by Melissa Shanklin | May 11, 2023 | Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Leadership Series: A Student’s Perspective A leader I admire is Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States. Michelle grew up in a blue-collar home in Chicago and went to Princeton for her...
by Kanui Peck | May 5, 2023 | Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Senator Hirono was born in Japan and moved to the United States at eight with her mother and brother. Upon coming here, they often struggled and lived in poverty (Mickey et al., 2022). Senator Hirono overcame many challenges, and on January 3, 2013, she became the...
by Nicole Carpenter | Jan 4, 2023 | DEI
What is a Cultural Calendar? A cultural calendar, or a diversity and inclusion calendar, is an essential tool for knowing the historical, cultural, and religious events of diverse groups. It provides annual dates and information for commemorations, celebrations,...
by Nicole Carpenter | Oct 31, 2022 | Retention Rate of Women
“After several decades, ERGs are still an effective strategy to help all employees feel a sense of equity and belonging at their workplace. The most effective employee resource group programs often have a few attributes in common” –Forbes Forbes How to Foster...
by Nicole Carpenter | Oct 14, 2022 | ElevateHER Challenge, Press Releases
SALT LAKE CITY (October 14, 2022) — Yesterday the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) honored A. Scott Anderson, President and CEO, Zions Bank, with the inaugural Women’s Leadership Institute A. Scott Anderson Ally Award, also naming the award after him. Anderson was...
by Nicole Carpenter | Sep 1, 2022 | Retention Rate of Women, Return-to-work, Utah
Talent Ready Utah has announced the Return-To-Work Grant Request for Proposals. During the 2022 legislative session, the Utah State Legislature authorized a grant program for business entities, through HB 333, to offer innovative return-to-work programs for employees...
by Nicole Carpenter | May 5, 2022 | ElevateHER Challenge, Resource Center, Success Stories
“I believe diversity is a business imperative and a moral imperative. There are very specific business reasons why we needed to have a diversity initiative. [Workfront] had a lot of headwinds, but I believe you sit down and treat [diversity] like any other business...
by Patti Cook | Jan 10, 2022 | Career Development, Gender Bias, Mentoring Women, Retention Rate of Women, Women In Leadership
Want to retain women? Be an ally. This past year has been one of change for the job market. In fact, in the September 2021 issue of Harvard Business Review, their research found “employees between 30 and 45 years old have had the greatest increase in resignation...
by Patti Cook | Nov 29, 2021 | Board Openings, Career Development, Mentoring Women, Women In Leadership, Women on Boards
Build Your Leadership Capacity in 2022: Join a Non-Profit or Corporate Board Here at the Women’s Leadership Institute, one of our main goals is to build leadership capacity in women. There are many places where this intersection of capacity building and service...
by Patti Cook | Nov 10, 2021 | Career Development, CDS, Mentoring Women, PDS, Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Self-care may seem counterintuitive while discussing career growth. However, the connection is real. Forbes, featured this topic with author Amy Blaschka, stating, “Living in a world of “always on” culture can wreak havoc on you physically, emotionally, and...
