{"id":42996,"date":"2015-08-26t05:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-26t09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=42996"},"modified":"2015-09-03t09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03t13:43:17","slug":"cpa-firms-need-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/08\/26\/cpa-firms-need-women\/","title":{"rendered":"why cpa firms need more women"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"two<\/a>to recruit the best, you must\u00a0sponsor women for leadership.
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by ida o. abbott<\/em>
\nsponsoring women: what men need to know<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

smart accounting firm leaders want to be in the forefront of efforts to advance women.<\/p>\n

as the global economy continues to become more competitive, firms need to use all the talent they can muster \u2014 and more and more of that talent will be women.<\/p>\n

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more on sponsoring women for leadership:<\/strong> beyond mentoring to sponsorship<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>\u2018soft skills\u2019 advice needed, too<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>use others to promote your prot\u00e9g\u00e9e<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>8 ways sponsors can highlight opportunities<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>17 ways sponsors can help prot\u00e9g\u00e9es<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>3 ways to open a sponsorship conversation<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>what sponsors need from prot\u00e9g\u00e9es<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>3 ways to derail sponsorships<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>4 ways sponsors can help women seek power<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>bias about women with families lingers<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>judged on performance, not potential? must be a woman<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>gender bias still a problem<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>why women are overlooked (and how to fix it)<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>3 ways men are favored in the workplace<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>women need promotions, not just advice<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>mentor or sponsor? how to distinguish roles<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>4 ways women leaders improve firms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

companies that successfully tap into the full potential of women will be far ahead of their competitors. the key to doing it is to identify women who are likely to succeed and sponsor them, so they reach the top levels of leadership. that requires direct per\u00adsonal involvement by leaders, particularly leaders who are men.<\/p>\n

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