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Leadership Inspiration – Beyond Female Quotas
Everyone knows that women are still largely under-represented in leadership positions. But why and what is leadership at all? Does size matter? Are you a leader when you lead a team? Is there a difference between men and women? Is leadership introvert or extrovert? Is it a female or male trait? When it comes to women in leadership and who they are and what they stand for, these and other questions may circulate. We need answers. But above all, we need diverse female leader role models to get true answers to these and other questions. We need diverse female role models to inspire a broad range of women looking for success. “Lipstick Leaders” brings…
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GDPR- Changes in Data Privacy Protection Affects Multinational Businesses
This week, effective May 25th, 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be valid in the European Union (EU). This regulation harmonizes data privacy laws across Europe and replaces the current data protection directive 95/46 EC. The GDPR is a complex piece of legislation comprising 11 chapters, 99 articles and 173 recitals. The aim of the GDPR is the protection of the data privacy of each individual (data subject). In short, the protection against abusive data processing, the protection of the right to informational self-determination, the protection of personal rights in data processing, as well as privacy protection must be ensured to be compliant with GDPR. The following article…
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