicate stereotypes in stock images and portray women in more empowering ways. See on www.nytimes.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards EurActiv.com | .. Helen Forlani‘s insight: Quotas or No Quotas, that is the question, The answer is just for More Women On Board! See on m.euractiv.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards I participated in an “Online Citizen’s Dialogue” yesterday evening with Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission (that’s me on the bottom right). I made it through a whole qualific… Helen Forlani‘s insight: And so slowly but surely gender equlity gap in the ECB is reduced. Bravo for…

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The more women there are on a corporate board, the less a company pays for its acquisitions. Helen Forlani‘s insight: C’est de beau de voir comment les femmes economise dans les achats même des entreprises! See on www.mainstreet.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Lancement officiel hier du «Cercle des administratrices». Helen Forlani‘s insight: Les femmes, apportent un vrais discussion, et challenge les idéees, d’ou coup le CA devient plus performant dans ses décisions.   See on www.agefi.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Helen Forlani‘s insight: Notre Cercle passe à la TV Suisse, on a atteint les 100 Femmes dans le cercle! See on www.rts.ch

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The Guardian Women on boards: it’s not a problem of supply but rather of demand The Guardian According to the 2013 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500, released on 10 December, the US is at a standstill when it comes to women’s representation on boards… See on www.theguardian.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Canadian says bosses need to ask what it is about Britain that prevents women becoming chief executivesMoya Greene, the boss of Royal Mail and the most recent addition to the tiny group of female chief executives in the FTSE 100, has said the lack… See on hotnewsinternational.com

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See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Female board members pay less in acquisition deals and help restrain gung-ho chief executives, study suggests Helen Forlani‘s insight: Les entreprise avec plus de femmes On Board prennent moins de risques! See on www.telegraph.co.uk

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Women’s empowerment will be front and centre in 2014 as more companies, communities and countries invest in women’s entrepreneurship. Increasingly, they… Helen Forlani‘s insight: Les femmes inspire les Femmes! See on www.economist.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All TED Helen Forlani‘s insight: I will be talking at this event do come! See on www.ted.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All A growing number of men believe in equality. But not all do. See on blogs.hbr.org

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All The extensive Rube Goldberg machine in a viral video ad from a start-up toy company called GoldieBlox has a simple goal: show girls they can become engineers. Helen Forlani‘s insight: Ah YES Girls can be engineers, I just love it, will definitely buy for the grand-daughters See…

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards A Morgan Stanley executive explains at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia event why boardrooms with more than one woman are so different. See on management.fortune.cnn.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards An influential group of CEOs from Australia’s biggest companies is upping the ante on the drive to advance women in business – putting pressure on suppliers to prove they have a commitment to diversity. Helen Forlani‘s insight: Interesting will they take heed? See on www.brw.com.au

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Research suggests that, in order to succeed, companies should start by promoting more women. Helen Forlani‘s insight: So Do we women stop tweeting? See on www.nytimes.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Cellular Solutions may be a fantastic communications provider, but we wonder if the four male senior managers will be happy to hear the rest of the world discussing their employee make-up? Helen Forlani‘s insight: Any comments? See on www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Helen Forlani‘s insight: So Just ASK, you have everything to win! See on stream.wsj.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Following on from our recent post which discussed Women on Boards, here is an update on the progress made to date. According to Vince Cable the latest figures for Women on Boards show that female r… See on talkingbusinessblog.gateleyuk.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards “Capital.fr Comment faire grimper les femmes dans la hiérarchie Capital.fr En effet, si les grands groupes ont brillamment relevé le défi de la loi Copé-Zimmermann (en juin 2013, le pourcentage de femmes administratrices dans les sociétés du CAC 40…” See on www.capital.fr

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Voici une étude internationale publiée par Paul Hastings sur la place des femmes dans les conseils d’administration et sur les contenus des codes de gouvernance eu égard à la parité. Cette étude co… See on jacquesgrisegouvernance.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Executives have traits that undoubtedly helped get them leadership positions, but how do those traits manifest themselves differently in leaders who become CEOs? A report describes the traits that make CEOs different. See on www.cgma.org

See on Scoop.it – Finding Oneself Helen Forlani‘s insight: Saying NO to external demandes to keep the space for the self demands is essential to th ebalance See on actitudescoaching.blogspot.ch

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The perks of being a female FTSE board member: power, a generous salary — and no queue for the ladies’ after meetings. See on www.standard.co.uk

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The Challenge of the Nonprofit Board Meeting: Some Tips for Board Chairs By Eugene Fram The new director sits down at his first board meeting and turns to the director sitting beside him. “What am … See on non-profit-management-dr-fram.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The UK has seen an increase in female representation on the board of directors of listed companies. Learn more about the improvements since 2011… See on www.pearse-trust.ie

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Are you ready for the boardroom? The director of Women on Boards shares her tips for preparing yourself for a new role See on www.theguardian.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards As a report shows a new breed of female non-executive directors are helping to increase the number of women on FTSE boards, Louisa Peacock looks at the difference between non-executive and executive roles – and ask why it’s harder to fill the… See on www.telegraph.co.uk

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Tough questions for corporate directors See on www.canadianbusiness.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Helen Forlani‘s insight: could be useful to have an official guide! See on view.pagetiger.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Plusieurs personnes souhaitent occuper un poste sur un conseil d’administration mais ne savent pas comment procéder pour y arriver. Depuis que je suis impliqué dans la formation des administrateurs… Helen Forlani‘s insight: Merci Jacques ! See on jacquesgrisegouvernance.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Women have spent years chasing the elusive concept of a perfect work-life balance — and never finding it. Smart companies are changing the conversation to energy management and fulfillment, and both women and men are benefitting. See on www.forbes.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards How to ensure that corporate boards have the right balance of skills. Helen Forlani‘s insight: Excellent article to be shared and read by all See on blogs.hbr.org

See on Scoop.it – Paris Unlimited How to ensure that corporate boards have the right balance of skills. Helen Forlani‘s insight: Excellent article to be shared and read by all. See on blogs.hbr.org

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Women on boards in 2012 See on www.leadingboards.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards « Se mettre au vert » et appliquer une démarche environnementale est aujourd’hui incontournable pour les entreprises. Les marchés désormais de plus en plus conscients des enjeux environnementaux, attendent des actions concrètes de la part des sociétés pour préserver la planète. See on www.leadingboards.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Women need to be dominant, hard-lined and assertive to get selected, according to economists from Germany’s Technische Universitat Munchen. See on www.dailymail.co.uk

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Women make up a small share of officers on corporate boards: in 2012, women held just over 10 percent of seats around the globe. A new survey of the women who do make it onto boards reveals some of the barriers that they still face at the top.…

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Découvrez, en images, les 9 grands bénéfices dont vous profiterez en adoptant le Conseil sans papier de Leading Boards pour la gestion de votre Conseil d’administration et une bonne gouvernance au quotidien. See on www.leadingboards.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Voici un ensemble de questions très pertinentes que vous pourriez (devriez) poser avant de vous joindre à un conseil d’administration. Cet article, rédigé par Ellen B. Richstone*, a été publié aujo… Helen Forlani‘s insight: Ask th eright questions See on jacquesgrisegouvernance.com

See on Scoop.it – Finding Oneself Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many th See on worldobserveronline.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards I’ve made it to the Boardroom – help! What should I wear and why is everyone so interested in my business fashion choices? Pinstripe & Pearls team explain. See on www.pinstripeandpearls.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Maile Carnegie, Google Australia Director, Amy Hood, CFO at Microsoft, Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo, Sheryl Sandberg, CEO of Facebook… Progress has been achieved in corporate governance diversity practices and we can notice cracks in the glass ceiling but still, in 2013, women only account for 10.5%…

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The under-representation of women at senior levels in companies continues to divide opinion, with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, facing a revolt by women parliamentarians over statutory quotas for women on boards and Viviane Reding, EU… See on www.ft.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards May 13 – Jamie Dimon’s future as chairman of JPMorgan looks uncertain, as fund First Super calls for the roles of CEO & chair to be split. Lucy Marcus gives … Helen Forlani‘s insight: By separating the roles, there will be more positions availalble for women! See on…

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards News, style and advice for professional women through the filter of success Helen Forlani‘s insight: Lets talk abourt encouraging Women and Men to get results See on www.womensagenda.com.au

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See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co added on Wednesday the head of a poverty-fighting group to its board, part of move to diversify its aging panel of directors that Chief Executive Muhtar Kent said See on www.reuters.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Some of the world’s most successful women show what it takes to get to the top. See on www.forbes.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards L’égalité hommes-femmes en entreprise ? Selon un sondage Capitalcom – “Le Monde”, les hommes sont favorables à la mixité au travail à tous les échelons hiérarchiques. See on www.lemonde.fr

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Comment ouvrir les conseils d’administration aux femmes ? En matière de parité, le modèle anglo-saxon est à prendre en exemple. Enquête See on madame.lefigaro.fr

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Dans un rapport du World Economic Forum de 2010 sur les pratiques en terme de diversité du genre dans 20 pays, 59% des entreprises interrogées ont déclaré offrir des programmes internes de parrainage et de réseau, et 28% déclarent avoir pour leur… See on www.womentomorrow.fr

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards News, style and advice for professional women through the filter of success See on www.womensagenda.com.au

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Si la situation tend à s’améliorer, notamment grâce à l’émergence de réseaux d’accompagnement dédiés aux femmes, la… See on entrepreneur.lesechos.fr

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All News, style and advice for professional women through the filter of success See on www.womensagenda.com.au

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Empathy proved especially difficult for me whenever I felt vulnerable. My instinctive response was to protect myself, most often with aggression. I equated aggression with safety, and vulnerability with weakness. See on www.huffingtonpost.com

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See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Can female leaders find a balance that allows them to thrive in spite of double standards for women in positions of authority? See on www.imd.org

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards See on ec.europa.eu

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All On International Women’s Day, we take a look at some surprising statistics See on www.theglobeandmail.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All The best advice I’ve ever received was from my father when I was 12 years old and willing to listen. He told me that with my personal characteristics, I could, if I set my mind to it, do See on www.linkedin.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Boardmember.com features the Boardroom Channel, the video epicenter of corporate governance education. See on www.boardmember.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Guest Post by Peggy Drexler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College Guest Post by Peggy Drexler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College When … See on www.forbes.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, is attempting to start a national discussion for women in the workplace with her new book, and a social movement. See on www.nytimes.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards 2012 n’a pas été une année faste pour les femmes en Europe. Pas de nouvelle femme élue à la tête d’un Etat ou d’un gouvernement, pas de femme non plus à la Banque Centrale européenne, des obstacles en tous genres pour vider de sa substance… Helen Forlani‘s insight:…

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Study show the country’s female workers are among the most upbeat in the world See on www.theglobeandmail.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Via Bloomberg: The American Securitization Forum, the leading trade association for the securitization industry, fell into turmoil last week when most of the board resigned in a dispute with the group’s executive director over governance and… Helen Forlani‘s insight: changes on Boards See on ftalphaville.ft.com

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All The Italian brand Gucci owned by PPR will unveil a campaign to raise funds and create awareness towards girl’s and women’s empowerment. See on fashionbi.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The drive to get more women on to FTSE boards is leading to greater diversity of experience, with new entrants coming from a variety of backgrounds, research has revealed. Helen Forlani‘s insight: And we keep reading this, over and over again! See on www.ft.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards (If just enough of them reach the corporate boardrooms…) See on www.thedailybeast.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Many boards have improved their structures and processes. But to become truly effective stewards of their companies, they must also instill the right mind-set and boardroom dynamics. A McKinsey Quarterly Governance article. See on www.mckinseyquarterly.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards The best and most fulfilling professional development experiences of my career have come from serving on nonprofit boards. When I speak with professionals about the opportunity they usually say that See on www.linkedin.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Too many boards just review and approve strategy. Three questions can help them—and executives—begin to do better. A McKinsey Quarterly Governance article. See on www.mckinseyquarterly.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards Escuelas de negocios de la UE lanzan un registro de profesionales preparadas para los consejos de administración. Las empresas lo aplauden pero se resisten a las cuotas Helen Forlani‘s insight: All over Europe, one is talking of the 8000 Global Board Ready Women, here in Spain See on…

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See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards As a prelude to our board dinner, Alexa Bailey and Lord Davies discuss boardroom succession planning and the leaking talent pipeline of senior executive wome… See on www.youtube.com

See on Scoop.it – Performance On Boards William George, former CEO of Medtronic and a veteran of ten corporate boards, reflects on common governance pitfalls and how to overcome them. A McKinsey Quarterly Governance article. See on www.mckinseyquarterly.com

Until you’ve found pain, you won’t reach the cure Until you’ve given up life, you won’t unite with the supreme soul Until you’ve found fire inside yourself, like the Friend, You won’t reach the spring of life. Rumi   I am awake to the pain that has entered and overtaken my body. This is so…

Hello, The sun is shining and this always gives me a smile, I want to go out and sing the joy. Well one month has past since the thrilling course at IMD. At the end of the course I found myself imagining a Rosebud, beautiful but closed. One can see that it will be a…

I recently attended IMD to participate in an extraordinary course of Leadership. I was fortunate to have won the Career Woman’s Forum/IMD Award and I thank them for choosing my project. I will of course share this project. This past week has been very moving from many points of view. Firstly because I had the…