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  Impact Stories

  The Women Who Open Doors

  By the time the cava and canapés came out in Barcelona, the formal part of the evening was over. But according to one of the event speakers, that was when some of the best conversations actually started. A few days after ESADE and Forté Foundation hosted their International Women’s Day Symposium in Barcelona, panelist Elena […]

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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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  Impact Stories

  When a Conversation Becomes an Opportunity

  How a Forté Industry Meet-Up Led to a Career at UBS When Nathalia Rios Ballesteros, a Forté Fellow and MBA graduate from Cornell Tech, saw the email about a Forté Industry Meet-Up hosted by UBS in New York, she wasn’t sure she would attend. In fact, she almost didn’t go. “I received the email and […]

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  Early Career

  Confidence Isn’t a Personality Trait. It’s a Skill.

  This article incorporates insights from executive coach Kelly O’Brien on building confidence at work. Some people seem naturally confident. They speak up easily. They volunteer for stretch assignments. They don’t appear rattled by feedback. It can look like confidence is something you either have or you don’t. But confidence is not a personality trait. It’s […]

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  Early Career

  Mentorship Isn’t Optional. It’s Career Infrastructure.

  This article incorporates insights from Forté research and community data on the impact of mentorship in the workplace. Working hard is important. But early in your career, working hard without guidance is inefficient. Many professionals assume that if they perform well, opportunities will follow. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don’t.   And often, it has nothing […]

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  Career Advancement

  Listening First: How Bose Tunes In to Talent Through Authentic Connection

  At Bose, the same clarity that defines its sound defines how the company listens to people. Recruiting starts with curiosity, energy, and shared purpose. Through its partnership with Forté, Bose has found that the strongest connections often begin quietly, in a virtual chat, a thoughtful follow-up, or a genuine conversation that continues beyond the event. […]

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