Sexism, racism and alcoholism aside, have you ever noticed that all the male characters in Mad Men were most of the time dead serious or angry and only the female characters would show a variety of emotions ranging from empathy and compassion to fear and shame? Same as the authors amazingly depicted all the other stereotypes of how business used to be done, they managed to capture the fact that the minute you walked into the office, to be respected you were expected to fold your emotions into your briefcase and pull up your poker face instead. Well good we don’t live in the 60s anymore.

After a universally difficult year, and much of the workforce stuck in home offices with the lines between our work-life balances blurred, seeking creative ways to keep your teams feeling inspired is as challenging as ever. If your company offers learning and development budgets, they can be utilized as an effective tool to reinspire your team or colleagues.

What a weird year! 2020 has been challenging in so many ways. At the same time, many of us have taken this year as an opportunity to self-reflect and develop ourselves, on both a personal and a professional level. At Femme Palette, we’re glad that we could support you through all of this year’s ups and downs. To close out 2020, we wanted to share a year in review of all the initiatives that you were a part of and helped make a reality. Here are some of our big milestones this year.

If the pandemic has taught us one thing, then it is the ability to adapt. From balancing housework with our job requirements to homeschooling and sharing the same workspace with your partner. The coronacrisis has shown that we can essentially do anything, we just have to try. And it is the same with business. If you have long had an idea in mind but have struggled to introduce it to the market, what are you waiting for? Now is the best time to give it a go.

Over the past decade, the global workforce has been evolving due to a number of factors such as increasingly competitive businesses, the rise of complexity, digital revolution, multigenerational workforces, and the absence of economies to build the skills (either by reskill or upskill) that people need for their future workplace. Researchers confirm that a significant percentage of market capitalization in companies is based on intangible assets such as skilled employees, exceptional leaders and knowledge. All of these trends are of tremendous importance for the Learning & Development function (L&D) within organizations.

Mentoring brings many advantages for both mentor and mentee, from understanding the area of work to the actual career growth. But have you thought about mentoring as a tool to strengthen mental health? Although it's not explicitly listed as one of the mentoring outcomes, both mentee and mentor improve their mental health while participating in the mentoring relationship. Read on to learn how it works.

From giving necessary feedback to providing valuable social connections- a mentor can help you and your career advance in unforeseeable ways, and here’s how.‍Femme Palette has created a mentoring program a six-month program that focuses on the professional and personal development of female professionals. Within these 6 months, you will get 12 hours of mentorship with bi-weekly 1 hour-long mentoring sessions which you can arrange in-person in Prague, Czech Republic or online. 

Mentoring at work is becoming a popular company benefit. Instead of an on-site gym or unlimited drinks, mentoring can have a long-term impact on employees’ careers - be it the life of a mentor or a mentee. Read the five reasons why mentoring is crucial in every workplace.