Workforce management

Walmart's quest to stabilize its workers' financial lives

02/08/18

It’s not just hourly workers who struggle to make ends meet — many managers also often find themselves short on cash each month. To help employees cope, the retail chain is using a tool developed by the fintech Even to give them access to their wages before the next pay period.

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Citi is first mover on gender pay gap – will other banks budge?

01/18/18

The difference in pay between men and women at Citi is not as striking as some other differences. A reverse mentor changed how Goldman’s Edith Cooper thinks about differences in the workplace. Banks are doing a lot more than relaxing the dress code to retain tech talent. And Ellen Pompeo offers some personal notes on tackling the pay gap.

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Welcome to open mic night at a Citi fintech unit

11/22/17

Borrowing from the startup world and some popular TV shows, Citigroup is encouraging employees to pitch innovative ideas to a panel of senior execs who could give them the green light to start work.

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Fidelity's man trouble; Capital One's Pixar-inspired bot

11/10/17

The sexual harassment tsunami continues, with stories from Fidelity and France. The woman behind Capital One's new chatbot drew on her experience creating animated characters for Pixar. And Wells Fargo whistle-blowers speak out.

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Why women running banks is the norm in Israel

10/24/17

Wonder Woman captures the essence of how women break down barriers, including in financial services. But no superpowers are needed to succeed.

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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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How JPMorgan Chase’s Erdoes handles ‘bad eggs’

10/10/17

The CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and American Banker’s Most Powerful Woman in Finance shares advice about dealing with tricky clients and colleagues.

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‘Don’t think you’re going to change people’: Huntington's Mary Navarro

10/06/17

Want a strong team? This is what Mary Navarro said she has learned about creating one in her 42-year banking career. Navarro, who recently retired from Huntington, accepted a Lifetime Achievement award at the Most Powerful Women in Banking gala Thursday night.

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'Diversity is the fabric of our being': TD Bank's Verba

10/06/17

Linda Verba, head of service strategy at TD Bank and winner of a lifetime achievement award at the Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner Thursday, said that diversity can not just be a buzzword.

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Women in Banking: On IQ, EQ and the LQ

10/06/17

JPMorgan's Mary Callahan Erdoes outlines the secret to motivating employees that she learned from businessman Jack Ma.

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