FAREWELL TO THE FUTURE LEADERS AWARD

We launched the Future Leaders Award in 2010. At the time the focus was on women getting on Boards.

WiC knew that in order to achieve more women on boards, we would need to identify and support women with the potential to reach senior management and executive board positions – what began to be called the “talent pipeline”.

Between then and 2017 we recognised many outstanding females all of whom have gone on to undertake more stretching and more senior roles.

We’re proud of the success of this and our earlier Woman of Achievement Award which recognised senior women who were actively championing the progress of women in their teams, organisations and sectors.

We are delighted that WiC was at the forefront of a  recognising gender diversity champions and  future female leaders, carving a pathway for other awards and businesswomen to follow.

This website is now “mothballed” but we do hope you’ll explore the section on our Winners.

Future Leaders Award Latest News

Read more Future Leaders Award posts

Read about the experiences of previous Future Leaders

More Posts from previous candidates

Updates from Women in the City:

The UK Council for Psychotherapy is seeking new Lay members of the Professional Conduct Committee.

Can you help UKCP protect the public and enhance the reputation of the psychotherapy profession? Do you have sound judgement and an ability to argue your point? The UK Council for Psychotherapy is seeking new Lay members of the Professional Conduct Committee. As a member, you will oversee UKCP’s Complaints and Conduct Process which considers […]

Only 4% of employees feel confident at work

Global research conducted by professional training company Roar! Training has uncovered that only 4% of employees feel confident at work. The study gives a unique insight into confidence in the workplace. Below are some key findings included in the report. Main Findings Only 4% feel fully confident at work 96% have experienced imposter syndrome 53% […]

As 5% of women lose jobs, the pandemic has widened the gap says Deloitte survey

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the globe in early 2020, inequities were holding women back in the workplace. In 2020, women globally earned 81 cents for every dollar earned by men. The pandemic has widened the gap. In 2020, as 114 million jobs were lost across the globe, employment losses for women were at […]

Employees from large companies were nearly five times less likely to be physically active than employees from SMEs

The 2021 Employee Benefits, Health, and Wellbeing survey – are employee incentives making the UK a healthier nation? Over the last year moving into 2021, the global shift in working practices has taken businesses an estimated 5-10 years into their projected futures. This has left many employee benefits schemes needing to be overhauled, with many […]

BAME under-representation. Open and honest conversations are needed.

First published in 2017, Green Park and Operation Black Vote, developed the Colour of Power to graphically illustrate the lack of female and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation in the upper echelons of the UK’s most powerful institutions. Out of more than 1,000 of the most senior posts in the UK, only 3.4% of occupants were […]

Recent Posts: Project Diamond

Can shipping’s choppy seas offer calm waters to women?

We have the skills; we have the degrees; we have the experience. So why aren’t more of us in leadership positions? More and more women graduate from universities and according to the UK’s Higher Education Statistics Agency, 69% of students studying medical technology-related degrees are women. We can see many female employees occupying entry-level positions, […]

Managers: do you recognise the signs of burnout?

Careers expert Zena Everett is an executive coach, author and an in-demand speaker on career management and productivity. Here she talks about how to spot and stop burnout in your teams – and yourself. Don’t wait for a sickness note or resignation for proof of burnout in your teams. Here are some warning signs to […]

9 in 10 women Face Problems Returning to Work After Having Children

One-third of mothers struggle to cover the cost of childcare A recent survey of 1,000 UK mothers has revealed a continuing lack of support from businesses when it comes to balancing family and work. The survey, undertaken by HR training providers DPG, revealed that 9 in 10 mothers (87%) faced issues when returning to work […]

Courage and better processes are keys to senior level roles

[Author:  Gwen Rhys] My 25-yr old godson recently attended a corporate away-day: “Did you know research shows that women only apply for jobs when they met 100% of the qualifications listed, as opposed to men, who apply if they met 60%?” he asked me. I replied that well, yes, I had heard this (yawn!). I […]

Culture matters when it comes to the acquisition and retention of female talent

I was delighted to be asked by Leathwaite to contribute to its 2019 Global HR Leadership Report. This data-rich document is the result of a poll of 1000 Global HR leaders including Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs), Heads of Specialist Functions (including Talent, Reward, Learning and Recruiting) and those at the vanguard of HR Transformation […]

WIC