Blogs
“I’m a white middle-class, middle-aged straight guy – and that means I don't know how most people experience the world”
Kent Valentine, Oliver Wyman consultancy partner, explains why Moving Ahead’s mentoring programme was a great learning opportunity
“I'm learning something new every day”
Mamtha Ethiraj, a senior business analyst at T. Rowe Price, shares her experience as a mentee on the 30% Club programme
“As a mentor, it feels great knowing I'm helping to bring about change”
Ben Reeve, a partner in Oliver Wyman financial services practice, discusses what he had learned from mentoring someone in a completely different sector.
Male allies: their role in gender diversity
After Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc was subjected to sexist comments at its AGM, Liz Dimmock calls on more men to speak up like its chair George Culmer did at the meeting
Tackling Islamophobia in the workplace
What employers can learn from Riz Ahmed’s anti-prejudice campaign by Katherine Godsmark
Spotlight on: Jessica Jones
After undergoing a life-saving operation to remove a brain tumour, Jessica Jones has embarked upon a journey of personal development
Do you celebrate International Men’s Day?
I must admit, before working closely with the Moving Ahead team on this Summit, I might have been on the 'roll-my-eyes’ side of this conversation…
“DO is easy, BE is very hard”
This was the phrase that has been planted firmly in my mind since listening to Moving Ahead’s Inclusion and Diversity Summit last week in celebration of inclusion week.
Reflections on buying my business back
Just over seven years ago I walked down the high street in Wargrave, Berkshire to open the door to my new office for the very first time…
The power of the pronoun
She, her, they, him, ze — the humble pronoun is in the spotlight like never before, as gender identity and gender fluidity become increasingly mainstream conversations…
My daily mental health practice
We know that solid mental health – as with any other aspect of wellbeing – isn’t an instant fix, but rather a practice, often arising from long-term dedication to small, daily rituals…
Career progression: playing a rigged game
Many mentees start our programmes feeling “hopeless” about their career development but as our Insight and Reporting Lead, Jordan Saxby, explains…