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  Diversity and Inclusion

  After the Quota: Where Progress Gets Personal

  As Europe approaches its 2026 boardroom mandate, the harder work of influence and power is still ahead. For those joining us in progress, Europe’s deadline is now in sight. As the continent enters the final months before its gender balance mandate takes effect, the requirement is no longer abstract. By June 30, 2026, thousands of […]

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  Global Business

  The Same Room, Three Experiences

  How Forté connects women across the career journey Forté Women Business Leaders Conference in London brought together women from across industries, institutions, and career stages. Designed with two tracks, one focused on early career talent and the other on MBA alumni and experienced professionals, the event created multiple entry points for learning and connection. Across […]

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  Articles

  When Career Conversations Actually Work

  What Forté’s Women Business Leaders Conference got right By the time the first panelist spoke, the room was already full, with people sitting along the edges. The discussion that followed was built around candid accounts of how the speakers had navigated career changes, pressure, and uncertainty. The reception then picked up that thread, giving attendees […]

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  Mid-Level

  Slide-Decks and Second Opinions: The Evolving Art of Consulting

  There was a time when every consulting insight came with a 50-slide appendix, a perfectly color-coded Gantt chart, and a watermark declaring Confidential – For Client Use Only. Competence was measured in slide count, and PowerPoint was the industry’s native language. Back then, consultants spoke in frameworks, clients nodded in agreement, and everyone left the […]

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  Women on Boards

  Inclusion, Insight, and Inspiration — Reflections from the Global Women on Boards Conference

  Last year, I made the purposeful journey from Cologne to Brussels to attend a truly impactful event: Global Women on Boards Conference* – Promoting Inclusion and Allyship in Today’s Workplace. I had a hunch the effort would be worthwhile — and I was absolutely right. Held in a beautiful venue that encouraged both focus and […]

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  Global Business

  Counting Women, Not Words

  Everyone in Europe knows the clock is ticking. By June 30, 2026, EU-listed companies — several thousand in total*, from global giants to far less familiar names — will be held to more than rhetoric. Under the Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive, 40% of non-executive seats or a third of all board seats must […]

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