How can we really encourage men to be allies to women in a world where everyday sexism is still rife?

As the world starts transitioning from lockdown home working to returning to the workplace, is Hybrid-working the Holy Grail we have all been looking for, or is it riddled with pitfalls for HR and Leaders? Here are our 5 steps for making it work.

Why aren’t there enough women in Executive Teams?

Generational differences in the workplace are a particular type of diversity that often goes ignored. While many companies focus on improving diversity and inclusion, age-based stereotypes remain across industries and organizations of every size. Understanding and managing generational differences in the workplace requires the same approach as improving any other type of diversity. We now are in…

Mental health problems can be an issue that anyone experiences at any stage of their lives. But how equipped are managers in the workplace to deal with it? In this article, we will take a look at the growing issue of mental health in the workplace and how managers need to consider their management style to support the worker, comply with legislation but at the same time manage performance and get…

As today is International Women’s Day it would be satisfying to celebrate and report on more women in the boardroom, but progress is still slow. But even worse than the glass ceiling is the lesser-known term the glass cliff. With the pandemic having pushed more businesses into crisis, the number of high-risk leadership roles to turn these companies around is increasing. So, what can women do to…

Imagine this was the last day of your life. Would you be reminiscing about how wonderful it had been, what an exciting journey you have had, how you lived every moment with joy and had the ride of your life? Or will you regret all the things that you didn’t do because you were afraid to take risks, too nervous, under confident, saving for an emergency or when you weren’t so busy at work?

I never intended to run my own business, and in all honesty, if I had thought about it too much and planned it, I am not sure that I would have done it. As Mark Twain so delicately put it, “If you have to eat a live frog, don’t look at it for too long!” I guess it is like becoming a mother, really – for hundreds of thousands of years, women have been peddling the myth of new-born bliss to their…

Female breadwinners. Is this the future in working partnerships? Or will the ultimate juggling act prove to be too much for mothers?

Menopause is rarely a topic of open discussion in the workplace ‒ despite the fact that nearly half of the world’s population experiences or will experience this biological transition, which marks the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle and fertility. Menopause has always been around, but menopausal women are now the fastest growing workforce demographic.