Executive Leadership Strategies

Eight ways organisations can stop underestimating women, and help them to fit and feel valued

Coaching, Inclusion, Leadership, Performance

If women are more likely to be under-estimated why would they think they are frauds? This question continues to puzzle me. Imposter syndrome continues despite the reality that in many organisations women’s talents and skills are more likely to be under, rather than...

How to think about your thinking so that you make better decisions

Coaching, Increasing effectiveness, Leadership

Recently I’ve been doing a number of workshops with organisations that want to be fairer and more inclusive. That boils down to making better decisions in general, and in particular, better decisions about people. Good decisions that don’t bias people and at the same...

Why consistent kindness makes you a good leader

Coaching, Inclusion, Leadership

According to Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson, the manager’s toolkit needs to expand in ways not seen before. The most effective strategy for leaders might also be the most innately human: be kind. ‘Kindness is an investment that never fails’....

Advocating for inclusion is the best way to get it

Culture, Gender diversity, Inclusion, Leadership, Unconscious bias

Small acts of advocacy are all it takes to make a social movement. The #metoo movement was for the 12 years prior to last year’s Harvey Weinstein scandal a very small force for change. It wasn’t one single event that caused the social explosion. But it was when...

How to free your decisions from bias

Gender diversity, Unconscious bias

A CEO mentioned recently his frustration with a few of his Senior Leaders who play the ‘merit card’ whenever diversity is raised. In doing so, they stymie good initiatives. Each small block they construct rebuilds the wall as fast as the CEO and supportive leaders...