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You can’t make change in the world without stepping up, speaking out, and taking bold action to shake up the status quo. Catalyst applauds those who championed change this past year, proved what’s possible, and inspired others to do so too!  

Catalyst’s #DisruptTheDefault campaign is a call to action for individuals and companies to make bold moves that forge meaningful change for women and men in the workplace—and the world! And our Profiles in Disruption blogs showcase how others are doing this in their lives, their companies, and their countries!

In 2013, Unilever examined its retention data and found that there was a disproportionate number of women exiting. Concerned about why women were leaving at such high rates, the company’s […]

We asked ERLI’s lead architect, Candice Morgan, to share some key insights about common misperceptions ERG leaders often face, particularly in the early stages of establishing a new group.

The beauty of Canada’s new leadership team is that it looks like the market—the people of Canada—that it is intended to serve.

While Canada’s success on the ice should certainly be celebrated, it also raises an important question. How is it that we manage to invest so well in our hockey talent, yet we don’t apply the same rigour to areas that are much more important to the strength and future of this country, such as innovation and productivity? 

Leveraging Canada's diversity to improve economic performance poses a significant challenge.  

After reading an eye-opening recent Forbes article about Millennials, I decided “management” might appreciate another letter about some talent issues that seem equally difficult for many company leaders to comprehend.

Every time I visit a new country, my understanding of the challenges working women face grows—and so does my optimism about the level of attention paid to these issues and the opportunities for progress.

India’s former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who died on July 27, 2015, had a leadership style many would do well to emulate.

A ground-breaking new report on employee innovation in Australia by Catalyst, the leading global nonprofit organization advocating for equal opportunities in the workforce, offers important strategies for companies committed to leveraging talent and inspiring breakout ideas. Key points of the report include making employees feel safe enough to bring their authentic selves to work, proposing novel solutions, taking on stretch assignments, and speaking up about problems and tough issues.

Corporate India is now realising the importance of having women in leadership positions. That’s where leadership training programs come in.

How different is your existing culture from the culture that high potentials actually want?

What is Buying Power? Who has it? And what are consumers spending on?

The TV show Mad Men has come to an end. But the Mad Men culture lives on in real-world advertising agencies. As founder of The 3% Conference, an organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in leadership roles in advertising agencies, Kat Gordon aims to put an end to that.

Meet: Mikhaila Nodel, a 17-year-old high school student and activist from Brooklyn, New York.

Whether you’re an employer posting a job or a job seeker looking for one, it’s important to be aware of how certain words in a job description can reflect an organization’s culture and values.