What do senior leaders need to succeed today? How do they get there? We share the research and lived experience at this FREE session to understand more about getting to and thriving in senior roles.
Julie Ashworth, our Leadership Programme lead, and Fiona Hathorn, our CEO, will outline the research into what senior leaders need today which our upcoming Leadership Programme is based on.
Top-quality leadership skills are no longer just an advantage, they are an essential against a backdrop of constant change and the current instability. This event will explain how our leadership programme works and how it will furnish you with the tools you need to not only articulate your leadership style but also lead more effectively.
If you are interested in enhancing your leadership skills, then join this introductory talk to better understand what you need next. By attending the session you will be helped to consider how you might achieve your goals, learn what you still need to master to operate as a more effective leader, and how to thrive in your current role or secure a stretch promotion.
Fiona and Julie will outline the research behind our leadership programme, share their own experience, and explain how our Leadership Programme will give you the tools and learnings you need to take your next step as a senior leader and or board member.
Over 200 people have attended this 6 month programme, 1 module a month, over the years and it works! Over 70% of our alumnae go on to a new challenging role.
A further 7% were not seeking a change in position, but participated to enhance their impact in their current role.
Join us to find out more and ask questions to understand if our programme can help you meet your goals.
Speakers
Fiona Hathorn
CEO of WB Directors
Fiona, CEO of WB Directors, is an accomplished non-executive director and advisor across several organisations. Currently, she serves as an advisor to Peel Hunt (a mid-cap stockbroker), is the Chair of the Nominations Committee at Hanx (an FMCG start-up) and is a member of the advisory board for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London. Fiona is a recognised expert in Governance, Regulation, and Talent Management. Previously, she was a director at Hill Samuel Asset Management, where she led the Global Emerging Markets Equity Investment Team. Additionally, she has advised the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and served as a judge for the Non-Executive Director Awards, sponsored by The Sunday Times, as well as for Veuve Clicquot’s Bold Woman and Future Awards.Julie Ashworth
Chair of The University of Aberdeen, Chair of The IoD Scotland, Women on Boards Presenter and Advisor.
Julie is Chair of the Board of the University of Aberdeen and Chair of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Scotland, an Advisory Board member for the Scottish Business Network and was recently appointed as a Non-Executive Director on the board of ICAS.
She has previously held non-executive roles with George Watson’s College and the Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh among several others, and spent 3 years as Chair of an award winning retail tech start-up. .
Julie is CEO of Broadreach, providing specialist leadership consulting services to global blue-chip companies. Julie works extensively as an Executive Mentor and coach with various FTSE 100 companies. She has held Retail Director roles with Liberty of London and Punch Taverns and was Executive Partner at IBM with responsibility for retail across EMEA and the US. She began her corporate career with Tesco, leaving her role as a senior executive to compete in the Round the World Yacht race.
Julie lives in Edinburgh and is our Women on Boards Lead for Scotland. Julie leads Women on Boards’ ‘Getting to the C-Suite’ Leadership programme and delivers different types of our Board CV support offer and mentoring.