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Listen to a series of six interviews featuring women in equity positions within the Champions of Change Architecture Group practices. All have in common an ability to shift their mindsets and facilitate personalised sponsorship techniques crucial for success. By sharing stories, successes, and failures, these leaders can influence others and drive positive change. Why does this matter? The architecture industry widely misunderstands the value of sponsorship as an equaliser and accelerator, p ...
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Georgia alludes to the many personal and professional rewards sponsorship can bestow on both the sponsor and sponsee, and the benefits that fostering a culture of sponsorship and advocacy can bring to a practice as a whole. – Georgia Singleton is a Director, Global Leader – Education & Science of Woods Bagot. Considering the impact of architecture …
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Sally talks about the importance of two requirements for unlocking your true potential - finding your people and an environment where you feel safe to fail. Unlocking potential is different for everyone. She discusses what it takes to elevate people into whatever they want for their careers, exploring a range of ideas, experience and motivations. –…
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Those of us who are more reserved, soft spoken or appear less proactive in perusing professional goals aren’t necessarily lacking ambition. Christina speaks about how sponsorship can cultivate a culture of support, mentorship and advancement that provides recognition for ‘quiet achievers’. — Christina Cho is a Director of Cox. She is passionate abo…
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Cathryn speaks about the need for a flexible type of sponsorship that acknowledges the phase of life you are in. Life can get in the way of our professional goals – and this can be tough, no matter how temporary. Cathryn therefore advocates continued career support for women while navigating life outside of work. – Cathryn Drew-Bredin is a Director…
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Sponsorship allows people to explore outside the boundaries of a traditional career trajectory. Catherine examines alternative approaches to sponsorship that can have a positive impact, especially for women in part-time roles. In analysing these approaches, she talks about the importance of open and honest communication between the sponsor and spon…
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Bianca’s story conveys the need for practices to be more creative in terms of supporting people working part time. Their circumstance needs to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and that the power of sponsorship is providing the support to ensure people are doing the right roles, doing what they want to do, and succeeding. – Bianca Hung is a Direc…
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