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Meet Deia Markova (French/Bulgarian) and Rolf Thorsen (Norwegian), two professionals, whose career exemplify resilience, expertise, and leadership. Mentee and mentor in our SheSkillz Global mentoring program, they are in this conversation sharing their insights on mentoring, leadership, education, parenting, and the symbiotic nature of learning from one another. Join us as we delve into their professional journeys and the wisdom they impart on achieving professional success with purpose and determination.

Interview with Camilla Giske HR Director, Flakk Group by Guro A. Johnsen CEO and founder of SheSkillz Global

Interview with Gina Loven – Head of Wholesale in Brav, By Guro Askheim Johnsen CEO and founder SheSkillz Global.

Interview with Guro A. Johnsen, Founder and CEO of SheSkillz Global, done by Berith Anne Høivaag Larsen, The Norwegian club, Switzerland. (Norgesklubben Sveits).

Higher attrition rates and employee disengagement caused by the global pandemic, demographic changes and digitization, are forcing organizations to make a clearer distinction between human capital, which defines human resources as a means of production, and human development.

February 1 was a date to celebrate for women in business everywhere. It happened to be the day that water group Severn Trent became the first large UK quoted company to be led by an all-female team by appointing Helen Miles as chief financial officer.

“You would think that we in Norway, who like to think that we are world champions in gender equality, have come further than everyone else. Unfortunately, this is not the case.”

Why is it sometimes so difficult to work with some people, while it can be straightforward with others? What are the types of personality I best work with, and what about the rest of the team? In this article, Guro A. Johnsen gives her view about how human relationships are essential at work and digs into the key factors to create a successful work environment to boost performances?

If you want more women in your organisation, advertise jobs that are designated for women only. That’s what Delft University of Technology did.

After another punishing year dominated by COVID, the omicron threat appears to be receding and many people may now be looking at the beginning of the end of the pandemic.

In the business world, the adage often holds true: the buck stops at the desk of the chief executive officer. That’s the way accountability should work.

In some religions, women are barred from serving as clergy or excluded from top leadership roles. Nonetheless, women have broken into influential roles in these male-led faiths.

Tone at the top refers, broadly, to what a company’s leadership talks about, how they talk, what they do and how they do it. Tone at the top is internal when leaders talk to employees and act inside the organization.

Executives should never stop trying new things, write Suzanne de Janasz and Maury Peiperl. Are you open to experimentation?

We all have an idea of good and bad leadership and how we want the relationship with our manager to be. The interactions between team members and leaders, trust, and good communication are essential for developing a good development culture.