Macmillan Monthly. March 2024

Welcome to our March issue of Macmillan Monthly.

In this issue, we speak to a number of inspirational female HR leaders who have given us their views on how organisations can help ensure gender parity in the workplace. We also have a guest blog from Executive Coach, Leadership Development Trainer, and Author, Jo Banks as she discusses ADHD and why it often gets misdiagnosed in women.

Below, we also share our latest interviews with Sara Edge , HR Business Partner at Certas Energy and Nicola Waring , Chief People Officer at ArrowXL.

If you would like any more information, please don't hesitate to get in touch with a member of our team.

How can organisations help ensure Gender Parity in the workplace?

Here at Macmillan Davies, we are proud to work with many inspirational female HR leaders, and we are passionate about the power of inclusion and diversity and the positive impact they bring to organisations. We asked a few of them to give their views on how organisations can help ensure gender parity in the workplace. The UK is currently ranked 15th out of 146 countries for gender parity, but there is still an incredibly long way to go. We hope these help your organisation?take a step towards greater gender parity in your workplace... Read more

FuturExec:? The Academy - Spotlight on… Sara Edge, HR Business Partner at Certas Energy

In our latest interview in our ‘FuturExec:? The Academy - Spotlight on...’ series, we speak to Sara Edge , HR Business Partner at Certas Energy. Sara was part of our initial cohort on our inaugural programme of FuturExec: The Academy and is continuing on the programme in 2024. Here, Leanne Boddy speaks to Sara about what inspired her to work within HR, why having a non-linear career journey is a good thing, as well as sharing her ambitions and the best pieces of career advice she has received...Read more

5 Reasons why ADHD gets misdiagnosed in women

This month we supported Neurodiversity Celebration Week - a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities. To mark the week, we heard from Executive Coach, Leadership Development Trainer, and Author, Jo Banks discusses ADHD and why it often gets misdiagnosed in women...Read more

HR Headliners – Nicola Waring, Chief People Officer at Arrow XL

In our latest edition of HR Headliners, Kerry?White Executive Search lead at Macmillan Davies talks to Nicola Waring , Chief?People Officer at ArrowXL, the UK’s?largest and longest-established two-person home delivery specialist,?about her career to date, her route to a seat at the boardroom table and why?the storytelling around HR Data and Analytics is so important...Read more