Category Archives: Recent Articles
Getting women on board
A new initiative, imported to the UK from Norway, brings influential chairmen and aspiring women directors together to network and discuss board issues, writes Alison Maitland Published by the Financial Times, 30 April 2009
Get a life!
Why total commitment to a company is totally wrong.By Alison MaitlandPublished in The Conference Board Review, Summer 2009
Rebuilding business
Companies need to tune into the rising forces reshaping the workforce and marketplaceFirst published by The Conference Board Review, May/June 2009
Should women rule the world?
It’s about balanced power-sharing, not about one sex taking all the influential posts again, says Alison Maitland. Published by International Women of Excellence, November 2008
Travel broadens executive minds
What do western business leaders get from first-hand experience of life in developing countries? Alison Maitland hears some eye-opening stories. Financial Times, 29 January 2009
When managers say: Suit yourself
Companies are profiting by allowing teams to formulate their own flexible work arrangements, writes Alison Maitland. Financial Times, 23 December 2008
Home is where the office is
Does flexible working offer a way to survive economic recession? Alison Maitland investigates. Published on ft.com, 7 November 2008
Advice that gets women on board
Mentoring senior female executives is a powerful way to increase their presence in the boardroom. The experience can be revelatory, says Alison Maitland Published in Financial Times Business Life, October 9 2008
All Together Now
More western families are pooling resources to live in multi-generational homes, says Alison Maitland Published in Financial Times House & Home Section, Saturday 20 September 2008
Women needed for new era of capitalism
Why gender balance will improve long-term performance in businessBy Alison Maitland. Published by Women-omics.com, October 2008