Work-life balance

Coronavirus stress tests strength of women’s network

05/11/20

In a still male-dominated industry, does the network help attract and keep more women at the firm? CEO Shirl Penney says yes and has the results to prove it.

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Touting work-life balance isn’t just lip service at this community bank

09/23/18

A challenging diagnosis for her son prompted a senior executive to make changes at work, and Old National Bank's reaction offers a lesson for those serious about retaining female leaders.

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Female commercial banking leaders kept leaving. So BMO decided to act.

09/23/18

What if you have workplace flexibility policies and women, afraid to be seen as less committed than male peers, don't use them? Take a lesson from BMO Financial.

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Yoga and YouTube: A top Wells exec's tips for relieving workplace stress

10/11/17

Diane Schumaker-Krieg has traveled the globe urging stressed Wells Fargo colleagues to carve out time for art, exercise and other rejuvenating activities. She says happiness correlates to career success.

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‘You have to laugh at yourself’: J.P. Morgan's Erdoes

10/06/17

Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and American Banker’s Most Powerful Woman in Finance, shared a funny story about her kids and her boss, Jamie Dimon, at the Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner.  

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What Fifth Third is doing to retain moms

05/24/17

New mothers were bailing out from the Cincinnati bank at twice the rate of other women employees, so it decided to offer a maternity concierge service that would help them with stressful chores.

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