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something you want done because he wants to do it." ~ Dwight Eisenhower
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Gender Pay Gap Persists
Women managers make 81 cents
to a man's buck, according to a report released September 2010 from the
Government Accountability Office. That number from 2007 is up a couple
pennies from 2000. It mirrors many pay studies that peg women's pay at
about three-quarters of men's pay, and it highlights the glacial pace at
which women are closing the gender pay gap.
The
pay gap exists in good economic times and bad. Many studies, including
the GAO report, control for such factors as job experience and gender
preference for different jobs to make a fair comparison of wages.
Reasons for the pay gap vary, from equal-pay laws that aren't enforced
and stingy family leave policies to women being relatively poor salary
negotiators, experts say
~ Statistics Source: Los
Angeles Times
Q: How does your organization's pay fare? Has a comparison
analysis been made? When was the last one completed and how often is it
updated to ensure fair and equitable pay?
Work From Home with and
without Pay
46%: Architecture firms
reporting an increased demand for home offices
3.3 million: Americans
performing some work from home as part of paid workweek
10.2 million: Americans who
take work home, informally, without pay
7 hours: Average number of
hours worked at home per week without additional pay
~ Sources: American
Institute of Architects and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Q: Are you open to
employees working from home? How do you manage performance? Why are
employees taking work home? How is it affecting productivity?
Older Workers
In a survey conducted by the
AARP, 27 percent of workers age 45 and over reported economic conditions
postponed their retirement plans. Most plan to keep working and earning
in retirement.
Q: How are you
addressing older employees' needs? How are they motivated differently
than younger workers? How do you personalize rewards to meet differing
desires?
Five Keys to Being an
Effective Leader
In the book, The
Leadership Code: Five Rules to Live By (Harvard Business Press),
authors Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood and Kate Sweetman report they
considered the top books on the topic written by experts to derive their
theories.
1. Shape the future by being
a strategist
2. Make things happen by
being an executor
3. Engage today's talent be
being a talent manager
4. Build the next generation
by being a human capital developer
5. Invest in yourself by
working on your personal proficiency
Following the five keys will help you achieve 60 - 70 percent of
leadership requirements. The 30 percent difference? That's based on how
you deal with specific issues in your organization.
Q: How do you rate on
the first four keys - your strengths and weaknesses? How can you keep
your strengths current and reduce weaknesses by Key Five, investing in
yourself? What have your done to improve your proficiency lately?
What is it about employees that keeps you
up at night?
Management-Mentor™
Management
Mentor is produced by Natalie Brecher of Brecher & Associates Inc.
With more than 25 years of executive experience, Natalie knows firsthand how to help
managers lead and employees improve performance. Responsible for a real
estate company with $45 million in revenues and assets valued over $300
million, Natalie has supervised a staff of over 800 to achieve company
goals.