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Career & leadership

Advice and insight on reaching your career potential and taking an inclusive approach. See also our regular Career Check-In events.

Fiona Hathorn's Top Tips for Career Success

Fiona Hathorn, our co-founder and CEO, shares her advice on realising your career goals – based on global research findings, combined with her personal experience building a successful career in […]

Excelling in the Hybrid Workplace

In the evolving hybrid workplace, visibility and career advancement challenges persist, influenced by gender dynamics and cultural norms. Gaining visibility and progressing to senior management is complex, and understanding these […]

Staying authentic as you progress your career

As we move through our career, we can lose sight of our purpose and personal style, finding our determination and confidence can waver. It’s important to reflect on our values, […]

Getting heard in meetings

Meetings are key forums for making your influence felt and establishing yourself as a leader (potential or current). Yet women and people of other underrepresented groups often struggle to be […]

How to overcome blockers in the workplace

Blockers in the workplace are challenging, frustrating and draining! Dealing with “blockers” in the workplace is a pervasive challenge, causing considerable frustration among professionals. According to UGM’s Personal Influence at […]

Are You a Leader or a Manager?

Do you understand how to think strategically, oversee change and/or manage a diverse team innovatively and collaboratively? Fiona Hathorn, our co-founder and MD, considers leadership & management and how both […]

How to ask for a pay rise

Equal Pay Day signifies the day in the year that women effectively stop earning, relative to men. Or put another way, in comparison to the average man on a full-time […]

Building and Nurturing your Networks

One of the best pieces of advice we can give to our members is to build your professional networks. WOB is working hard to bring transparency to the board recruitment […]