On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action at universities, where race and ethnicity is considered a factor for admission and to create a diverse student body, is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. This ruling has led to confusion among some American…...
6 Signs It’s Time to Look for a New Job
How long has it been since you met someone who started and ended his or her career at the same company? The days of working 40+ years for the same employer and retiring with a generous pension after years of company loyalty have been replaced with a new norm –…...
8 Management Skills That Will Impress Every Recruiter
If you’ve landed on this article, we’ll assume that you’re starting your hunt for a new job. If you feel like it’s time to move on out of your current role and move on up to something new, it may also mean it’s time to rethink the way you present…...
4 Clues That You’re About to Make a Bad-Hiring Decision
The cost of your company’s bad hiring decisions can be staggering. To calculate this cost, I tell my clients to add the first-year turnover rate to the percentage of people who the company wouldn’t rehire. This number is your company’s Bad Hiring Rate (BHR). Next, I ask them to multiply…...
Countering Coronavirus through Inclusive Culture
When business continuity plans kick in, as they have in the current COVID-19 crisis environment, what happens to diversity and inclusion efforts at investment organizations? Do they fall away as nice-to-haves or are they seen as contributing to a cultural edge of resiliency? Evidence from a call last week with the…...
How Financial Services Can Win the War for Technology Talent
According to a report commissioned by the UK’s Treasury, Britain’s financial services system is experiencing an existential skills crisis. Why? As digital start-ups have moved quickly to offer desirable working benefits such as flexible hours or learning and development opportunities, financial institutions have been comparably slow to react to new workplace…...
On Career Resilience in Uncertain Times
Resilience is our capacity to recover, to bounce back, from challenges and misfortune. It implies emotional strength and grit, an ability to confront and overcome the barriers that stand between us and our goals. The coronavirus pandemic has tested that resilience, both our personal resilience as investment professionals and…...
