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As women continue to be underrepresented in high status positions, can women benefit from being funny in the workplace?

Could Being Funny At Work Help Your Career?

As women continue to be underrepresented in high status positions, can women benefit from being funny in the workplace? New research from INSEAD Business School finds that humour can be a powerful tool for women, helping them gain influence in the workplace.

Women's networks exist to connect women, aid their career progression and provide a support system of likeminded colleagues, however research shows such networks could do more if they too worked together

Why Women’s Networks Need To Get Better At Getting Together

Despite promoting collaboration and connection, many women's networks choose to operate individually. New research by the Erasmus Centre for Women and Organisations at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University reveals the benefits to be gained for women if networks choose to work together.

With an increasingly socially conscious and morally-driven generation of business professionals now entering the arena, does the consultancy sector need to reconsider how to operate more ethically

Top Five Ethical Missteps Made In Consulting

With an increasingly socially conscious and morally-driven generation of business professionals now entering the arena, does the consultancy sector need to reconsider how to operate more ethically?

Do men and women face different barriers when it comes to getting the nod of approval from those higher up?

Who’s Better At Networking – Harry Or Meghan?

Is it more difficult for Meghan Markle to network than it is for Prince Harry? Is Hillary Clinton much more likely to find a support in a senior colleague than her husband Bill? Or, is Beyonce much more like to land a new role through a close colleague than Jay-Z? The question we are asking is, is it more difficult for women to make these high-status connections than it is for men?

The Business Schools Creating An Eco Impact On Campus

As global attention turns to the race to reach net zero by 2050 business schools and universities are charged with using their knowledge and influence to make a difference. Meet the institutions incorporating sustainability into the very fabric of the organisations.