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Read MoreERGs in ActionWhen Your Work Leaves the Room Without You
From the outside, the route looks clear. Your performance is strong. Projects are getting delivered. Reviews look good. If you were scanning a spreadsheet or a leadership update, you’d assume things are moving exactly as they should. And then your career…stalls? It’s hard to define, because nothing is really “wrong” at work. But somehow, nothing […]
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Read MoreArticlesWe Already Know Why Women Leave
What years of data, conversations, and missed signals tell us about retention Women don’t leave organizations suddenly. They leave because patterns repeat. This shows up year after year in research, including McKinsey and LeanIn’s Women in the Workplace reports, and it shows up just as clearly in Forté’s Career Outcomes data and in our conversations […]
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Read MoreArticlesClosing the Gap: How to Unlock the Leadership Potential of High-Achieving Women
Let’s start with the obvious. Women aren’t short on ambition, brains, or credentials. They’re showing up with MBAs, solid experience, and sometimes even higher starting salaries than men. Yet somewhere between “manager” and “VP,” the escalator to leadership turns into an obstacle course. Spoiler: it’s not because women forgot how to lead. It’s because the […]
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Read MoreArticlesYou Can’t Build Belonging with Bagels
Did you ever notice that at some point, we decided that “belonging” meant free food? Don’t get me wrong. I love free food; give me a good bagel spread any day of the week! But if you think an ERG-sponsored breakfast is what’s going to make your employees feel seen, supported, and more likely to […]
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Read MoreERGs in ActionDeutsche Bank WOWS: Building Belonging
“Give yourself grace.” That’s the first piece of advice Alexandria Chong and Nancy Straub share with new Employee Resource Group (ERG) leaders. Simple on the surface, the phrase speaks to their own work at Deutsche Bank, where they’ve helped create space for women to connect, be heard, and grow. Both women play key roles in […]
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Read MoreERGs in ActionWhat Makes ERGs Work — and What’s Changed in 2025
ERGs have always fascinated me. They’re one of the few places inside companies where employees can connect honestly about identity, belonging, and equity. At Forté, we see the same dynamics play out across organizations — networks fueling growth and resilience. But in 2025, those havens look different. Back in 2022, identity-based networks were gaining momentum. […]
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