June 3, 2016
“The best way to navigate disruption is to harness the power of diverse thinking by enabling people with different experiences, ideas and knowledge to come together in an inclusive culture” The recent report “Navigating disruption without gender diversity?” from EY emphasizes the importance of gender diversity and inclusive leadership needed if businesses are to use innovation to navigate…
May 9, 2016
We’re pleased to welcome Alison Collard to The Glass Lift team. Alison joins us as Marketing Coordinator, and will be looking after our marketing activities, arranging our events, taking care of the administration of our courses for members and dealing with new enquiries…amongst other things. Alison’s background is in marketing agencies where she’s spent many…
April 27, 2016
The biggest cost to UK employers today, an estimated £26 billion a year, is around issues related to the psychological wellbeing of their people: £8.4 billion in absenteeism, £15.1 billion in ‘presenteeism’ and £2.4 billion in staff turnover. How productive are you and your team? Are you all working to your strengths? Are your team fully engaged, if not…
March 8, 2016
“More women in leadership makes good business sense & is a powerful force for change” We hope you are enjoying the buzz around International Women’s Day this year. At The Glass Lift our focus has been an internal one working on our strategy and thinking about what else we can do to ensure our mission…
February 12, 2016
The gender pay gap currently stands at 19.2% in the UK. To accelerate the closure of this gap, organisations with more than 250 employees will soon be required to publish their gender pay data. This means 8,000 employers employing more than 11 million staff – some 40% of the UK’s workforce – will be expected…
February 11, 2016
Businesses looking for a way to improve profitability should consider a simple solution, encourage more women into senior leadership roles! That’s the findings of the recent study: Is Gender Diversity Profitable? Evidence from a Global Survey by Marcus Noland, Tyler Moran, and Barbara Kotschwar from the Washington based Peterson Institute. The correlation between women at the C-suite level and…
