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Thank you Lidia Fonseca, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer and friend of ghSMART. She joined a team call last week to share her career story as well as insights on leadership, digital transformation, change management and increasing representation at senior levels. On increasing representation, Lidia said “You’ve heard the phrase ‘being in the room where it happens’, these conversations about diverse representation need to happen in a lot of rooms: the living room, conference rooms, an oval room, but also in board rooms. When those conversations happen, we’ll make progress. We need to create an environment where underrepresented communities feel the path to leadership is within their reach."
Vault has recognized ghSMART as the ‘most selective consulting firm’ for 2023. Although we only accept about 3% of applicants, joiners learn and grow as part of a team of exceptional people, working in an environment of generosity and gratitude. Check out our extraordinary team, do you have what it takes to join us?
ghSMART ranked #1 in TEN Vault Firsthand ‘Best to Work For’ categories including ‘Compensation’ and ‘Work/Life Balance’. Why? Because we’re different. At ghSMART, you’ll have the freedom and flexibility to chart your own career path within a firm full of opportunities—to choose what to work on, where, when, and with whom—while earning top compensation. Take control. Become the best person you can be, at work and at home. Join us! See all our Vault rankings:
Wishing an empowering, thought-provoking day to all attending the 32nd Annual Women in Business Conference at Harvard Business School today! We are proud to be a sponsor of the event, support the Women's Student Association and invest in the next generation of leaders.
The Vault results are in – we’re proud to announce that ghSMART topped an unprecedented 10 categories in Vault’s annual ‘Best to Work For’ survey. This team of extraordinary people ranked the firm #1 in categories like ‘Selectivity,’ ‘Work/Life Balance,’ and ‘Compensation,’ along with top awards we’ve won previously ‘Best Boutique Firm,’ ‘Client Interaction,’ ‘Level of Challenge,’ and ‘Satisfaction.’ Our clients are the best of the best so we have to be too. JOIN US! See the news release with full list of our 2023 Vault Rankings here.
With all the time, money, and collective experience invested in succession planning, why do companies often stumble when transitioning from an iconic CEO? The root cause can be traced back to four seemingly innocuous habits, according to ghSMART Partners Elena Lytkina Botelho, Shoma Hayden, and BJ Wright in Harvard Business Review.
As we honor Black History Month, we recognize the enormous strides that have been made towards diversity, equity, and inclusion for our Black friends, family members, colleagues, and community members. We also recognize that much work remains to be done. Our Spotlight on Inclusion this month features Dr. Ashley Brown, a Principal at ghSMART. Here’s what Ashley shared with us. “I have a number of intersecting identities: Black, woman, first-generation college student, PhD, mom, etc. Focusing on my race, the words that come to mind are: resilience, pride, gratitude, and legacy. My parents went to segregated schools, my maternal grandfather was a sharecropper for decades, and my paternal great-grandfather ‘passed’ as a white man to buy land for our family and other black families in my hometown, risking his life for the collective future. To be clear, my history is more common than unique in the United States..." Head over to LinkedIn to read Ashley's complete thoughts.
As January draws to a close, we asked our team to share some of their favorite DEI resources that they'll be reading or referring back to in 2023. 1. On Prejudice and Racial Disparities: Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do -- Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2. On Race and Civil Rights: Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement -- John Lewis 3. On Gender and De-Biasing Organizations: What Works: Gender Equality by Design -- Iris Bohnet 4. On Building a Diverse Team: A Data-Driven Approach to Hiring More Diverse Talent -- Sandy Cross and Porter Braswell for Harvard Business Review 5. On Stereotypes and Identity: Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do -- Claude Steele What DEI resources are on your list?
New ghSMART teammate Tim Colter developed an interest in how communities take shape and evolve -- and how people with purpose can shape those communities -- through his parents. Tim began his career in Houston teaching history and leadership development at the KIPP schools. Later, he joined Teach for America’s talent team where he helped craft talent and recruitment growth strategy. Looking to the example of other leaders he admired, Tim next attended the Yale School of Management. He began his post-grad career at McKinsey as a consultant, then became the Director of McKinsey Launch, the Firm’s global innovation investment group. When he learned about ghSMART he knew he wanted to go all-in on leadership advising for investors, boards, and executives. Tim currently lives in LA with his amazing fiancé Kate, enjoying the natural beauty of the outdoors: hiking in the hills, running in his neighborhood. Home and family is Tim’s top priority, he values that his new role allows him to be present in the places and with the people that matter most. Learn more about Tim and ghSMART:
Great leaders don't ask how to motivate their employees. Instead -- they practice three management approaches that improve outcomes for colleagues & organizations. Read ghSMART Chairman and Founder Geoff Smart's latest for Psychology Today:
