I’ve got Board roles as well as an executive career, so why do I make extra time available for charity board activities? Perhaps I should re-phrase the question: what is it about charity boards that provides such a great opportunity for testing and developing skills? It seems to fall into Read more…
Bare stems come into their own in my winter garden: vibrant dogwood and corkscrew hazel; yet the promise of new growth is already visible. We often use the turn of the year to reflect and take stock, just as these plants appear dormant whilst gearing up for the season ahead, Read more…
Yesterday morning, I took a phone call from the Chair and 90 minutes later, I was standing in for her by chairing the board of Trustees at our quarterly meeting. Almost before I had time to catch breath, I’d chaired a board meeting with resoundingly positive feedback and now I’ve Read more…
I was talking to someone recently who said that ESG is all about compliance. Environment, Social, Governance have become key factors in business recently but as they’re such broad headings, we could all discover as I did, that we’re talking about different things under the same title. For me, ESG Read more…
After all the talk, the hopes and the dreams of a new era after lock-down, we’re back to busy roads and getting on with life. I know it’s not as simple as that for everyone. The anguish of so many lives lost. Huge numbers of people out of work. Parents Read more…
Whatever circumstances you found yourself in when the Covid-19 curfew came down, I hope you’re coping with the extra stress it entails and that you’re managing to find a little joy in life under lock-down. It’s certainly giving us time to reflect. There’s a lot of talk about never going Read more…
It’s said that only a sixth of Britain’s statues represent women, and that statues of everyday women are outnumbered by those of goats and of men called John (Reuters, 2018). So when the opportunity arises, it’s important for women to be celebrated for their achievements even after their death. It Read more…
Today’s Guardian continues: “There is concern at the number of female MPs, including Nicky Morgan and Amber Rudd, who have cited the extent of the abuse they are subjected to as a reason for their departure.”* Women are stepping down at a younger age and after fewer years serving as Read more…
I recently went to see the latest version of A Star is Born at the cinema – the third remake since the original 1937 film. There must be something timeless about the story of a talented young woman being discovered by a fading star, or maybe we all just enjoy Read more…
These days, it’s the keyboard I turn to rather than a pen and paper when I want to write, but the image is as powerful as ever. Whether spoken or written, women’s voices don’t yet achieve the prominence they warrant. Three years ago, I wrote the first draft of a Read more…