OBAMA – The All-Weather Leader
Congratulations to Obama on winning his second term at the White House last week. So how did he manage to ride the disappointment from ‘hope’ to dealing with the deepest economic crisis in living memory? How did he keep leading through bad times? And are leaders born...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...
Up at the O2
One of my chief concerns about my clients is that they often have no time to reflect, to take stock of themselves their life and their surroundings. Meetings follow meetings. All is noise and urgency. There are times when you just need to look at things from a...
Up at the O2
One of my chief concerns about my clients is that they often have no time to reflect, to take stock of themselves their life and their surroundings. Meetings follow meetings. All is noise and urgency. There are times when you just need to look at things from a...Which part of a women’s anatomy is her best asset?
On the front page of The Sunday Times this week, there were 2 main headlines: Thousands of doctors face the sack and Oh No! Volleyball cover up. There are serious issues with funding a comprehensive NHS and as a result, doctors and nurses may be forced to sign new...
Is a pay-gap audit the only way forward?
Despite equal-pay legislation being in place for 40 years, the UK gender pay gap remains one of the highest in the EU. On average women in the UK earn about 15% less than men. And in London the pay gap is higher at 23%. Lots of things contribute to it such as...
Heroes share need for resilience action
This month we divert our gaze from the Olympic flame (briefly) to focus on the all-important subject of survival – business and personal… Economists will tell you that the number of bankruptcies is a lagging indicator of recovery: businesses run out of cash...
Heroes share need for resilience action
This month we divert our gaze from the Olympic flame (briefly) to focus on the all-important subject of survival – business and personal… Economists will tell you that the number of bankruptcies is a lagging indicator of recovery: businesses run out of cash just as...
Zombie epidemic?
There was a bit of an uproar today about the use of tranquilisers by women. World Drug Report 2012, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Tuesday. The headlines read, ‘Stressed out women are turning to prescription drugs’. “Zombie epidemic’. ...