Women are told to be confident, assertive and to speak up, but when they speak up, demonstrate confidence and assertiveness, they are often seen as unlikable. This webinar by global DEI and women’s leadership expert, Michelle Redfern, will provide participants insights into the 4 C’s of confidence and 6 ways to level up your confidence game. About Michelle… Michelle is a globally recognised gender equality, diversity and inclusion consultant. She advises organisations in the business and sporting sectors on DEI strategy development and implementation and works directly with women leaders to a ..read more

The theme for International Women’s Day is #EmbraceEquity. To celebrate that, we’ve brought together women from across a range of fields in the industry at different stages of their career to talk about the power of embracing differences. They’ll be sharing their career journey, sharing with you their best advice and we’ll be discussing each panellist’s differences to discover how they’ve helped them succeed Our UK & Ireland panel will be hosted by the fantastic Carol Glover: Panellists About Jo… Over 25 years experience in the packaging industry using know how and business skills to play ..read more

In honor of International Women's Day, we had the pleasure of hosting two global panel discussions with some of the amazing female leaders in our industry across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland. Framed around the theme of International Women’s Day’s #EmbraceEquity, it was an incredible opportunity to learn from these inspiring women about their experiences and insights on topics such as leadership, creating an inclusive work environment, and the power of embracing our differences. Watch this masterclass back instead here About Sirma… Sirma joined the Meat Industry Association (MIA ..read more

We had the pleasure of welcoming Michelle to host another fantastic masterclasses. This time on the topic of ‘speaking up with confidence’ and finding out more about the 3 C’s of confidence: Competence, Credibility & Choice…which inner voice are you choosing today? Michelle has kindly provided our members with a handout so you can continue to build on your development, download here. This session covered: How to recognise the conventional advice given to women about confidence (and how to get better advice!) How to appreciate your strengths and play to them How to recognise your confidenc ..read more

Where to start…what an insightful masterclass this was, thanks again to the joyful Janie.  During this masterclass you will gain awareness of what’s going on for listeners and obtain practical exercises for managing performance anxiety and staying confident. Tools to create a simple planning structure, personal reflection on your voice and next steps on how to get the most from your vocal impact. This session covers 3 key areas to succeed in presentation delivery: How was it for you? Audience perspectives and how to engage your listeners. Lights, camera, take uncomfortable action… how t ..read more

This masterclass was originally delivered on Zoom and has been adapted as a podcast so that you can listen back to it at any time.  Conventional wisdom tells women how important it is to self-promote, but it doesn’t tell us what to focus on and how to do it skilfully. In this masterclass you will will walk away with tips on and practice in how to self-promote with grace and authenticity in both formal and informal business situations About Michelle Michelle is the founder of Advancing Women, an enterprise providing research and advisory services on workplace equality, inclusion, and gen ..read more

In this session you will be given the tools to build your own resilience as well as self-belief and understanding of your potential. There is only a ceiling if you put one in place and limit yourself so I want to try to open peoples mindsets on how they think and try to change their paradigm so they all believe how great every single one of them truly is. What is your key value, your WHY? as soon as you know what that is, there is no going back. About SorayaWithin 4 years of leaving my factory floor job and at only 31 years old I became the youngest and only female Director for Smithfield Foo ..read more

This masterclass was originally delivered on Zoom and has been adapted as a podcast so that you can listen back to it at any time.  In this episode you will  Gain insight into the possible causes of the IP Learn how to spot symptoms of the IP Experiment with some techniques to address specific symptoms of the IP Take away your own action plan for getting control of the IP and other habits that may be holding you back This session will benefit any woman who experiences self-doubt, whether that’s an occasional dip in self-confidence, or frequent full-on ‘Can I really do this?’ soul ..read more

This masterclass was originally delivered on Zoom and has been adapted as a podcast so that you can listen back to it at any time.  In this episode, Monique explores the art and science of dealing with difficult conversations. This first starts with us looking at self-awareness and management before looking at techniques and recipes to aid you in all sorts of difficult conversations. This session is relevant if you want to be able to handle conflict in a more constructive and enriching way or you want to be able to articulate your point in a situation ..read more

Episode 7 | In conversation with Angela Christison, AHDB ..read more