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Category Archives: Diversity
Quotas are not the solution to getting Women on Boards
The Davies Review, a UK government investigation into the lack of Women on UK Boards is stirring British and international media. Lord Davies, who is leading the review, has insinuated that quotas are not likely to be introduced. I second … Continue reading
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Tagged Davies Review, gender stereotyping, women on boards, Your Loss
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Women in business take control: Move from great workers to great proactive networkers
First published on Your Loss: How To Win Back Your Female Talent ‘Believing someone else is going to take care of you is really risky. As a woman I recommend that you should always be able to take care of … Continue reading
Men: it is not about the money; if you want to retain women in your business think about your business culture
According to a new survey by Technisource, men and women have similar outlooks on job and career opportunities in IT; however, they have key differences in how they perceive the metrics of success in their IT careers. The greatest disparities … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurs, metrics of success, performance, women in IT, Your Loss
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Women are leaving to become entrepreneurs but large firms bleeding money
It is with delight that I welcome the activities of the Global Entrepreneurship Week. This delight, however, should be met with frustration, if not depression, by large corporations around the world. Female entrepreneurship is the largest growing segment of the … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate, Diversity, entrepreneurs, Global Entrepreneurship Week, women, Your Loss
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Breaking Gender Stereotypes requires the Rewiring of our Brains
Research by Catalyst consistently highlights that stereotyping is the biggest barrier for the progression of women in Corporate World. I believe the fault lies with our brain. It consists of over 180 billion neurons, each processing information through 15,000 synapses … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, breaking gender stereotypes, Catalyst, herrmann, inclusion, Innovation, Neuroscience
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Women in Sport and Business: How Segregation sabotages Female Advancement
I recently gave a Keynote Speech at the Women and Sport conference in London. The theme: Developing Female Leaders in for the sport world and what can be learnt from the business world. It appears my speech struck a serious … Continue reading
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Tagged bidiversity, Culture Change, Segregation, Women and Sport
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The Cost of Disengagement: Diversity Strategies to save your Business Money
Did you know that, on average, employee costs can be calculated at 2.7 times of base salary. So, someone on £35,000 costs the business £94,500 (including national insurance (social security)/employment costs and minimal office space). Fanatics of Business Week would … Continue reading
Enthuse or Loose: Customer Relationship Management need to become Delightful Relationships Management
In today’s difficult economic environment, customer relationship management becomes more critical than ever before. Connecting, understanding and delivering is no longer enough. These days, it is critical to move the bar even higher - to enthuse the customer, so that every … Continue reading
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Tagged b2b, CRM, Customer Relationship Management, Empathy, Neuroscience, women in business
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Success IS an Attitude
March is a wonderful month for women as International Woman’s Day (8th March), is a time when we all recognise the achievements of women who have succeeded when the odds were against them. From the days of the Suffragettes to modern-day … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Personal Development
Tagged brain, change agents, intuition, preparation, strategy, success, women
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The Key to Irresistible Service: Stand in your Customers Shoes (or Stilettos)
Banks are under great pressure to recoup some of the pennies that could momentarily redress their dire financial situations. I say momentarily, because with the wave of acquisitions and toxic asset re-evaluations, write-offs are mounting like stalactites on serious speed. … Continue reading
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Tagged customer service, Diversity, irresistible service, leadership, loyalty
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