All posts by Catherine Cuffley
5 Steps to Developing as a Woman Leader in the City
Are you responsible for developing the women leaders and aspiring leaders in your organisation? Maybe you are a women leader yourself. Perhaps you are an experienced manager or professional seeking leadership but are struggling to progress your career as far or as fast as you would like to. As a result, you do not feel able […]
Continue readingHow to Avoid “The Tiara Syndrome” and Accelerate Your Career as a Woman
The Tiara Syndrome is a term coined by Carol Frohlinger and Deborah Kolb, the founders of Negotiating Women, Inc.As Carol Frohlinger says, “Women expect that if they keep doing their job well someone will notice them and place a tiara on their head. That never happens.”Her comment was made particularly in relation to negotiating starting […]
Continue readingGender Equality: Be Bold For Change in the City
Today is International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #BeBoldforChange.As the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016 states:“All things held equal, with current trends, the overall global gender gap can be closed in 83 years across the 107 countries covered since the inception of the Report—just within the statistical lifetime of baby […]
Continue readingMaking Networking Work
“If your business comes from relationships, relationships should be your business.” Doug Ales Networking has been a key part of business life in the City for centuries and continues to be so. People do business with people. The more you “know, like and trust” someone, the more likely you are to do business with them. However, many […]
Continue readingDeveloping the Female Talent Pipeline in the City
Last week I attended the excellent Women in Finance Summit hosted at the Bloomberg European headquarters in London. It was an opportunity to reflect on the current state of play regarding gender equality in the City and to explore how to speed up the rate of change in this crucial area. As Simon Kirby MP, Economic […]
Continue readingPut On Your Own Oxygen Mask First and Watch Your Career Take Off
As a professional woman, are you very good at looking after everyone else’s needs but less good at caring for yourself? Do you think about your boss, your team and your colleagues before considering your own priorities? At home, are you always focusing on the needs of your children, partner, parents and friends and put […]
Continue readingThe Role of HR in Developing Women Leaders
The role of HR in developing women leaders is critical but not easy. It has many facets requiring close business partnering and strategic thinking, as well as practical, detailed planning to support individual women in the talent pipeline. Human Resources, Learning and Development and talent professionals are uniquely placed to influence an organisation’s approach to […]
Continue readingDeveloping Women Leaders in the City
Developing Women Leaders in the CityAre you responsible for developing the women leaders and aspiring leaders in your organisation? Maybe you are a women leader yourself. Perhaps you are an experienced manager or professional seeking leadership but are struggling to progress your career as far or as fast as you would like to. As a result, […]
Continue readingPosition Yourself for Opportunity as a Woman Leader
Position Yourself for Opportunity as a Woman LeaderAs we look around the world, it seems that now is a golden moment for women political leaders. From the appointment of Theresa May to be the second women Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Angela Eagle contending the Labour leadership, Nicola Sturgeon leading the SNP in Scotland, […]
Continue readingGender Equality
What Can You Do To Support Gender Equality In The City?In the City of London, women are progressing as leaders but there is much more to be done.Women Are Positioning Themselves for SuccessAs an executive coach, I work with current and future women leaders across the City to support their development and career progress. Women […]
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