Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 4:02PM Check out this video - a Noble Prize Nominee at the age of sixteen, Malala Yousafzai, standing up for education for girls. What a leader - she knows her true North!
Monday, April 7, 2014 at 4:42PM Another busy week beckoned, and the reality of being over-optimistic in scheduling my time meant that I was overstretched and at risk of not delivering everything I’d planned in this week. Note to self: must build in contingency and be more realistic in scheduling work.
Having given myself a good talking to, I set about reviewing what was achievable and re-jigging some things around to give myself the best chance to get through this week successfully. Phew. Now I can get on with getting things done - it’ll be tight, but if I approach things with the right mindset, I will be fine, right?
Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7:26AM Here's a video on the latest campaign which hits at the core of second generation gender bias:
Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7:16AM I get challenged a lot that women are no different from men and shouldn’t be treated any differently. Often not said as politely as this I might add!
I totally get it. What might surprise you is that I actually agree. I too have always wanted to be treated the same.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 3:11PM Years ago, when I first become a senior manager, the company made quite a deal of it. Three of us were interviewed by the media, our photos appeared and the caption read the 'The first ladies of BT'.
A few months later I was nominated for specialist female leadership training. I asked my boss who promptly said 'No! Why should you be treated any differently?'. He was an imposing man. I didn’t argue. I couldn’t anyway. I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t think I should be treated differently.
Years later we are a little more enlightened. We are more aware of the importance of gender balance for the sake of organisational performance.
And the experts tell us that a 'female leadership style' with traits such as empathy, compassion, collaboration is what is needed for the 21st century.