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Galvanising men to promote workplace cultural change and foster equality

 Galvanising men to promote workplace cultural change and foster equality

The Women’s Business Council and the Men as Change Agents (MACA) working group launched their MACA toolkit on April 9th from Number 10 Downing Street. The MACA toolkit provides ideas for business leaders to drive towards gender balance in their teams and close the gender pay gap and foster equality in the workplace.

A new strategic direction for board directors

A new strategic direction for board directors

Published in Governance, November 2017 Issue 279

Helen Pitcher argues that boards need to be opened up to wider thinking, diverse viewpoints, multifaceted experience and real-world engagement to make them increasingly relevant in a modern, dynamic business environment

Board responsibility – ‘a difficult balancing act’

Board responsibility – ‘a difficult balancing act’

Published in Governance, August 2015 Issue 254

A new Report looks at the increasing demands and pressures on non-execs, considers whether too much is expected from them and looks at increasing problems recruiting non-execs into the financial services sector.

Helen Pitcher Awarded distinction in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Helen Pitcher Awarded distinction in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Advanced Boardroom Excellence notes with pleasure that its Chairman Helen Pitcher has been given the Order of the British Empire for her services to business in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. 

Advanced Boardroom Excellence announces appointment of Jackie White as Chief Operating Officer

Advanced Boardroom Excellence announces appointment of Jackie White as Chief Operating Officer

Advanced Boardroom Excellence (“AB Excellence”), the leading Board and Individual Director Effectiveness Company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jackie White to Chief Operating Officer.

Excitement builds for the HR NETWORK National Awards 2014

Excitement builds for the HR NETWORK National Awards 2014

The shortlisted finalists for this years Hr NETWORK National Awards 2014 will soon be announced ahead of the Nominees lunch taking place in October. Advanced Boardroom Excellence are sponsoring this year's CEO Award. 

The Hr NETWORK National Awards are the largest and most prestigious HR awards in Scotland. Launched in early 2007, the awards are designed to recognise, acknowledge and reward the champions of the Scottish HR profession.

The lack of women in senior roles in UK corporates is not just a women’s issue

The lack of women in senior roles in UK corporates is not just a women’s issue

Advanced Boardroom Excellence, leading advisers in developing individual and collective director effectiveness, has today published a research report on diversity, with a focus on female talent in organisations.

The Report looks at this diversity agenda through the eyes of 70 successful women leaders and provides an insight into the extraordinary waste of female talent being overlooked.