Mark.Freed / 20 Sep 2017
On September 19th thirty members of E2W’s Risk Team and our guest panel met to discuss careers in risk, the trends we are seeing and the skills that will be required to work in the risk function of the future. It was really interesting to...
Read moreMark.Freed / 20 Sep 2017
Next year is the 100th anniversary of women securing the right to vote in the UK. As part of celebrating the centenary, we are producing a history of women’s careers in financial services over the years. In the latest in the series we meet Ellie who has just...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 20 Sep 2017
The Benefits of Using a Coach Women tend to think their hard work and results should speak for themselves and help position them for their next role. Succession planning should feature on the HR/business agenda regularly but your boss may not have time or head space to think...
Read moreMark.Freed / 16 Sep 2017
In a world where financial institutions are signing the Women in Finance Charter and those same institutions are making commitments such as a 50/50 male/female workforce by 2020, can you believe that almost a third of women applying for positions in financial services feel disadvantaged because of their gender? We asked...
Read moreRhian Bowler / 15 Sep 2017
As a leadership coach I read many career based articles, but a recent article by a friend and Executive Coach Zena Everett on the impression you make at interview really struck a chord with me. When we approach an interview, we often focus a great deal of time and...
Read moreMark.Freed / 15 Sep 2017
A woman’s touch Generally, we think of mining as being a male dominated industry: mining conjures up images of black faced men and boys, blinking in the sunlight as they come above ground after a very hard day’s labour. In this industry women have...
Read moreMark.Freed / 08 Sep 2017
In a world where financial institutions are signing the Women in Finance Charter, making commitments such as a 50/50 male/female workforce by 2020 & reporting their gender pay gap data, can you believe that almost a third of women applying for positions in financial services feel disadvantaged because of their gender? ...
Read moreMark.Freed / 06 Sep 2017
Last month I saw the following post on LinkedIn: “Just declined a law firm panel event invitation – 5-person panel – all male. Please chaps – if you’re asked to speak on a panel ask where the women are! These kinds of opportunities are important for...
Read moreMark.Freed / 05 Sep 2017
All the evidence points to the fact that diverse teams perform better. Diverse teams help organisations attract a diverse client base; diverse teams accelerate innovation; diverse teams boost morale and staff retention. Why, then, are we still recruiting for the ‘best person for the job’ and...
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