South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka sworn-in as new UN Women Executive Director South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka sworn-in as new UN Women Executive Director By: SEM Contributor on August 29, 2013. The swearing of former South Africa’s Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka as the new executive director of United Nations Entity for Gender and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) was presided by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon at a ceremony Monday at the UN Headquarters in New … [Read more...]
Charities to focus on performance or attribution?
August 19, 2013 by
Evaluating your organization's impact Understanding how assessing a charity's performance can help to bring about real change in people's lives There's a battle raging in the impact measurement landscape. No single organization creates social impact in isolation. It requires all the necessary ingredients coming together in a certain ratio. Photograph: A.Y. Photography/Getty Images/Flickr RF Our standards of evidence are too low, say experts. To identify the impact of an intervention—in … [Read more...]
JP Morgon’s ‘hiring nepotism in China’ under scutiny by SEC
August 17, 2013 by
Federal authorities have opened a bribery investigation into whether JPMorgan Chase hired the children of powerful Chinese officials to help the bank win lucrative business in the booming nation, according to a confidential United States government document. In one instance, the bank hired the son of a former Chinese banking regulator who is now the chairman of the China Everbright Group, a state-controlled financial conglomerate, according to the document, which was reviewed by The New York … [Read more...]
Women CEOs of the Fortune 1000 & 500, Catalyst.org
August 13, 2013 by
Our Vision Changing workplaces. Changing lives. Our Mission Expanding opportunities for women and business. Our Values Connect, Engage, Inspire, Impact Catalyst Canada Honours Celebrating Champions of Women in Canadian Business This is a list of women who currently hold CEO positions at companies that rank on the 2013 Fortune1000 lists. Women currently hold 4.2 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and 4.6 percent of Fortune1000 CEO positions. Leadership at the … [Read more...]
Chronological or Functional Nanny Resume?
August 7, 2013 by
One of the toughest parts of putting together a great nanny resume is knowing where to start. You’ve got to find a way to present your experience, your skills, your goals and your qualities seemingly all at once, plus you have to make room for a personal statement about the role of childcare in your life. How can you make sense of a mountain of information? Pretty easily, it turns out. There are two main ways to format a resume — chronologically and functionally. Each one has its own … [Read more...]
Irene Becker, 10 Practical Ways To Build Essential Success Skills
August 1, 2013 by
Ten Practical Ways To Build Essential Success Skills At The Speed Of Change (Including 18 Bonus Links-Practical Tips, 3 Videos & More) © Irene Becker, Just Coach It-The 3Q Edge™ | (IQ-EQ-SQ) Reach-Resonance-Results 3Q Leadership™ Blog- 27,000+ Social Media Followers & Growing! Success at the speed of change means embracing a mind-set and skill-set that can help YOU play to strengths, AND -- USE changes, challenges, stressors, even failures to ideate, communicate, collaborate, … [Read more...]
UN WOMEN: EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE, Closing Date: Friday, 09 Aug. 2013
July 30, 2013 by
Closing Date: Friday, 09 August 2013 UN WOMEN: EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE Location: New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA United Nations Development Programme 304 East 45th Street New York Application Deadline: 09-Aug-13 Type of Contract: FTA Local Post Level: GS-6 Languages Required: All posts in the GS categories are subject to local recruitment. Internally advertised General Service (GS) fixed-term appointment (FTA) positions located in Headquarters are open to GS staff members … [Read more...]
OMTimes Magazine ( July) – Gifts Keep On Giving, Kathy Custren
July 28, 2013 by
Gifts Keep On Giving A recent email about future possibilities managed to spark a little something. The day the email came felt a little odd to me. It turned out that my sense of disconnection was coming true in more ways than one–but more on that later. The gist of the email was that there is more to life and that we were shifting into a new paradigm. Such messages are not very specific about what the future might hold. There was no defined vision to grasp. Naturally, that set me to … [Read more...]
HHSentrepreneurs, New CTO Vision Document & More
July 24, 2013 by
We need you! Apply to work on high-risk, high reward projects while tackling the biggest challenges in health care and government! Get your applications in by August 16th! We are currently seeking innovators and entrepreneurs to participate in the second cohort of the HHSentrepreneurs Program. We are looking for highly talented professionals from non-federal backgrounds such as business, industry, and academia who seek to bring successful innovation experiences, models, and business … [Read more...]
Stealing Business Ideas: 10 Reasons why ‘not to worry’
July 24, 2013 by
Stealing business ideas: 10 reasons why not to worry that others will steal your idea So are you concerned, in general, about people stealing business ideas, and more specifically that they might steal your idea? I’ve heard it hundreds of times. After all, my book, The Balanced Entrepreneur, recommends that prior to a major product launch, entrepreneurs gather lots of initial feedback. This is a practice that theoretically makes stealing business ideas more likely. But the key word is … [Read more...]
Doris Buffett, ‘Learning by Giving’ {philanthropy online course}
July 9, 2013 by
'Learning by Giving', founder Doris Buffett This accredited philanthropy online course launches this July 2013 FORTUNE -- The name Buffett is in the news, but the first name is Doris, not Warren. His older sister by three years -- that makes her 85, him 82 -- she is pursuing a decade-long interest by sponsoring a new, free, online course about philanthropy. The goal of the program, called Giving With Purpose is to teach college students -- and anyone else who cares to register -- … [Read more...]
Life’s Tough Decisions made Easy, 30 of the Best Blogs
July 2, 2013 by
There’s nothing like the prospect of having to make a tough decision to cause a sudden case of the procrastination. If you have suffered from this terrible affliction, fear not, for you are not alone. Tough decisions, by their very nature, usually have the potential to cause unavoidable heartache or loss, so it’s understandable if you are reluctant to take the plunge. To help you in your quest to develop a more assertive attitude towards the challenges in life, here are 30 blogs with … [Read more...]
