In a market place where candidates are increasingly specific about their next move there’s a real opportunity for those seeking their first CEO challenge to shine. The days of Board members assuming their next leader will bring existing CEO experience are gone – and this makes our job all the more interesting!
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke with Linda Bryant, Chief Executive of Together for Mental Wellbeing who shared her thoughts and insights with us on how the conversation around mental distress is increasing but there is still more to be done.
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. That can mean a lot of different things to different people. We wanted to celebrate women in their career journeys and were delighted to speak with Dallas Pounds, Director of Services at Lymphoma Action.
In this short video, we celebrate the journey of Mohamed Osman, who is now Director at Spring Impact, an organisation devoted to supporting, enabling and scaling up great ideas in communities in the UK and all over the world. Find out about his time at the Elton John Foundation, why he made the transition from a career in grant-making to what he does now, and what being a Black leader means to him.
How can organisations facilitate change, both in methods and practically, to increase the representation of those with a disability on leadership teams in the charity sector and beyond? Watch or listen to this panel and podcast with Disability Rights CEO, Kamran Mallick, and Steph Cutler, Founder of Making Lemonade, an organisation devoted to facilitating disability confident and inclusive workplaces.
As society continues to respond to equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives, we’re seeing more organisations investing further in their own people strategy, through a growing trend of roles specifically focused on diversity. Here, Managing Director, Andy Tonner, investigates the need for DEI specialists, what you should look for in a diversity lead and how can you empower them to do their job effectively.
We find out about Susan Douglas-Scott’s inspirational career, her advice for developing female leaders and navigating imposter syndrome to make it to the top of your profession. Susan is Chair of NHS Golden Jubilee in Scotland, the Independent Living Fund in Scotland & Northern Ireland and VoiceAbility, a UK-based advocacy charity.
A panel discussion on female leadership in sport with Tove Okunniwa, CEO of London Sport, Sarah Mortiboys, Managing Director, Dallaglio RugbyWorks, and Stephanie Hilborne, Chief Executive, Women in Sport.
A podcast interview with Ambreen Shah, newly appointed Trustee at the Smallwood Trust around female representation and diversity on Boards and her Board shadowing scheme, as part of celebrations for International Women’s Day.
How are class barriers getting in the way of recruiting the best talent? What can be done to ensure equal opportunities for all? Read this personal take on class and recruitment from Børge Andreassen, Managing Director, Executive Search.