january
15janAll Day11marLadyBallz 3-Month Virtual Programme
This is a 3-month virtual program that will give you: A sense of community & connection with other female leaders The
A sense of community & connection with other female leaders
The ability to manage stress, energy & mindset
Tools for better work and personal life integration
An increased capacity for workload demands
More clarity and connection to your purpose & beliefs
A higher level of mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing
Session 1 – January 15th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Session 2 – February 11th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Session 3 – March 11th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Each virtual session is 2 hours and is open to as many as 25 women.
Your enrollment also includes an Online Resiliency Assessment, The Resiliency rEvolution: Your Stress Solution, 60 Seconds at a Time, Hit the Deck and more.
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January 15 (Friday) - March 11 (Thursday)
Virtual
Our professional networks are a key factor in our performance. The information we access, the ideas we generate, our ability to get things done or get a
The information we access, the ideas we generate, our ability to get things done or get a job, and even our performance and promotion are all affected, in part, by the relationships we have to others.
Lockdowns and remote working have forced a step change in how we do this – potentially destroying our professional networks and the performance gains we get from them.
In this Imperial Future Matters webinar, Imperial College Business School faculty, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Michelle Rogan, Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Anne Ter Wal, and Richard Broyd, Advisory Director at Blenheim Chalcot, will provide insights into avoiding network erosion and guiding change in your networks during the pandemic and beyond.
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(Wednesday) 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual
20jan17:0018:00Learning to Lead in the New Global Environment | Warwick Business School
The session will draw on the recent COVID-19 pandemic to summarise key leadership lessons that can inform senior executive development in the New Global Environment. It
It will detail the critical leadership skills required to cope with a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous worlds during and after COVID-19.
Dr Dimitrios Spyridonidis is an Associate Professor of Leadership and the Programme Director of the Executive Diploma in Strategic Leadership. He also teaches on the programme.
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(Wednesday) 17:00 - 18:00
Virtual
21janAll DayEthnic Diversity in the City and Corporate UK Summit | City and Financial Global
We are delighted to announce that the Ethnic Diversity in the City and Corporate UK Summit will take place on the 21 January 2021. The Black Lives
The Black Lives Matter movement has heightened awareness of the stark lack of racial diversity in the City and across Corporate UK. The FCA’s policy to encourage firms to hire more ethnic minority candidates in senior roles is just a part of wider efforts to tackle a widespread problem.
This timely conference will provide delegates with an in-depth understanding of the most effective measures and approaches to promote equality and diversity in the City and Corporate UK.
Use code: EDEFSWATC for 20% off
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All Day (Thursday)
Virtual
An interactive session with both Charlie and Karina will provide insights, tips and advice on how to enhance your career prospects following redundancy. A variety of
A variety of areas will be discussed with extra time focussed on two key areas – Self Analysis and Interview Techniques. These are important in supporting a smooth transition and ensuring that you are on the right path for you.
Charlotte Billington is the Co-Founder of Transition Peak an on line career coaching/training portal which helps individuals move forward faster after redundancy. She is an experienced career/executive coach who has over twenty years experience working within career transition for both companies and individuals. She is an ICF qualified coach and her experience to date includes HR consulting, recruitment and career coaching. In 2015 Charlotte wrote her first book ‘What to do next’, her practical exercise book, which has since been updated and is a module within their Transition Peak programme has helped numerous individuals successfully transition in their careers.
Karina Barnes is an accredited career coach and ICF approved executive coach with a Masters in Organizational Psychology. She has over 20 years experience helping people with their careers in sectors from Finance and Real Estate to Pharma and Fundraising. She combines questionnaires and one to one coaching conversations to understand her clients’ strengths, values, skills and aptitudes. Karina’s other specialism is training, and she is partnering with Transition Peak to offer a variety of workshops to clients. Some examples of these are ‘Exceptional Interviewing’, ‘Time Management’ and ‘Building Resilience’
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(Thursday) 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual
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23jan09:3016:00StartUp 2021: The UK's biggest start-up show of the new year | Enterprise Nation
Whether you want to be your own boss, have a business idea or simply want to improve
The biggest start-up show of the new year is back – and this time, we’re going virtual!
StartUp 2021 is an absolute must for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. It’s your chance to not only discover everything you need to know about starting and growing a business, but to connect with advisers who’ll help take your enterprise to the next level.
Join us from the comfort of your own home on Saturday 23 January and enjoy access to over 100 inspirational entrepreneurs and small business experts across 11 different virtual stages.
Receive 20% off the ticket price using the link below.
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(Saturday) 09:30 - 16:00
Virtual
25jan15:3016:30How to Work Effectively in Virtual Teams | Warwick Business School
As working from home has become the ‘new normal’ for many of us, does it require us to re-evaluate the skills we need to be successful? Join our panel of experts from the WBS
Join our panel of experts from the WBS Organisation and Human Resource Management group to discuss how we can continue to work effectively in a remote environment.
This will be an interactive session, so questions and insights from your own experiences will be encouraged. Are you beginning to suffer from online working fatigue? How do we keep the momentum going as lockdowns and social distancing continue? Join us for this informative and collaborative session.
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(Monday) 15:30 - 16:30
Virtual
26jan08:0008:45COMEBACK CONVERSATIONS: How to Minimise Imposter Syndrome
Your work comeback covered in inspiring, monthly, 45 minute problem-solving conversations wherever you are, whatever your reason
Jessica Chivers – psychologist and author of ‘Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work‘ – plus special guest, Caroline Flanagan, will answer your questions on ‘How to Minimise Imposter Syndrome’
Caroline is the author of ‘Baby Proof Your Career’, mother of four and spent eight years working in the City of London as an international banking lawyer at two of the world’s largest law firms, Allen & Overy, LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP. She’s now a professional coach and soon to publish her second book about successful people of colour and imposter syndrome.
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(Tuesday) 08:00 - 08:45
Online/ Virtual
26jan12:0013:00FeaturedWeAreVirtual: Why women’s health is good for business | Dr Tracie Miles
A talk from Dr Tracie Miles on subject matters relating to women’s gynaecological health, how businesses can support women’s health in the workplace and where to find
This webinar will also feature:
– A Q&A session
– Signposting to resources for any further questions or concerns
Dr Tracie Miles is a Gynaecological Oncology Specialist Nurse and Genomics Practitioner with over 38 years of experience in the NHS. She sits on the council of the British Gynaecological Cancer Society, is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group Committee and the NICE Specialist Committee as well as an Honorary Lecturer at the West of England University. Dr Miles is also the Information Specialist Nurse for the ‘Ask Eve’ service at The Eve Appeal, the leading UK national charity funding research and raising awareness into the five gynaecological cancers.
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(Tuesday) 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual
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27jan16:3020:00Online Masters Event | Access Masters Tour
Your compass in the world of Masters education Want to get hired at your dream job? Make friends? Start something new? The international Master’s degree is
Want to get hired at your dream job? Make friends? Start something new?
The international Master’s degree is the answer you’re looking for. Master’s graduates earn more, and 93% land a full-time job within 3 months of graduation, according to AACSB.
Access Masters invites you to an interactive online event on 27 January when you can get information from top business schools from around the world. The event is open to anyone located in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
There are special raffles for everyone who joins the online event. You might be the lucky participant who will win an application fee refund or a EUR 1,000 study scholarship.
Diverse. So many options to choose from! Business, management, marketing, finance. Close to home, abroad, or a new, faraway destination. You pick what works best for you.
Flexible. Are you still figuring out your agenda this year and next year? The best Master’s programmes have full-time, part-time, and online options to help you stay flexible.
Safe. Whatever you choose for your grad school studies, safety is your top priority. The online event format has everything you need to find the right Master’s while staying safe at home.
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(Wednesday) 16:30 - 20:00
Online/ Virtual
28jan12:0013:00FeaturedWeAreVirtual: Reboot Your System and Amplify Your Energy | Abigail Ireland
Now more than ever, it’s crucial to direct attention to what we can do to recharge, reboot and energise our bodies, minds and brains on a sustainable
Join this session and come away with practical, action-oriented ideas that you can implement immediately to supercharge your energy levels and put your best foot forward at work and beyond.
Abigail has coached, trained and advised high-achieving clients all over the world – from Europe, the USA and Middle East through to Australia and New Zealand. She enables teams and professionals to achieve peak performance by optimising Mind, Body and Business factors.
With over 13 years’ international experience in private equity, acquisition finance, corporate banking, strategy and business management, Abigail is well-versed in the dynamics and pressures of the corporate world. She has worked alongside and advised C-suite executives, sat on senior leadership teams and served as a Board Advisor. She is an active business advisor, mentor and start-up ambassador.
Abigail’s approach is based on a comprehensive blend of science, research, psychology, experience and continuous testing. She is a accredited Executive Coach, NLP Practitioner, DISC Personality Profiler, Chartered Banker and PRINCE2 Practitioner. She is also a qualified Master Personal Trainer, Pn2 Nutrition Coach and Pilates Instructor. This unique blend of business, mindset and wellbeing expertise provides an integrated and thorough approach to peak performance.
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(Thursday) 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual
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28jan16:3020:40Online One-to-One MBA Event | Access MBA
Access MBA continues to help aspiring business leaders build a solid and sustainable career path though top international MBA and EMBA studies. Connect now in a safe
Connect now in a safe environment with leading business schools from around the world. Your career development and leadership growth should not be on hold.
Take this exciting opportunity to discuss your future and to equip yourself with a growth action plan.
By registering for the One-to-One Online MBA event, your profile will be carefully matched with the business schools that correspond to your goals and expectations – all free of charge to you. To secure your place at the event, you would be well advised to register at least 10 days before the event.
This is your opportunity to take the first step towards your MBA journey!
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(Thursday) 16:30 - 20:40
Online/ Virtual
february
15janAll Day11marLadyBallz 3-Month Virtual Programme
This is a 3-month virtual program that will give you: A sense of community & connection with other female leaders The
A sense of community & connection with other female leaders
The ability to manage stress, energy & mindset
Tools for better work and personal life integration
An increased capacity for workload demands
More clarity and connection to your purpose & beliefs
A higher level of mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing
Session 1 – January 15th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Session 2 – February 11th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Session 3 – March 11th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Each virtual session is 2 hours and is open to as many as 25 women.
Your enrollment also includes an Online Resiliency Assessment, The Resiliency rEvolution: Your Stress Solution, 60 Seconds at a Time, Hit the Deck and more.
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January 15 (Friday) - March 11 (Thursday)
Virtual
10febAll Day17marRadical Mindful Leaders Programme
Karen Liebenguth from Green Space Coaching and Andrew McNeill from Lines of Sight, are delighted to present a radical and innovative, online 6 week programme
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February 10 (Wednesday) - March 17 (Wednesday)
Virtual
Very few people have a proper career plan, time put aside or designated activities to help them to develop their careers. Whilst positive things can happen
Whilst positive things can happen ‘by accident’, proactively managing your career often leads to being more effective and successful overall.
You’ll come away motivated and with the practical tips you need to more proactively manage your career in 2021.
Joanna Gaudoin, Inside Out Image, specialises in helping ambitious professionals and their organisations improve performance and achieve their goals.
She does this by helping them master and strategically use the business skills of Personal Impact and Relationship Management. These skills are required for professional success.
Before establishing Inside Out Image, Joanna worked in marketing and consultancy in large corporates. She understands the business world and its challenges. She now helps organisations and individuals understand how to succeed in it.
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(Thursday) 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual
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The challenges of the last year have brought to the forefront the need to allow others to support us, both personally and professionally. But it still isn’t easy
Being transparent and comfortable sharing vulnerability with the right people, in the right way, allows us to enhance not just our sense of wellbeing but also our creativity, productivity, mental resilience and the likelihood of achieving our goals.
In Just Ask, Andy Lopata will explore the change in mindset needed to embrace the support of our networks and the power of doing so. He will look at the importance of being vulnerable, what stops us from doing so, and some simple steps to share with confidence and ease.
Andy Lopata was called ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ by the Financial Times and ‘a true master of networking’ by the Independent and Forbes.com.
A very experienced international speaker, Andy is the author of four books on networking and professional relationships and has been quoted in a number of other business books.
Andy is President of the Fellows Community of the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) and a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute as well as a Master of the Institute for Sales Management. He is also one of just 26 recipients of the PSA’s top honour, the ‘Award of Excellence’.
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(Tuesday) 12:00 - 13:00
Virtual
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23feb08:0008:45COMEBACK CONVERSATIONS: How to get through the early months
Your work comeback covered in inspiring, monthly, 45 minute problem-solving conversations wherever you are, whatever your reason
Jessica Chivers – psychologist and author of ‘Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work‘ – plus special guest, Rachel Jackson, will answer your questions on how to get through the early months back at work after a break.
Rachel worked within the technology sales sector for nearly twenty years, in addition to being the Vice Chair of Cisco’s Inclusion Board and a local leader of Cisco’s Back to Business employee resource group. She’s a mum of two young children and recently took a year long sabbatical during which time she set up her business, A Different Me
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(Tuesday) 08:00 - 08:45
Online/ Virtual
23feb13:0014:00Staying in the Know in Extraordinary Times | Warwick Business School
We are living in extraordinary times of great change. Our usual working patterns have been disrupted into a new normal of Zoom meetings, reduced time in offices,
The importance of timely, accurate information is higher than ever, but the leaders’ and employees’ ability to access it may be greatly compromised. This concerns information for the work that must be done, but also to strategically understand where the organisation is and where your own career might go.
Building on her 2015 paper in MIT Sloan Management Review (‘Staying in the Know’), Dr Korica discusses how you can stay meaningfully informed, avoid unexpected blind spots, and capitalise on the new reality of the Covid workplace to create novel opportunities to stay in the know.
Dr Maja Korica teaches on the Executive Diploma in Organisational Change.
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(Tuesday) 13:00 - 14:00
Virtual
march
15janAll Day11marLadyBallz 3-Month Virtual Programme
This is a 3-month virtual program that will give you: A sense of community & connection with other female leaders The
A sense of community & connection with other female leaders
The ability to manage stress, energy & mindset
Tools for better work and personal life integration
An increased capacity for workload demands
More clarity and connection to your purpose & beliefs
A higher level of mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing
Session 1 – January 15th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Session 2 – February 11th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Session 3 – March 11th, 2021 @ 10 am CST
Each virtual session is 2 hours and is open to as many as 25 women.
Your enrollment also includes an Online Resiliency Assessment, The Resiliency rEvolution: Your Stress Solution, 60 Seconds at a Time, Hit the Deck and more.
more
January 15 (Friday) - March 11 (Thursday)
Virtual
10febAll Day17marRadical Mindful Leaders Programme
Karen Liebenguth from Green Space Coaching and Andrew McNeill from Lines of Sight, are delighted to present a radical and innovative, online 6 week programme
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February 10 (Wednesday) - March 17 (Wednesday)
Virtual
23mar08:0008:45COMEBACK CONVERSATIONS: How to make an impact
Your work comeback covered in inspiring, monthly, 45 minute problem-solving conversations wherever you are, whatever your reason
Jessica Chivers – psychologist and author of ‘Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work’ – plus special guest, Annie Abelman, will answer your questions on how to make an impact when you return to work.
When Annie returned from maternity leave to her job of Head of Communications for Lloyds Bank Foundation England & Wales she was tasked with two mammoth projects…which she delivered! Whilst battling the self-doubt and imposter syndrome that every new parents feels after almost a year out of work, Annie was asked to launch a new organisational strategy while also leading a major brand refresh, with just seven months lead in time for to complete and unveil both. She had to double the size of her team, leading everything from the recruitment process, onboarding new staff and gearing everyone towards our two big deadlines.
She left in 2019 to complete a Masters, write her first novel and found Mentor Mums – a mentoring service that matches mums returning to work with another mum in their professional field who is a few steps ahead.
Annie also runs her own Freelance Communications Consultancy which supports clients doing good things for the world – most recently working with the family support charity Home-Start UK on their corporate partnership with John Lewis PLC.
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(Tuesday) 08:00 - 08:45
Online/ Virtual