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Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Are you investing in the right people?Many people know the benefit of finding a sponsor--someone who goes beyond traditional mentorship to partner with a junior-level employee to help build their skills, advocate for them when opportunities arise, and open doors. B....
Release Date 2019/05 -
Author Joan C. Williams , Sylvia Ann Hewlett , Robin J. Ely , David A. Thomas , Harvard Bus
Reap the benefits of a diverse workforce.If you read nothing else on promoting diversity and realizing its benefits, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you create a....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett , Joan C. Williams , Deborah Tannen , Herminia Ibarra , Harvard B
What will it take to create a more gender-balanced workplace?If you read nothing else on leadership and gender at work, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected th....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career
Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Who’s pulling for you? Who’s got your back? Who’s putting your hat in the ring? Odds are this person is not a mentor but a sponsor. Mentors can build your self-esteem and provide a sounding board—but they’re not your ticket to the top.If you’re interested in fast-tr....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets: Why Women Are the Solution
Author Ripa Rashid , Sylvia Ann Hewlett
The war for talent is heating up in emerging markets. Without enough “brain power,” multinationals can’t succeed in these markets. Yet they’re approaching the war in the wrong way—bringing in expats and engaging in bidding wars for hotshot local “male” managers. The....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down
Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett
During tough economic times it's more vital than ever to hold on to and leverage your top performers: They've got the outsize smarts and dedication your firm needs to survive recession and emerge stronger. Yet in 2009 many employers are failing to support and sust....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett
With talent shortages looming over the next decade, what can companies do to attract and retain the large number of professional women who are forced off the career highway? By documenting the successful efforts of a group of cutting-edge global companies to retain ....
Release Date 2007/05