Amanda Davie, Author at Equal Talent

The women to whom I belong

My Equal Talent colleagues suggested that we each write an article about an inspiring woman in our life, as a celebration of International Women’s Day 2020. Here’s mine. I mused on the suggestion and realised what a difficult challenge it was for me personally: to choose one inspiring woman in my life. I can’t, for two reasons:[...]

“Who runs the world? Girls.” According to Beyoncé at least. And we’re certainly not going to argue with her. And it is the natural pecking order, after all woman creates man. But oh that this were true. As proud feminists, it’s the view that both Amanda Davie and Catherine Smith champion in their work at[...]

So we’ve left the European Union. After four years of headlines dominated by the ‘will we, won’t we’ rollercoaster that was Brexit and seemingly never-ending arguments between Leave and Remain, Labour and Conservative, politicians and constituents, not to mention friends and family, the moment many of us thought we’d never see came, and went, with[...]

How to achieve more by letting go and doing less.

Distractions for business leaders – and how to overcome them We all live in highly distracting times. For business leaders, macro distractions – humanitarian, societal, economic, political and digital – make focussing on the task of leading our organisations and people very challenging. Distraction, and the fear of it, however, is nothing new. Respected Swiss scientist Conrad[...]

Belonging – a word that comes from the old English word ‘gelang’, meaning ‘at hand’ or ‘together with’ – is a fundamental human need. Yet it’s not a word commonly used in the context of business. Humans find reward in seeking out a positive sense of belonging from our social interactions. Conversely, when we don’t[...]

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