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  Work/Life Effectiveness

  Building a Career and a Family: Real Talk From the Forté Community

  Building a career and a family isn’t a straight line. It’s a constant negotiation between ambition, identity, logistics, and love. So we asked members of our community to share what they wish they’d known earlier, what’s actually helped, and what they’re still figuring out. What emerged wasn’t a perfect formula. It was honest, practical, hard-earned […]

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  Latest Research

  The AI Gender Gap Isn’t What You Think

  If you’ve been paying attention, a familiar story is already starting to settle in. You’ve probably seen the headline: as generative AI reshapes how work gets done, women are falling behind. Adoption is lower. Engagement is lower. And if that gap holds, it compounds.  The data behind that claim is real. A recent global analysis* […]

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  ERGs in Action

  When the Promotion Roadmap Is Written in Pencil

  Employees often come to ERGs with questions about how careers actually move inside the organization. The wording varies. Some want to know if they are ready for more. Others want to understand which skills and experiences matter most. Many feel like everyone else understands the system better than they do. These are not about insecurity. […]

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  Forté Signals

  Signs vs. Signals: The Two‑Letter Difference That Explains a Lot About Work

  For reasons that probably say something strange about me, I’ve been thinking about traffic signals a lot lately. Not because I’m secretly passionate about municipal infrastructure or have taken up a side hustle in urban planning. If anything, I’m the person who still gets irrationally annoyed when a left turn arrow takes too long. But […]

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  Level Up Your Career

  Stop Telling Women They Need to Develop Skills They Already Have

  Employers are remarkably consistent about the skills they want most. In a recent survey of Forté member companies, employers said they are looking for communication, analytical thinking, coachability, professionalism, leadership, client-facing confidence, and the ability to work well with others. They want people who can stay calm under pressure, build trust quickly, navigate change, and […]

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  Forté Signals

  Rethinking the Elevator Pitch

  The 30-second pitch has been in the world of career advice for so long that it now feels less like advice and more like a professional rite of passage. We are told to keep it polished and ready, just in case someone important appears and asks us to summarize our entire professional existence before handing […]

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