I have just read a review of Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean in” in Time Magazine and am looking forward to reading it to get some advice on how to advance my career. Last year, I also read the brilliant “Mrs Moneypenny’s careers advice for ambitious women.” Last week, I was also wrapping up a year of living in Delhi and moving to London.
While the aforementioned women are role models...
So said Madeleine Albright and I wholeheartedly agree. Business publications are filled with lists of the most powerful women in business and politics, and some professional women’s organisations, like 85 Broads, are now quite a force. This is, of course, very formidable.
However, what I want to know is how many of the women in the rankings and in the women’s organisations actually help other women...
85 Broads commenced its programme in Delhi yesterday with a discussion on starting and running an e-commerce business in India, led by the charming CEO of Crazeal.com, (Groupon India) Ankur Warikoo.
You may be surprised that we had chosen a man to kick-start our Delhi programme, as indeed were the educated professional women in our audience. Ankur is of course a fantastic speaker, with a sense of humour combined with...
Last week the world was surprised by popular protests in Russia. Now the question on everyone’s lips is – is this the Russian Spring?
There are many reasons why it is not, including a completely different political system, different grievances by the population and the lack of any foreign power either willing or able to intervene. But this article is not going to delve into the...
