Our Co-Founder & COO, Sukhi Jutla, was invited to speak about career progression as a panelist during the Inclusive Boards: Executive Leadership Programme.
This programme was aimed at senior women leaders who came from companies including Deliveroo, Draper Espirit, HSBC, MoneySuperMarket Group and Lloyds Banking Group.
It was run as a residential programme at the Mallory Court Spa at Leamington Spa with 2 days of facilitated learning.
Inclusive Boards is the UK’s leading executive search agency specialising in diversity and inclusion at governance level. They support organisations to develop more diverse boards, senior leadership teams, and improved governance structures.
Sukhi was joined by 2 other panelists including Tamara McMillen, Executive Director of Sales at Virgin Media Business and Namrata Sarmah, Senior Director at Viacom.
Topics discussed included:
- Climbing the career ladder
- How to get board roles
- Personality and leadership style
- Balancing work/family life
- Building and using your network
- Continuous development and upskilling
- Unconscious bias and overcoming challenges
Sukhi shared her personal story of how she navigates her career progressions, from being an employee to becoming an entrepreneur and board member.
The event was a huge success and Ellen Partridge, Campaigns Officer for Inclusive Boards left this review for Sukhi:
‘’Sukhi was an inspiring panelist during the Inclusive Boards: Executive Leadership Programme, having a huge impact on senior women leaders in the room. She captured the attention of the room with her story and offered interesting perspectives on career progression, personal development, and work-life interface.’’
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