Workplace culture

Banking’s response to #MeToo: Training employees to speak up

02/12/18

Strong policies against sexual harassment appear to be a factor in shielding banks from the public shamings that have occurred in other industries, but even they know they can’t get too complacent. Some are ditching old training sessions and trying new things like coaching witnesses on how to report demeaning behavior.

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Banking had its #MeToo moment two decades ago: CIT’s Alemany

02/07/18

After facing a landmark sexual harassment lawsuit in the mid-1990s, the banking industry has improved its codes of conduct and training on sexual harassment issues, CIT Chief Executive Ellen Alemany said during a panel discussion Wednesday morning.

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Choose the company you work for carefully: Huntington's Mary Navarro

10/12/17

What's more important than which job you take? Which company you work for. That is one of the lessons Huntington’s Mary Navarro learned in her 42 years in banking.

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'Culture doesn't change overnight'

10/03/17

How Ellen Alemany, CIT's CEO, is enforcing a set of core behaviors at the company. One is straight talk.

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Innovation vexing for banks and fintechs alike

10/03/17

Banks that find true innovation hard to accomplish can take heart — it’s no picnic for startups either. To hear both sides share their challenges is an argument for collaboration.

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From 'best bank no one's heard of' to 'most ethical company'

10/03/17

Kate Quinn has raised U.S. Bancorp's profile by emphasizing culture above all else.

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Hannah Grove's vision for banks: Always be authentic

10/02/17

Let others debate the meaning of the Fearless Girl statue. To State Street's Hannah Grove, its message to the banking industry was simple: reduce complexity for the average customer and create a more welcoming workplace for all.

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Wells Fargo fighting order to rehire whistleblower

09/27/17

Wells Fargo is extending a 6-year-old fight with a whistleblower, despite a government order to immediately reinstate the former employee.

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Scandal at SoFi; Witherspoon’s ambition mission

09/14/17

In the string of scandals over how women are treated in the tech sector, SoFi is particularly egregious. Reese Witherspoon tackles the trouble with ambition for women. Plus, Edith Cooper and Lori Beer.

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Best banks to 'woof' for

09/14/17

Life is “ruff.” Pets can make it easier. Here is how some of the Best Banks to Work For accommodate their employees’ furry pals.

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