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Author: Tracey Carr
Women Leaders Need an Organisation That Supports Them as Women
I was floundering for most of last week with questions like ‘why am I trying to change the world when I could be having a simple life and spending time with my family?’ I know that you too, as women leaders, have such thoughts constantly. Not because you have dramatic incidents, necessarily, but because you… Continue reading Women Leaders Need an Organisation That Supports Them as Women
Moving the Mountain for Greater Diversity.
I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the systemic issues that organisations face in the push/pull to increase the percentage of women on boards. It is easy to see, from the outside, how the beast (perfect for a different time) now no longer serves us and if we had the bravery to… Continue reading Moving the Mountain for Greater Diversity.
Jockeying for Captaincy
The most frequent reason that women opt out of business life is that they can’t be bothered with the ‘old boys club’. What does this phrase mean you might ask? I know that the phrase bothers men and so does the term ‘alpha male’ because men of this type, who might be in such a… Continue reading Jockeying for Captaincy
Michelle Obama Inspires Girls to Become Women Leaders
In April 2009, Michelle Obama made only one speech during her trip to London and that was at a girls-only, inner-city school, its pupils, of whom 20% are the children of refugees or asylum seekers, speak a total of 55 different languages and 92% of whom are from a black or minority background. And then,… Continue reading Michelle Obama Inspires Girls to Become Women Leaders
Women in Leadership at Home and at Work
Isn’t it the truth that just as your career begins to really take off, you also arrive at an age where you are responsible for ageing parents and/or time hungry teenagers? the demands of a business combined with the demands of GCSE’s and A levels plus subsequent and natural teenage rebellion have sometimes felt like… Continue reading Women in Leadership at Home and at Work
The Trouble With Being ‘Right’
I once attended an extraordinary 2 day event with women leaders from the UK and Europe and an enlightened man from Italy. Everybody gained new distinctions and created a new peer group of high flying ‘A players’ (ordinary people doing extraordinary things). We – women in leadership – had a blast! We nailed the concept… Continue reading The Trouble With Being ‘Right’
What About Men in Leadership?
There has been so much bad press on senior men in Financial Services that I think it only fair to say a few words to add some balance to the debate. Gender Diversity affects everybody. Yes, that’s right – senior men as well. I laugh when I hear that Gender is only a strand of… Continue reading What About Men in Leadership?
Should I Meditate or Vacuum the Carpets?
I came across an article I wrote a few years ago and it still makes me smile. I have copied it below for your amusement: I have been an evangelist for personal development for three decades. Yep, for thirty years I have read virtually nothing but self help, personal development, psychology and spiritual development. I… Continue reading Should I Meditate or Vacuum the Carpets?
Personal Power
I have been reminding myself lately of the male perspective on gender differences. Here is one of my lessons: One day I was talking to a Chairman, Ronnie Stronge, about male/female differences in networking and that women are generally excluded from business networking because it happens on the golf course. He asked me how ‘we’… Continue reading Personal Power