What’s love got to do with Leadership?
Beset by hearts and flowers in the run up to the commercialised day of love, we at White Water Group started to consider what love had to do with leadership. The work of a leader can sometimes make them feel particularly unloved, and loneliness is something we see in...
White Water Group – 10 years on
This October we celebrate our 10th birthday at White Water. So, we aren’t going to share our usual deep thoughts on leadership. Instead, we thought we would give you the small birthday gift of our own learning. These are 10 reflections not the 10 commandments … 10...
White Water Group – 10 years on
This October we celebrate our 10th birthday at White Water. So, we aren’t going to share our usual deep thoughts on leadership. Instead, we thought we would give you the small birthday gift of our own learning. These are 10 reflections not the 10 commandments … 10...The Women’s Olympics
The Lord Davies Report may have galvanised us last year, but it’s the Olympics that have moved women – and gender diversity in sport – forward in giant leaps this year. While Team GB has astounded us with their medal-winning prowess, the major theme of London...Quotas – 100% women
Businesswomen in Saudi Arabia have proposed a women-only city so that career minded women can have the privacy accorded them by Sharia customs. Creating 5,000 jobs, this will give women greater independence while observing gender separation at work. There will be...Sponsorship – the new holy grail for women?
Definition: SPONSORSHIP – a more intensive and higher-stake form of mentorship We’re now 9 months on from Catalyst’s ground-breaking report on Sponsorship. Sponsoring Women to Succeed (Catalyst – November 2011) argues that the only way women can reach the C-Suite is...A career, a family, or both, what do women want?
Listen to Averil taking part in the discussion in the Global Russian Radio Service- the Voice of Russia.It’s all over. . . but does it have to be?
So much has been said by so many about the Olympics. Tonight the closing ceremony will bring two wonderful weeks to an end. The country and the world will be celebrating. Many of us have loved the way London has felt – the warmth, the helpfulness, the politeness and...It’s all over. . . but does it have to be?
So much has been said by so many about the Olympics. Tonight the closing ceremony will bring two wonderful weeks to an end. The country and the world will be celebrating. Many of us have loved the way London has felt – the warmth, the helpfulness, the politeness and...
Happiness
Averil was talking on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning about Happiness . . . .for several seconds! The Office of Statistics brings out a new report today about well being and health. Questions they have asked before include: How satisfied are you with your life nowadays?...