The argument has been well made that women need to access more opportunities on Boards as Executives, Non-Executive Directors and Trustees – to bring balance and new thinking. It is also well accepted that having a broader experience by being on a Board externally, will help women change the perception of their colleagues internally. So...Read More

Do you ever feel like you have lots of contact names from networking, your current job, and life in general, but you don’t know how to use them properly? It can be difficult to think of ways to approach contacts, or to even know what you want to approach them for. The chief thing for...Read More

We spoke to Gwen Rhys, founder of City Women and Networking Culture to provide us with some tips on Networking. Gwen has extensive experience in Networking and runs her own consultancy Networking Culture. Networking is important, says business networking expert Gwen Rhys. But pounding the flesh over a few limp canapés isnt enough on its...Read More

LinkedIn is on a mission to “connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful”, and 300 million users can’t be wrong. Don’t have an account? Don’t panic. Become one of two people creating an account every single second and network your way to professional success with these top 10 tips: 1. Put...Read More

Survey after survey and workshop after workshop have all established that networking is really important for your career and your business; A survey by The Non Exec Hub a year ago discovered that you are 80% more likely to hear about a Non Executive Director or Trustee vacancy through your networks rather than through an...Read More

In December 2013 a new study found fundamental differences in the ways that neurological pathways are connected in men’s and women’s brains. The scientists behind the study believe that this explains why men and women demonstrate different aptitudes and abilities.  The study suggests that men are better at motor skills, such as reading maps for...Read More

Networking is often something women find especially hard to do.  So what’s the point?  It’s all chewing the fat and having drinks with people you don’t really know – much better to get out there and be excellent at your job and deliver stuff right ? – well, perhaps not. Unfortunately, building a successful career...Read More

Networking is the single biggest thing women can do to facilitate their rise up the corporate ladder in the property/casualty insurance industry, according to four women who have done just that – and who shared their experience in a podcast ahead of the Women in Insurance Global Conference which started on June 12 in New...Read More

For savvy businesswomen today, networking is a vital business tool. And women’s networks seem to be more effective, maybe because, as I was told, men-only groups combine so much testosterone and competitiveness, they leave the collegiate spirit behind.  Not so for women. Though we all know women executives who pretend they have balls, most of...Read More

As the owner of a small business, with a tiny marketing budget (you know, the “hmmm, shall I buy a new filing cabinet or place an advert?” kind of size) there came a point a few years ago when I realised that staring at the phone and willing it to ring was not perhaps the...Read More