Alison Maitland

Why isn't progress on gender happening faster?

The business case for gender-balanced leadership just got even stronger. But the snail's pace of women's progress into top jobs shows that the business case is not enough to erase centuries of ingrained attitudes and assumptions that hold women back, writes Alison Maitland.

Published by IWE (International Women of Excellence), Sept 2012.

The five types of trust

Building credibility beyond the usual tone-at-the-top approach.

My Workspace column in The Conference Board Review, Summer 2012.

End of the 40-Hour Workweek?

Command and control will no longer be the currency in the workforce of the future.

This is an interview I gave to Alice Andors of HR Magazine in the US, published in July 2012. Copyright: Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria, VA. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Future looks bright as flexibility increases

At a time of rising unemployment, when men still vastly outnumber women in senior jobs, it might seem odd to be positive about the future for women at work. But there are many reasons for qualified optimism.

Financial Times, 19 April 2012

What the %#!& Are You Talking About?

Why Does the Corporate World Continue to Mangle Language? asks Alison Maitland

As unemployment soars around the world, we’re hearing a common refrain from the business community: Young people lack the skills needed for the world of work—in particular, how to communicate. Half the managers in a recent survey by the U.K.-based Chartered Management Institute complained of young recruits’ poor communication skills. But who will teach them to speak clearly and concisely? Surely, it won’t be the same business managers, analysts, and internal-communications people who persist in bombarding and baffling us with increasingly mind-numbing management-speak .....
Read this article here.

Published in The Conference Board Review, April 2012

Anywhere, anytime: the future of employment is flexible

Article by Alison Maitland published by ft.com in the FT's New World of Work series on 25 January 2012

A new order

When revamping your corporate culture, the first rule is to have fewer rules, writes Alison Maitland

Published by The Conference Board Review, Winter 2012

Being an ethical and inclusive leader

The Occupy movement in London, New York and other international cities over the past year has highlighted the need for more ethical leadership, especially in the financial and business world, writes Alison Maitland

Published January 2012 by IWE (International Women of Excellence)

Exit strategies: hoping for a better fit

This article about women's departures from top corporate jobs was published by the Financial Times in the 'Women at the Top' magazine and online on 16 November 2011. Here is the link:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3259a25e-0ee6-11e1-b585-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1eMFp9PZM

Treat people well and they won't 'slack'

Alison Maitland comments on a proposal to make it easier to sack underperforming employees.
Published by The Independent, 27 October 2011
Download PDF or view online at: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/alison-maitland-treat-people-well-and-they-wont-slack-2376278.html

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