Why are we talking about Futureproofing your career?

Our roles are changing and often the changes are so small we don’t always notice them immediately.

Over time the nature of our work will change beyond recognition; in this book we equip with you the big technological shifts, and how you stay relevant in your career and how you lead yourself and your team in the next normal.

My latest book co-authored with Dr Naeema Pasha discusses the key elements you need to build an agile leadership approach to your career and insights from contributors from global companies including Google, UBS Wealth, UNWomen, Automation Everywhere and Mattel Inc.

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About Me

My career is best described as a squiggly line drawing on wide-ranging experiences from academia, business and a host of client based work. My exposure to different sectors and working in over a dozen different countries gives me an outlook that is truly diverse and draws on best practice from across the world.

I build connections with partners and clients that enable creativity and innovation to flourish when seeking new ways of working. My research expertise brings thought leadership and new approaches to thinking.

I am a fellow of the Royal Society for Arts in the UK and an advisor on Diversity and Innovation for Centigy, a UK based ethical AI accreditation company.

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Author

I am a regular contributor for Forbes writing on innovation, diversity and leadership. I have written books on Succession in Asian Family Firms, Championing Women Leaders (co-authored with Kitty Chisholm), book chapters, reports and policy papers.

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Consultant

As a consultant, I work closely with clients to co-create programs and workshops that bring about sustainable change in leaders and their teams. Using a human-centred design approach I rapidly build an open and honest relationship with partners to ensure we are aligned on the outcomes.

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Academic

As an academic, I have held faculty positions at Henley Business School and Brunel Business School in the UK and now at HEC Paris in Qatar, teaching Entrepreneurial Leadership and Entrepreneurship to MBA and PG students. My research examines diversity and innovation and is developed with real-life case studies.

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Build back better

Building back needs a new approach to feminism

In this discussion with the author of Difficult Women, Helen Lewis; we discuss how recovery needs a new way of thinking starting with women at the heart of innovation.

AI

The hard truth - why we push back on AI when discussing diversity and recruitment

The processes around recruitment are continuously scrutinized as organizations consciously implement interventions to minimize biases; for example, blind CVs and unconscious bias training for individuals on interview panels are two of the most common examples.

Lego for leadership

Why is LEGO encouraging all leaders to play more?

Leaders have more responsibilities than ever before, but navigating the new normal means finding new solutions to complex problems. Find out how playing helps strengthen cognitive functions and improves leadership performance

Some of my clients

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What does it take to write a book?

In April 2020, as we were scrambling to adjust to the tidal wave of uncertainty associated with lockdown, it suddenly felt that this was the right time to start writing this book.