PWN Global Newsletter Q4 2018
HOW MEN CAN SUPPORT GENDER BALANCED LEADERSHIP IN
THE DIGITAL ERA
There is no
doubt – the digital era is already here and it is transforming
company organizational design, working practices and workforce
requirements.
It is also evident that the skills and
competencies required of leaders in the digital era are quite
different.
In our Q3
Newsletter, my fellow Co-President, Sonya Richardson,
spelled out how women are already stepping up in the digital era and
have the talents necessary to succeed in this uncertain and complex
business environment.
She also outlined the four reasons why gender
balanced leadership will thrive in the ‘Fourth Industrial
Revolution’.
One of the key drivers to accelerate the
transformation that Sonya mentioned is men stepping up as
‘Manbassadors’ of female leadership.
So what can men do to support women in the
digital space:
- Mentoring: mentoring, as a concept and practice,
has been around for many years, but the digital era gives
opportunities for men to mentor women remotely as well as in person,
widening the options for women to find great male mentors. PWN city
networks run successful mentoring programmes and we need more men to
volunteer their time to mentor women in the digital space. Click here to find out
more.
- Reverse mentoring: This is a newer concept, and
involves senior men being mentored by women at earlier stages of their
career. It enables these men to get insights into how they can change
their own mindsets around the skills women bring to roles in the
digital world. It also helps them to better understand the challenges
these women face in developing and enhancing their careers. This is
particularly useful for those men who are people managers of high
potential women.
- Understand their own biases: Men can participate
in inclusive leadership courses and similar programmes which enable
them to understand and address their own biases, eg about womens’
ambitions and what roles are suitable for women.
- Speak out: We need all men, but particularly
senior leaders, to familiarise themselves with and speak out about the
business case and rationale for balanced leadership and for having
more women in leadership in the digital era. We also need male leaders
to speak out where they see discrimination and bias against women in
the workplace.
- Take Action: Male leaders can act to change the
working environment for women and indeed all employees, particularly
in the areas of culture, leadership development, working practices (eg
flexible working, parental leave etc), promotions and pay
policy.
- Role models: Male leaders can demonstrate their
support for gender balanced leadership by acting as role models for
other men. They can show that inclusive leadership skills and
competencies behaviours really can enhance their own careers. PWN will
highlight, encourage and support the male leaders we see as role
models in the digital space.
We are going to be exploring all of this further
in the latest in our series of successful PWN Global Diversity Labs in
Lyon on 9th November called “Capitalising
on the Digital Era to Drive Gender Balance” . We expect
this will be a great discussion and enable attendees to come away with
ideas and plans to drive change.
Also on 9th November in Lyon, our PWN Global
Annual Event, hosted by PWN Lyon, takes place. This interactive event
will also focus on how the digital era is levelling the playing field.
It's free to join, so sign up today and bring along your work
colleagues!
The good news is that we see many men who want to
play a part in supporting women and gender balanced leadership in the
digital era. PWN Gobal will continue to sponsor this debate and we
look forward to engaging you in discussion and action!
Want to be part of this exciting journey? If you
haven’t done so alread: get
in touch; join a
local city network; volunteer and help us make a difference –
you’ll have a great experience, develop yourself and, very
importantly, have a lot of fun!
Enjoy your read and make sure to share the
news.
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Sonya Richardson
Co-President,
PWN Global
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Rob Baker
Co-President
PWN Global
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Q4 2018 newsletter introduction note
authored by Rob Baker
PWN Global
Annual Event, Hosted by PWN Lyon
November 9 2018 |
18:30 -
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ESDES
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excited to be visiting Lyon for its annual event in 2018. Our host for
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Good
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Just for
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welcome to the world baby Morgan! Born 20th August at 11.58pm.
Gender-balanced leader in the making! |
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