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Boston Consulting Group is making sure the women who start there want to stay. Five years ago, the company surveyed employees who'd left, and mid-career women reported their lowest satisfaction in the areas of apprenticeship and feedback.

So BCG revamped the way its managers coach and give feedback in a program led by senior partner Michelle Russell along with other company leaders and executive coaching firm Brandspeak. The firm's women had been previously been told to "be more aggressive" or "take up more space," but the framing was changed so that coaching now encourages a range of communication styles including two-way dialogues and building personal connections.

Five years later, female promotion rates at BCG have risen nationwide, while retention of mid-career women is now at parity with their male counterparts. --T.Z.