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Month: May 2021

What can organisations do better to improve the working environment for women?

What can organisations do better to improve the working environment for women?

This was a question asked at the end of the The Marketing Society‘s webinar, ‘Wonder Women – what does the future hold for women in marketing?’ streamed from Singapore last week. Our response comes in two parts – firstly, our insights from the stories and interviews in the Wonder Women book, and secondly, the learnings we garnered from reading the brilliant book, The Other Half – Creating Gender Balanced Teams for Sustainable Success, written by Simona Scarpaleggia who was CEO…

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A CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS ACROSS THE WORLD

A CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS ACROSS THE WORLD

On Sunday it was Mother’s Day, not in the UK, but in many countries across the world including the USA, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Germany, Italy and others.  We wrote a series of blogs on mothers in marketing in March to celebrate UK Mother’s day (which you can read via the links below),  so this time we thought we’d take a slightly different stance and celebrate all the stay-at-home mothers around the world. I always correct a mother when she…

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True equality

True equality

Working with Katy on the book has been a wonderful experience. Her thinking and her quotes, like this one, are often so intelligent and insightful.

WONDER WOMEN – WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR WOMEN IN MARKETING?

WONDER WOMEN – WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR WOMEN IN MARKETING?

Early this morning (UK time, and lunch time in Singapore) Katy and I were delighted to take part in the Marketing Society’s webinar: ‘Wonder Women – what does the future hold for women in marketing?’, streaming from Singapore. It was hosted by David Mayo, Chief Operating Officer at ADNA Global, who kept the conversation flowing brilliantly and even managed to keep the session to time. I spoke about the inspiration behind the book and the impact it appears to be…

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Conversations about Wonder Women : The best modern leaders aren’t hard or soft but authentic and human

Conversations about Wonder Women : The best modern leaders aren’t hard or soft but authentic and human

Finding the right leaders is a key challenge for any business.  As part of our on-going exploration of Wonder Women in marketing we spoke to Alastair Paton, Managing Partner, Europe at the global executive search firm August Leadership. Katy and I asked him about what characteristics are needed in a good leader nowadays, and how well the current search process addresses the challenge of finding more diverse candidates. His thought-provoking comments and challenges suggest how things need to evolve to…

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