WOMEN IN THE CITY:
Integrity is critical to rebuilding trust in financial and professional services
New research from the City of London Corporation shows that many people believe having integrity is critical to rebuilding trust in financial and professional services businesses. The City of London Corporation’s Business of Trust programme was launched in November 2017 and established five Civic Principles as foundations for increasing trust in business. Competence and Skills […]
When it comes to women on boards it’s time to move on from one-and-done
Half the appointments to board positions in the FTSE350 will have to be filled by women over the next two years Figures in this year’s Hampton-Alexander Review report, reveal that the companies which make up the FTSE100 index are on track to hit the 2020 target (women occupying one-third of Board places) with more than […]
Use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases – inquiry calls for your views
Scope of the inquiry into use of NDAs Following its recent inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace, which recommended that the Government should clean up the use of NDAs in sexual harassment cases, the Committee launches a new inquiry to look at the wider use of NDAs in cases where any form of harassment […]
Project Diamond
Blow your own trumpet, the #1 tip for women
“Blow your own trumpet” is something men somehow seem to do all the time. They just subtly drop how brilliantly they contributed to the last design, or they jokingly repeat a compliment from – obviously – a highly regarded person. I was 5 years into my working life when I realised that men actually do […]
Leveraging gender difference at work, tips for women
[Words by Inge Woudstra] Are you keen to get ahead? Then you know it’s not easy. Sometimes it seems a lot easier for men, and you may feel that women have to work twice as hard and be twice as good. Let me tell you that it isn’t just you. Many women feel the same. […]
Increase your impact in the board – three strategies get you there
In this short article, Board coach Dr Sabine Dembkowski highlights three strategies that will help you to increase your impact and leave the right impression. Strategy 1: Change perspective – put yourself in the shoes of a member of the board The day of a member of a board in a large corporation is made up […]
