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Women leadership development is critical to talent strategy

Our talent pipelines are still haemorrhaging women. The gender pay gap speaks volumes and Cranfield University’s 2018 Women on Boards Report, shows a sharp drop in the number of women occupying executive roles on FTSE 250 boards.

HR teams are working hard at the cultural and systemic changes organisations need to make including women’s networks, flexible working, unconscious bias training etc. Yet we mustn’t forget the power of working at the same time with individual female leaders to accelerate the shift needed.

Leadership expert Penny de Valk explains further.

Do CEOs prioritise cultural values?

In a new regular column, global leadership consultant Nick Freedman updates about cultural values within organisations. In this month’s piece, Nick questions what CEOs determine as cultural values and how to prepare to lead a culture change programme.

Nine simple ways to stay active in the workplace

What does a typical working day look like? For many of us, it involves spending long hours behind our desks at work, then going home and relaxing in front of the TV, surfing the web or chatting to friends on the phone for the remainder of the evening. These are all standard ways to wind down after a hard day at the office. How can we change our lifestyles for the better?

Dr. Davina Deniszczyc, Charity Director and Primary Care Medical Director, Nuffield Health explains further.

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Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect