Every day we make thousands of decisions. Our brains absorb huge amounts of complex data, but we can’t possibly use all that information to make every decision. So sometimes our brains use mental shortcuts to make decisions more efficiently—maybe not optimal, but fast and easy. Maxine Cuffe, CFA, Senior Research Analyst, spoke to a Read More →
Overcoming Behavioral Biases in Search of Financial Security As human beings, we’re hard-wired to go with our gut, take action and sometimes overlook important details. It’s not always our fault; it is simply part of human nature. We call these tendencies behavioral biases, and they affect everything we do, including how we make decisions about Read More →
The goal of our 2019 HAVERFORD SPEAKER SERIES for WOMEN® events will be to challenge you to think about your Past, Present and Future. Our impressive slate of speakers will encourage you to think constructively about past decisions, while empowering you to achieve more in your present opportunities and inspire you to prepare for what’s ahead. Read More →
Edward A. Turzanski On November 7th, Ed Turzanski, a professor, radio and TV contributor, and political and national security analyst, was the featured presenter for the final installment of the 2018 Haverford Intelligence Briefing series. Ed provided an in-depth look at how foreign states employed the espionage tradecraft of the day to try to Read More →
Three Vs of Civic Engagement How Small Steps Can Close the Government Gender Gap The face of the American politician is changing. Women are winning elections at a pace never before seen in history. Twenty-eight-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on track to become the youngest female elected to Congress in history. In the House, Bloomberg expects Read More →
Jack Tomarchio On June 27th, Jack Tomarchio, a Senior Fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Center for the Study of Terrorism and former Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Operations with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, returned as the featured presenter for the first 2018 installment of the Read More →
Mentors and coaches can be some of the most valuable resources in business and in life. Contrary to popular belief, these relationships come in all shapes and sizes—formal and informal—and can last a finite amount of time or span a lifetime. Binney Wietlisbach, President, and her mentor, Sue Perrotty, Owner of BAC Services, spoke Read More →
Three Biggest Myths Around Mentorship Programs How a new approach to mentorship can lead to more fruitful relationships By Binney Wietlisbach Over the past 30 years, it seems mentorship programs have been run largely the same way: through a workplace-sponsored program, a mentor and mentee are paired, meet once a week for 30 minutes over Read More →
By Binney Wietlisbach In many ways, women of today barely resemble women of 50 years ago: Women now account for nearly half of the workforce1, up from 37 percent 50 years ago2. Women now earn more secondary education degrees than men3. Women now hold 52 percent4 of all management, professional and similar occupations (albeit they Read More →
On Friday, October 27th, the Haverford Educational Series of Nonprofits featured a panel discussion with several of the region’s top nonprofit leaders to discuss the complexities of branding in the nonprofit world. The panel featured Marcus Allen, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Hon. Renée Cardwell Hughes, Former CEO of the American Red Cross Eastern Pennsylvania Read More →
