Seven ways to change what ‘power’ looks like

26 January 2018 What can we do to change how ‘power’ is perceived? The question is made even more urgent in the face of  widespread accusations of abuse by men in positions of power – the latest being the repugnant antics revealed by the FT at the...

Gender and the future of work

14 Nov 2017 As recent events have highlighted, the gender divide at work is a continuing concern, and one that holds back economic progress. Does the future of work signal positive change? Will digital transformation narrow the gender gap in pay, the representation of...

Achieving results on Diversity & Inclusion

24 Oct 2017  Newsweek  has just published a thoroughly researched and readable report,  Achieving Results: Diversity & Inclusion Actions with Impact, by specialist consultants Veronika Hucke and Lisa Kepinski. There’s a section on flexibility at work, and an...

Humble leaders are better leaders

17 Oct 2017 In this column I write about  the importance of humility in leaders, and why, despite being out of fashion, it is a key ingredient for long-term success. First published by IWE, September 2017  

Do you know your basic global facts?

24 August 2017 The devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London revealed  ignorance of the vast divide between rich and poor in Britain’s ‘advanced economy’. If we know little about the everyday struggles and dangers of people in our neighbourhoods,...

High heels – a matter of choice or obligation?

11 May 2017 In my latest IWE column,  I write about the continuing discriminatory  practice of obliging women to wear high heels at work, and some useful  ways of tackling it.