The curse of the good girl
Women are trained to be hard working and dependable while behaving in a predictable way: the perfect recipe to be overlooked for career development. How do we change this at the personal and cultural levels? Averil and Kaye discuss men’s so called easy life,...
Recruiting more women makes everyone richer
The maths of gender diversity: Evidence from the City is that women are performing at least as well as men in fund management, the law, insurance, and banking. It is equally true in ‘real’ industries outside the City. So how do you convince those in power to pay more...
Gender Diversity is key to ESG
Getting it right scores across multiple dimensions: Getting ESG right is complicated as so many factors and activities are intertwined. You need to be seen to do the right thing. Acting on Gender Diversity is highly effective and has a high signalling value. We will...
ESG is here to stay
Ignoring it will hurt your pocket: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) value drivers first emerged from a UN conference in 2005. Over time it has become an important filter for investors and employees. But what is it exactly and who does it apply to? What are...Parenthood on CV?
Should women (or men) who take a so-called career break to raise a family add this to their CV? Averil provides corporate culture context and trends in modern parenting to illustrate the debate. “The best way to becoming good at emotional literacy!” Radio...The Right to Disconnect
Does the UK need French-style legislation to give workers the Right To Disconnect? As flexible work is here to stay, how do you create healthy boundaries between work and private life? Averil argues that it is mostly a failure of leadership to engage with...Confinement and personal relationships at work
No point repeating that this long confinement has taken its toll on relationships, even as we see light at the end of the tunnel. One of the good aspects of this shared hardship has been the emergence of more profound, human conversations instead of the usual trivia....Anticipating post CoVid events
Glastonbury cancelled again, James Bond postponed again, holidays on hold again. Is there a trick to deal with this drip drip of disappointment? – Averil demonstrates how to build anticipation and therefore resilience Radio Scotland 22 January 2021 by Averil Leimon...The psychology of confidence from Gary Barlow to furlough
Apparently Gary Barlow has lost his confidence. In this wide ranging interview for Radio Scotland Averil discusses building confidence over time, bouncing back from major negative life events and building resilience during CoVid Radio Scotland with Jackie Brambles 02...
Fund Boards need to wise up to female excellence
What continues to prevent chief executives from accessing the entire talent pool, rather than favouring men? City Wire’s Wealth Manager Magazine asks Averil Leimon why despite strong evidence of high performance so few women were promoted to senior positions in...