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Maria Brookes

@MariaBrookes2

Dip CIPR. PR Manager, London Business School. Proud mother of two. Ex-Vice Chair of Governors. Firm believer in lifelong learning.

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Joined September 2013
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2nd day of our Women in Leadership program @LBS. We compare the leadership styles of Satya Nadella in transforming @Microsoft and Anne Boden in founding and scaling @Starling online-only bank. A turnaround and a startup. Both worked to shape their organization’s culture.
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My new podcast @HarvardBiz is just out - on what we keep getting wrong about mentoring and sponsoring up and coming talent, and how to do it better. hbr.org/podcast/2022/11/what…

What We Still Misunderstand About Mentorship and Sponsorship

A conversation with LBS professor Herminia Ibarra on building authentic connections.

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All too often relationships between juniors and seniors are transactional, imposed from the top, and ill-suited to foster transformational personal and professional growth. Read how to do it right in my latest article: hbr.org/2022/11/how-to-do-sp…
How to Do Sponsorship Right

How to Do Sponsorship Right

Mentoring programs operate under the promise that matching seasoned executives with up-and-coming professionals will produce all sorts of benefits. Unfortunately, relationships often remain superfi...

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This design process engages leaders in questions about productivity and capabilities. It provides an opportunity to create a way of working that fully resonates with an organization’s unique purpose and values: mitsmr.com/3SsnRIc @lyndagratton #Leadership #Futureofwork
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Justifying #diversity on the grounds that it benefits companies’ bottom line makes underrepresented job seekers a lot less interested in joining a company, new research by @YaleSOM Prof @OrianeGeorgeac (LBS PhD 2020) and LBS Prof @AneetaRattan finds. ow.ly/IZs350JyWZ0
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Simon Osborne@sosborne419 May 2022
Replying to @VylaRollins @LBS @marinalsop @LBS_Masters @LBS_Alumni @LBSWiB @LBSAlumniWiB
Key point for me in this great story was when, despite the hostility and abuse, @marinalsop faced the musicians of @BaltSymphony. She displayed three vital qualities needed in leaders (and directors) - courage, humility, self-awareness. Brilliant! @Peter_Swabey @MariaBrookes2
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How does Exclusion Happen In YOUR Boardroom? To book your place for Part 3 - How Does Exclusion Happen In Your Boardroom: Composition, follow the link today. Registration is free! cgi.org.uk/events/networking…
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Peter Swabey@Peter_Swabey5 May 2021
thetimes.co.uk/article/give-…
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The European Super League - governance lessons? /resources/blog/european-super-league/ - a good read if you're interested in #sportgovernance @sga_uk @CGIUKI
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In light of the recent video of Handforth Parish Council’s meeting we’ve taken a look at some #governance lessons that can be learnt from it, discuss the importance of good governance within a #virtualmeeting and explore how to avoid the potential pitfalls icsa.org.uk/blog/jackie-weav…
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Attention academy governance people! What would be your preferred job title? Select your choice or reply with other job titles
3%Clerk
60%Head/Dir of governance
16%Company secretary
21%Dir of corporate affairs
62 votes • Final results
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Dina Medland@dinamedland29 Jan 2019
Beware role of #tech in #Audit : poll @ICSA_News :’Auditors have become lazier. Instead of sourcing their own documents+reconciling their work they have set up portals to collate documentation .....push it through an algorithim...basically outsourcing their role to their clients’
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Looking for your next governance role? We have now launched our new jobs board, Jobs in Governance so register now to receive the latest company secretarial and governance opportunities from top employers. ow.ly/FMnQ30nflqN
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It was more fun than we look! Great to represent @AssocOfChairs on this panel excellently facilitated by @DeardenPhillips #ICSAConf nitter.gq/schoolgovnet/status/10…
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Anna Bateson@AnnaCTTG11 Jul 2018
Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology at UCL shares insights on how #BoardofDirectors could approach strategic decision making more successfully. #ICSAconf #Governance
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I think all three of us doing our best ‘sort out your board behaviour’ faces in this snap! #icsaconf nitter.gq/schoolgovnet/status/10…
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David Styles, Director of Corporate Governance at @FRCnews asks the difficult questions that have led to the revision of the UK corporate #governance code. "Are high levels of compliance with the code synonymous with high standards of governance?" @ICSA_News #ICSAConf
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Cygnetise@cygnetise11 Jul 2018
To all the #cosec who want to improve their #board papers, take a look at the new tools launched today by @BoardIntel and @ICSA_News. #ICSAconf nitter.gq/boardintel/status/1017…
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We just unveiled three exciting new tools for effective board reporting and one mandate for change! Developed with @ICSA_News. Calculate, assess and transform! Find out more on ICSA's website at: bit.ly/2m7JG1B
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Replying to @eShareHQ
Great picture of @JenSundberg and Peter Swabey giving a fantastic talk on the new tools we've launched in collaboration with @ICSA_News at #ICSAconf today!
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Great session on authentic leadership @ICSA_News - didn't have time to tweet while it was running #ICSAConf
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