Join us at this week's Member check-in for a 60-minute webinar which will encourage you to think more strategically about your career and further your understanding on how to network.
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The aim of this session is to support individuals to think more strategically about their careers, improve their understanding of influence, enhance their effectiveness in meetings and understand how to network.
This talk encompasses research-based career tips to help individuals realise their potential within their current role and build the foundation for future success. It addresses impact and influence, including meeting management, voice control and mastering the pre-meeting. It also looks at the importance of understanding organisational culture and your boss’s priorities along with the latest views on networking, including the concept of having a ‘personal boardroom’.
In this session Fiona Hathorn will cover the following:
Presence and Authority
Do men and women communicate in different ways – according to research
Understanding influence
Ensuring your voice is heard in meetings
Your Network
The importance of being a strong self-advocate
How to be strategic with your networking and take ownership of your career
Power
What it means and why it matters
Soft and hard power – understanding the difference is important
Speakers
Fiona Hathorn
Co-founder and CEO, Women on Boards UK
Fiona is the CEO of Women on Boards UK alongside advising a number of different boards and organisations. Currently she is an Advisory Panel Member for the FRC (Financial Reporting Council), advisor to Peel Hunt (mid-cap stockbroker) and Chair of Hanx‘s Nominations Committee (FMCG start-up). She is an expert in the areas of Governance, Regulation and Talent Management who has sat on both marketing and audit & finance committees. Fiona was formerly a director for Hill Samuel Asset Management. She has advised the board of the Thai Euro Fund and is a Judge for the Non Executive Director Awards, sponsored by The Sunday Times. In 2020 Fiona joined King’s College London’s ‘Global Institute for Women’s Leadership‘ Advisory Board.
Information, encouragement and support are key ingredients to a successful board career. Peer support groups have been set up to bring members together to help each other succeed.
Date: 07 Oct 2024 Time: 13:00 - 14:00
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