Women Leading Change: Key Insights from the APAC region webinar

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by Riya Bhardwaj | May 21, 2021

There has been a heightened need for interventions anchored around women leaders in the APAC region. Witnessing this surge, it seemed important to facilitate a conversation with our client community to understand the triggers of this need and the ways that organizations can facilitate the development of their women leaders. Recently, Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) hosted a webinar with two senior representatives  from clients in the region; and have summarized the key takeaways from this valuable discussion. “Why” the need for intervention? Many organizations engage in Women Leadership Programs to support their Diversity and Inclusion agenda. However, the tipping point […]

Expanding our Learning Portfolio: Leadership Development at Texas Instruments

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by Jana Reddin | May 17, 2021

At Texas Instruments (TI), we know that a critical element for any business is ensuring that the organization has leaders at all levels who can successfully manage both the present and the long term. After creating a foundation of leadership development for our frontline managers, manufacturing supervisors, and mid-level leaders, we recently recognized that it was time to create a development program for our senior-level leaders to add to our learning portfolio. Here’s the leadership development journey we’ve been on. Each year at TI, we hire hundreds of new employees, 70-80% of whom are recent college graduates. As part of […]

Fostering Reskilling at BBVA Through a Continuous Learning Culture

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by E Alberto González de Mena | May 13, 2021

The Camp is the new reskilling and upskilling initiative for BBVA employees Even before the current crisis, when remote working forced a change to on-site employee training plans, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) had a strong commitment to a culture of online learning, offering its professionals a comprehensive digital training catalog via the Campus BBVA platform. A look at the topics consumed most frequently has revealed employees’ growing interest in developing new capabilities including data, design, and sustainability, which are a priority for BBVA given the new reality that awaits. In the words of Carlos Casas, BBVA’s Global Head of […]

Leadership Development When Your Company’s “Created to Provide Opportunities for Others”

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by Lindsay Bennefield | April 20, 2021

My company, QuikTrip, a convenience/gasoline retailer with 850 stores in eleven states, consistently finds itself on Fortune’s list of Best Companies to Work For. This comes as no surprise to those of us who work here. After all, QuikTrip prides itself on being “a company created to provide opportunities for others.” This commitment to providing employee opportunities for growth is the foundation of everything we do and is at the heart of our leadership development initiatives. We believe in growing from within, and in creating rapid development paths for those with a strong work ethic and drive, who share the […]

“Remember the Ladies:” Thinking about Women in the Workforce

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by Ellen Bailey | March 30, 2021

As Women’s History Month winds down, I’ve been thinking a lot about women in the workforce. Not surprisingly, this thinking has been inextricably wound together with thoughts of the pandemic and the ongoing need to address issues of social justice. This year in particular, it’s hard to separate things out. But since this is the month in which we celebrate women, I’d like to take a look at things through the lens of women at work. This has been a tough year for everyone, but when it comes to working, the negative impact on women has been significantly greater than […]