Mar 16, 2020
Building and sustaining inclusive organisations is more important than ever in these very challenging times. In a chapter called ‘The Power of Everyone’ for the 2020 BBVA book, Work in the Age of Data, I explain why inclusive systems and behaviour help...
Jan 13, 2020
12 January 2020 By Alison Maitland At a time of deep political and social divisions, when female politicians have resigned citing the level of abuse and threats they’ve received, it is more critical than ever that women are able to make their voices heard. Speaking...
Dec 2, 2019
2 December 2019 By Alison Maitland Understanding your impact as a leader helps you to empower other people more effectively. It is achieved, partly at least, by connecting with your heart, not just your head. Take the example of Michelle Obama, who treated her role...
Sep 16, 2019
16 Sept 2019 By Alison Maitland One news item that briefly stole headlines from Brexit in the UK during August was a proposal for the state pension age to be increased from 65 to 75 within 15 years. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a think tank headed by...
Feb 19, 2019
19 Feb 2019 By Alison Maitland How vulnerable are we humans to smart machines? We got a nasty glimpse of the possibilities with the air travel chaos caused by drone sightings over London’s Gatwick airport in the busy run up to Christmas. The drone use was illegal,...
Nov 23, 2016
23 November 2016: There’s a buzz in business about creating inclusive work environments. The need for inclusion in society, and the difficulty of achieving it, have meanwhile been highlighted by the huge divides revealed by the Brexit vote and the US elections....
