Dux Femina Facti
“Working well as a team member…We hardly even notice she’s a girl anymore,” remarked a reviewer of Victoria Harker’s performance at the end of her first year on the board of directors at a publicly traded company.
DuPont’s Case for Sustainability
As a regulator and as a corporate executive, I have a unique perspective in the burgeoning world of sustainability because I’ve looked at this issue from both sides. Many would suggest that those two perspectives are like night and day, yet I believe the regulator and the regulated community have much in common.
O Partner, Where Art Thou?
Contrary to the romantic notion of a passionate dreamer going it alone, most start-ups are founded by partners, not solo entrepreneurs. Think of some of the high-tech companies that have risen to fame and stunning capitalization in almost no time: Google, Facebook, LivingSocial. All started by partners.
Family Firm Succession
My family’s company was founded in Arlington, Virginia, in 1956, as construction of the Capital Beltway began. Alongside the communities that were forming in the expanding metropolitan area, Dewberry built its reputation for civil engineering, architecture, and consulting services.
I May Be Wrong About This…
The Effect of Feminine Speech Patterns on Workplace Development – I could be wrong, but I just think that there is some evidence out there that could prove that, like, women have this, like, different way of speaking?
The Risk-Return Paradox
Ever since young Jack traded his cow for some magic beans, society has bought into the concept that greater risk promises greater reward. The relationship is taken for granted as fact; empirically, researchers have shown it is fiction.
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