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Building on experience

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…

By Karen Hands, 1 year ago
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Board aspirations turn into a sudden reality

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…

By Karen Hands, 2 years ago
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“One in six of the women who were elected for the Conservative party in 2017 have stood down [in 2019].”*

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…

By Karen Hands, 3 years ago
The only woman in the meeting
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Women aren’t a good fit in the boardroom?

…so says an executive of a FTSE 350 company in a report published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills yesterday. The business minister, Andrew Griffiths, describes the excuses offered by firms defending the lack of women on boards as “pitiful and patronising”, but no one said change was Read more…

By ADMIN-SIK1, 5 yearsMay 31, 2018 ago
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Why it matters that women stand up and speak out – and why it’s still so hard to do

Differences of opinion can make the job of managing more difficult, but it’s the way to reach better decisions. For some people, steering a path that takes every opinion into account is the whole point of managing: the challenge that makes the job worthwhile. Life would be boring if we Read more…

By ADMIN-SIK1, 5 yearsMay 16, 2018 ago
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