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Companies are losing women leaders at high rates: Women in the Workplace Report
This article was first published on the Axios website here and is based on the new Women in the Workplace report by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company. Read the full report here They’re calling...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Ask Alto: What should workplaces’ policies be on tattoos?
Did you know that Sir Winston Churchill had a tattoo – along with his mother Lady Randolph Churchill? Except that they probably didn’t. The famous wartime Prime Minister’s arm anchor, and his...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Corinne Klajda
This week we feature the multi-lingual Corinne Klajda, managing partner of Accord Group Poland and one of the founding members of the AltoPartners Executive Search & Leadership Consulting...
Read More → Insights · October 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: What are white privilege and white fragility? And how can people and companies change things?
“White privilege to a white person is like water to a fish.” – White social worker Brittany Alfarano The term white privilege, which originated in the United States in the 1980s, refers to both...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Ask Alto: What is menstrual leave and should your HR policies consider it?
In May 2022, the Spanish cabinet approved a menstrual leave law – the first of its kind in Europe. The bill still needs to go through parliament but if it passes muster, people suffering from...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Beata Preis-Hryniewicz
Veterinary science’s loss was HR’s gain: Meet Beata Preis-Hryniewicz, animal lover and HR specialist at Accord Poland/ AltoPartners East and Central Europe. What was your childhood career dream? I...
Read More → Insights · October 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: Microaggressions in the workplace: How to identify them and how to overcome them
Oprah Winfrey was once told, “You’re not really black”, by one of her wealthy neighbours, who was trying to make her feel better about being in a minority in her neighbourhood. The story may be...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Our ESG specialists unpick the link between leadership and sustainability
The recent news that the Chouinard family, the founders of Patagonia, had given away their $3-billion company to fight climate change produced the sort of headlines that the organisers of COP27...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Ask Alto: What are the laws and regulations HR professionals should know?
Did you know that it is illegal in South Africa to force an employee to work unpaid overtime, no matter what their contract says? That’s because the country’s labour laws are based on a...
Read More → Insights · October 2022Phenomenal Women of AltoPartners – Claudia Allwißer
Cool and calm, with an enviable grace-under-fire disposition, Claudia Allwißer is one of Jack Russell Consulting/ AltoPartners Germany’s most versatile team members, with over 20 years in the...
Read More → Insights · October 2022The Director’s Dilemma – October 2022 Edition
Produced by Julie Garland-McLellan, Consultant at AltoPartners Australia and non-executive director and board consultant based in Sydney, Australia. Contribution by Jaco Kriek, Managing Director of...
Read More → Insights · September 2022The AltoPartners Guide to Diversity and Inclusion: When diversity is neural
Autism. Asperger’s syndrome. Dyslexia. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Tourette syndrome. These are not the first things that spring to mind when thinking about diversity in the...
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