Averil discusses feelings, grief and emotional intelligence on BBC Radio Scotland
Taking part in a programme marking the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, Averil talks to Kaye Adams about the unprecedented public mourning immediately following the fatal accident in Paris and offers some psychological perspectives and insights. Did the...
Averil speaks at Leadership Foundation for Higher Education – Aurora Conference
On 21st April, Averil spoke to the Aurora Champions Role Models & Mentors Conference – organised by The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. She spoke for one hour on the subjects of Gender Diversity, Women, Men and Organisational Culture.
Step away from the 5:2, drop the e-cigarette and…
Look forward to working with you in 2014. Averil, François and all at White Water Group
I am not your Mummy!
At a network event, when speaking to a delightful woman, she mentioned that in her friendship group, many of the Mums had been made redundant in recent years and that they had lost confidence and career direction as a result. We know that more women are usually laid...
The Great Coutts Debate
“This House believes that positive discrimination for women is no longer necessary”. I chose to oppose the motion but I could have argued for either side. Here is the gist of my five minute speech: “On the face of it, I am in absolute agreement with the proposers....
Managing maternity in the 21st century
Last week maternity issues in the workplace hit the headlines. While the Institute for Public Policy Research announced ‘one in three working mums is now the main breadwinner’, a survey of 2,000 women by law firm Slater Gordon found that more than one in four mothers...Corporate Tax Dodging: Visible Leadership needed
Am I the only one wondering about the ‘silly season’ flavour to the story about Starbucks & friends not paying their fair share of corporation tax? Obviously said corporations are not helping themselves by being paralysed by PR fear and looking greedy...
OBAMA – The All-Weather Leader
Congratulations to Obama on winning his second term at the White House last week. So how did he manage to ride the disappointment from ‘hope’ to dealing with the deepest economic crisis in living memory? How did he keep leading through bad times? And are leaders born...