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Keeping Talent on the Road to Success

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Stepping off the career track is easy, but getting back on is hard. In March 2005, the Harvard Business Review published a landmark article by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Carolyn Buck Luce entitled "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success." This network is an outgrowth of the amazing response that piece generated. We want this to be a place for people who are either ramping up or ramping down to share their experiences and network with each other. We also want our members to tell us how companies can make this process easier.

Blog Posts

Harvard Business Review Blog

Check out Sylvia's new blog on the Harvard Business Review's website.

Posted by Center for Work-Life Policy on August 9th, 2007 at 12:02pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

What do French Presidential Candidate Segolene Royale and pop-star Britney Spears have in common? Both are women with fierce ambition and family baggage. Sometimes it lifts them up; mostly it weighs them down. Royale’s four children and unmarried status are often held against her by French traditionalists, while Spear’s inability to be home for her sons has landed her in trouble with L.A. county child protection services. One thing’s for sure: in 2007 family matters have a n…

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Posted by Center for Work-Life Policy on July 12th, 2007 at 10:30am — No Comments (Add)

Sylvia's New Book

Sylvia Hewlett's new book Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented on the Road to Success was published on May 15, 2007 by the Harvard Business School Press. The reviews and press coverage have been amazing. You can order it on any of the online book sellers including Barnes & Noble and… Continue

Posted by Center for Work-Life Policy on June 29th, 2007 at 10:55am — No Comments (Add)

Cherie Blair and Michelle Obama

What do Cherie Blair and Michelle Obama have in common? Well there’s the obvious stuff. They’re both married to high octane politicians. But they also share some deep concerns on the career front. As Tony Blair’s political star sets and Barak Obama’s star rises, these impressively credentialed women are scrambling to re-calibrate their work lives. One is off-ramping while the other is on-ramping.…

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Posted by Center for Work-Life Policy on June 29th, 2007 at 10:47am — No Comments (Add)

Discussions

Check-out the discussion thread started by Karen. Let's get talking!

Posted by Center for Work-Life Policy on March 23rd, 2007 at 12:20pm — No Comments (Add)

 
 

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