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Women's Nonlinear Careers: The Flexibility Imperative
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4694BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chapter provides a wealth of data and information on why women leave the workforce and the difficulties they encounter trying to reenter, proving the inadequacy of the conventional male career model that continues to dominate corporate culture. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Extreme Jobs, Extreme Demands: Perpetuating the Male Competitive Model
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4695BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chapter describes how high-level jobs are becoming more intense and more burdensome and are leaving women behind in new ways, providing yet another important reason for reexamining career paths and career drivers. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Establishing Flexible Work Arrangements: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4715BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter examines some emerging models of best practices as it outlines one of these essential elements: establishing a rich menu of flexible work arrangements. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Canaries in the Coal Mine: Realizing a Better Work-Life Balance for All
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4706BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chapter addresses the challenge of accelerating and expanding the scope of alternative work arrangements to reach the critical mass needed to transform corporate culture. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Creating Arc-of-Career Flexibility: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4700BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter addresses one of these essential elements: policies that provide flexibility over the arc of a career and allow women to ramp up after taking time out of the paid workforce. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Reimagining Work Life: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4716BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter focuses on one of these elements, illustrating ways in which companies are beginning to honor and support work-life challenges that go beyond biological children and the nuclear family. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to...Starting at €8.20
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The Business Case for Diversity: How Companies Benefit from Reevaluating the Male Competitive Model
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4698BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe "off-ramping" or downshifting of many women in the workplace has serious ramifications not only for personal careers, but for businesses as well. This chapter outlines the demographic shifts and global competitive pressures facing today's organizations, making a case for gender diversity as part of the solution. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Combating Stigma and Stereotypes: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4705BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter addresses one of these essential elements, showing how companies are beginning to battle head-on the stigma and stereotypes associated with flexible work arrangements and other work-life policies and programs. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talen...Starting at €8.20
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Tapping into Altruism: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4717BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter looks at some common career drivers for women, addressing one of these essential elements: recognizing and rewarding altruism. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Claiming and Sustaining Ambition: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4702BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter features case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Time Warner, and General Electric as it examines one of these essential elements: how to help women claim and sustain ambition throughout their careers. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on ...Starting at €8.20