How Serious is the Government About Women’s Enterprise?
May 6, 2012 – 8:37 pm | One Comment

So what has happened to the great aspiration of the government to have women setting up businesses at the same rate as men? The recent report released in the run up to the Mayoral elections by the Fawcett Society looked at equality between women and men in London and found women experience a full-time pay [...]

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Courageous Women and Enlightened Men
April 2, 2012 – 9:02 am | No Comment
Courageous Women and Enlightened Men

I think for many of us who have worked in corporate and large businesses the question of women’s absence in the boardroom seems like an age-old chestnut. In my experience there has not been a lack of good women on the ladder to the top but men always seem to beat them to the final [...]

A view from The Chilterns
March 4, 2012 – 6:35 pm | No Comment
A view from The Chilterns

Although this month’s 3RDi is about Sustainability I thought I would write about destruction of beautiful countryside, the disappearance of ancient woodlands, and thousands of years of history wiped out in the name of progress. This is in the UK government’s plan for a sustainable transport system, but it also represents the ongoing problem of [...]

Must reads by Margot Grantham
December 4, 2011 – 5:12 pm | No Comment
Must reads by Margot Grantham

Me and My Business Books I am one of those people who are frequently inspired by others and want to know how they do what they do so well which is why I enjoy scouring the business and biography sections of bookstores. I avidly read the fly-leaf for background and author’s biography, and the back [...]

Personal Branding
May 2, 2011 – 3:13 pm | 2 Comments
Personal Branding

I am sure we all agree that marketing as a business tool has changed in the last 10 years. The growth in social and business networking on-line and face to face has given the marketing game a new twist. Personal Branding is hailed as the new marketing phenomenon. The standard definition of Personal Branding is [...]

The damage we do to ourselves
April 4, 2011 – 12:13 pm | No Comment
The damage we do to ourselves

Recently I was in conversation with a commercial lawyer who was discussing her career in a male dominated industry. Unswerving confidence in her own skills, being focussed on the job, and strong communication skills has steered her upwards trajectory. But it comes as no surprise that her ascendance has not been without some sexual harassment [...]