{"id":52619,"date":"2020-10-23T09:22:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T16:22:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-10-23T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T17:07:04","slug":"empowering-women-in-financial-services-real-leaders-share-real-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/microsoft-in-business\/future-of-work\/2020\/10\/23\/empowering-women-in-financial-services-real-leaders-share-real-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering women in financial services: Real leaders share real experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\" style=\"float: right;padding-left: 0px!important;padding-right: 0px!important;margin-bottom: 15px;margin-left: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/10\/blogFeatureImage_640x360.jpg\" alt=\"women working on her laptop.\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Business <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">operations have t<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">ransformed<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tremendously<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">over the course of 2020<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">. Leaders across\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">all\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">industries<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">including f<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">inancial services<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">h<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">ave<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">evolved\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">how they\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">communicate<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">, collaborate,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">problem\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">solve, and lead<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0teams<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in a remote and hybrid work culture<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">And today,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">many<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">of those leaders\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">shepherdin<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">g\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">financial services<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0companies\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">through challenging times<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of change<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are women<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">A study by Ol<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">ver Wyman found that women now make up 20% of executive committees and 23% of boards at major financial institutions<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the Empowering Women in Financial Services event on-demand<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a03<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Empowering Women in Financial Services Virtual Community Event<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pioneering women in the field<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shared\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">experience-based thought leadership<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on how the current environment has impacted:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">work culture within their organizations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">personal career development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">leading during this unprecedented era <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and being properly supported<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The event<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/en-us-landing-MicrosoftEmpoweringWomeninFinancialServicesVirtualCommunityEvent-none.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">now available to watch on-demand<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">features\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">executives\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from global\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">financial services\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">companies such as Microsoft, JP Morgan,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">American Express\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and Capital One<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Key<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0topics and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0themes include<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the digitization of financial services<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the rise of women<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the industry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">women solving problems for women<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ascent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of mission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">drive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0brands.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s just a sampling of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our panelists\u2019 conversations:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the current environment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Panel participants reflected on where society\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and social justice are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at this critical moment,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">specifically<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for black and brown women<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The discussion includes reflections on what financial services companies are doing to create more diverse teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">essons\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">learned while leading during difficult times<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shutdowns<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0worldwide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, remote work culture became a universal norm. Panel participants\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">talk about how they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">now\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">communicate differently internally<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to put their customers first.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By working backwards from the customer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s point of view<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to emphasize empathy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">panelists share strategies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">encourage<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more compassionate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">approach<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from the inside<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0out<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the evolution<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of personal career development<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eing a successful leader during the current moment is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">both\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recognizing and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">accepting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reality. As women\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continue to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assume executive leadership positions, it will be important\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for each\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">leader\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">acknowledge\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0uncertainty\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the moment\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and that no one has all the answers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">upfront<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Everyone is learning together as they face each new obstacle and it\u2019s important for women leaders to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cultivate a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0culture of flexibility.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the topic of flexibility, panelists share how they\u2019re balancing their careers while managing the realities of home lives, childrearing, and schooling transformed by social distancing. The culture of work-life balance must also evolve, and this evolution starts with being both supportive and supported.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">On s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">haring leadership stories during challenging times\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As more women continue to rise to and assume executive leadership roles,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the sharing of stories will continue to be important.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Executives<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0should also continue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to discuss<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0how they<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as leaders,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">balanc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0both their personal and professional lives<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other topics discussed include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What has changed on Wall Street to achieve the first glass ceiling shattered, and what other systems now need to change? What scaffolding needs put in place to close the gender and seniority gap?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What strengths have you leaned on to lead your company and people, from economic crises to humanitarian ones? On the flipside, what blind spots have you had to work around?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How do you see technology being applied to solve today\u2019s business challenges? What are the important areas of innovation that will change your business?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Get perspectives on these and other timely topics from pioneering women in the field. Hear more<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0women leaders in financial services\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bout how the new normal\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is reshaping\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">realities at work and at home.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/en-us-ondemand-MicrosoftEmpoweringWomeninFinancialServicesVirtualCommunityEvent-none.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the virtual event on-demand now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business operations have transformed\u00a0tremendously\u00a0over the course of 2020. 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