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The ‘glass cliff’ for women on boards
3 December 2024, by Alison Maitland Should women leaders resist the offer of a board role that looks precarious and risky for their career? This key question is examined in fascinating new research previewed at an event in London last night … Continue reading
Facilitating a powerful group climate experience
31 October 2024 By Alison Maitland It’s been an emotional rollercoaster – and I don’t use the phrase lightly. Together with fellow coach Nick Martin, I’ve been facilitating a climate action group experience called The Week with these wonderful participants … Continue reading
‘She led me into the dusty corners of my own mind and heart’
19 April 2024 By Alison Maitland Coaching is a deep and personal experience, and it’s not always easy to represent its full impact in words. So it was validating to receive this client’s testimonial that articulates clearly why it … Continue reading
How to strengthen workforce resilience in a turbulent world
14 Feb 2024 By Alison Maitland You’re a leader with influence. You’re aware that people across your organisation are anxious about the future, facing the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, conflict, polarisation, and rising living costs. What … Continue reading
Eco-anxiety at work: What employers need to do
14 Dec 2023 By Alison Maitland Rising anxiety about the climate and environment is affecting not only young people but workers of all ages. How should employers respond? In this report that I co-authored for The Conference Board, a … Continue reading
Are you a man who wants to see gender equality?
29 Sept 2023 Are you a man who wants to see gender equality at work? Perhaps you’re unsure how best to step in. Or you’re finding it harder than you expected to make headway. In this LinkedIn post, which attracted … Continue reading
Active Hope elicits our best response to crisis
19 June 2023 By Alison Maitland I’ve been facilitating “Active Hope” workshops for a wide range of groups over the past few months: diversity & inclusion professionals; climate campaigners; executive coaches, and more. I’ve experienced first hand how these sessions … Continue reading
Inclusion and sustainability are interlinked
20 Dec 2022 How are inclusion and sustainability interconnected? In this video discussion about inclusive leadership hosted by fellow coach Priya Hunt, I explain why we need different thinking from business as usual, and as broad a mix of perspectives … Continue reading
10 inclusive actions you can take
20 January 2022 By Alison Maitland Inclusion is crucial. It harnesses the “collective superpower” of diversity, enabling organisations and societies to address the biggest challenges of our times. Everyone has a role to play in building inclusion. When Rebekah … Continue reading
How the online world is literally a leveller
My LinkedIn post, 7 Dec 2021 Have online meetings affected your perspective of height and status? I recently attended a physical gathering where most people hadn’t seen each other for nearly two years, except on screen. Real life was evidently a sudden … Continue reading