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Category Archives: Supporting Women at Work
Glass Ceilings and Marzipan Layers: are you in control?
The debate around women’s access to board and executive positions both here and in the US has grown rapidly over the past 3 years. A very recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article put it succinctly: “Highly qualified women are not … Continue reading
Posted in Career Planning, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Supporting Women at Work, Taking control, Women on Boards
Tagged career planning, career progression, coaching support, company pipeline, glass ceiling, HBR, line managers, marzipan layer, McKinsey, mentor, soft skills, sponsor, toxic culture, women's career advancement
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Are you more than MENSA material?
I’m feeling in a reflective mood today. I’ve been on the road recently talking a lot to people – some of whom fall into two categories: Firstly, those who are patently bright and highly technically competent but don’t put much … Continue reading
Are you sitting comfortably?
At last September’s conference of the ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ Nancy Staisey, MD of Life Sciences at IBM shared her fascinating take on “It’s Time… to Realise Your Potential: the importance of support”. Nancy explained how she often gets asked … Continue reading
Is your cup overflowing… yet?
This is the 2nd in a series of reflections on the amazing experience that was ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ I attended in Harrogate at the end of September. The overarching theme was “It’s Time… to Make a Difference” and featured … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Resilience, Supporting Women at Work, Women on Boards
Tagged achievement, behaviours, confidence, diversity, influence, Kirsty Bashforth, leaders, principle, realise your potential, stressful, stretch, teams, values
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Vive la différence!
“It’s Time… to Make a Difference” was the theme of the truly awesome ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ I attended at the fabulous Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate this week, as a guest of RBS. I’m not normally a lover of … Continue reading
