Women in Leadership: Lessons in Working Smarter, Not Harder | Anila Khalique | TEDxDeMontfortUWomen

In a society where men dominate the top positions in companies and women are taught to seek perfection, the road to leadership can feel like a distant fantasy. But what can we, as women, do to improve our chances of climbing the ladder? In Anila's research, she highlights the need for more female discussion within the topic of female leadership. She explains that the obstacles that stop society as a whole, may not be representative of the core barriers we face as women specifically. Through her work, she directly asked women what was stopping them from reaching their dream roles. The research led to the accumulation of important and telling information. In her talk, she highlights the results of this research so far and the actions we can take to reach success. With reference to real-world examples and jaw-dropping statistics, she shows us that this is possible, not by working harder, but through working smarter. [CREDITS: Organising Committee: Jane Hearst, Simon Baines, Max Chikwanha. Events Team: Laura Wilson, Jane Colebourne, Yasmin Ali. AV Lead: Mark Dimartino Marriot. Film Lead and Editor: Peter Hutchinson. AV Student Support Team: Yara Abdalgany, Eva Asante, Joseph Tobin. Speaker Coaches: Sanjaya Pandit, Mark Prescod] Doctoral Researcher; Business Management Consultant; Lawyer

(LLB, LLM, Executive MBA, PG Dip PSM, FCMI, CMI Dip, Level 7 Strategic Management and Leadership)

Anila is an experienced CEO and a management consultant with a history of working in the management industry.

Skilled in People Management, Growth Strategies, Senior Stakeholder Management, Change Management and Strategic Leadership.

Established business development professional who is also a lawyer, a Chartered Fellow at CMI and a keynote speaker.

[econ_cat]

Work smarter rather than harder.
1. be aware of your own unconscious bias and limitations
2. develop self confidence by seizing the opportunities and taking risks without fear.
3. measure the outputs rather than inputs
4. stay inspired by finding yourself a strong role model
5. develop strong networks, join discussion groups
6. get comfortable in I rather than we (stay true to your values and right organization will value you for them)
7. remember strong leaders can be vulnerable
8. once you are at the top, don't forget to look after for women who are still in the pipeline
9. not to wait for external interventions but to take charge, take ownership by sitting at the design table and getting your voices heard by being the change you want to see

[escapetoliberty]

Thankyou for such an inspiring talk about how women can become successful leaders. I think that it is so valid to consider women's wants/desires in their career are different to men. I found it very profound when you said "Women are as ambitious as men, but they lack the confidence in the fact they can succeed". I think that if many women faced this fear or lack of confidence we would see much more equality in terms of women in leadership. Wonderful talk to reflect on.

[PattyDejiTips]

Some challenges women face on their leadership journey:
1- Lack of self-belief;
2- Work-life balance;
3- Notion of presenteeism;
4- Gender prejudice.

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE!!! 🎉

[tikuchai]

beautifully presented 👍 coming straight from the heart.

[ajvindiesel]

Super speech. I hope people share this video to as many as they can to remove boundaries.

[kimnelson]

I WORK I N SHOP WITH MUCH WOMEN...LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF

[christinaphillips]

Caring about your family probably makes you a better solicitor. We need to change the underlying narratives of the workplace and the data helps to make that happen.