How to empower...

How to empower… our PwC LEAP network podcast looks at the themes of Leadership, Empowerment, Action and Progression. We will be joined by special guests to give you practical advice on how you can empower yourself and others to take action and drive change for a more inclusive workplace.

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Rob McCargow, our director of AI and Faye McGuiness, Head of Workplace Wellbeing Programmes (Strategy & Development) at Mind to discuss wellbeing and mental health in the workplace, looking at why people appear to wear a ‘mask’ which can allow them to carry on as usual and ways that you can start a conversation on this important topic so that you

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Sarah Churchman our UK Head of Inclusion, Community and Wellbeing, and Janet Lindsay, CEO at Wellbeing of Women to discuss why people often find it difficult to broach the subject of women’s health, which can often be seen as a taboo subject in the workplace. In this episode we explore how men and women can be more open about women’s health in the wor

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Gian Power, founder of TLC Lions and Heather Melville OBE, Director and Head of Client Experience at PwC to discuss how you can be inspired by stories to help you take action and help create a better tomorrow. Both of our guests share their personal stories, why they've taken action in their careers and provide some useful tips about being open in the wor

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Allyson Stewart-Allen, Founder and CEO of International Marketing Partners and Anne Hurst, Senior Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at PwC to discuss topics which have been consistent talking points at our PwC LEAP events. Why should diversity become business as usual? What is the difference between mentoring vs. sponsorship? How can you find a mentor? W

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Annie Ross, Founder of Exerk and Team52 and Emily Khan, Beyond Brexit Lead at PwC to discuss what you can to help your work/life balance, a key part of your wellbeing. Emily discusses what led her to devise the #MyPromise social media campaign and Annie shares her views on why sustaining a more active lifestyle can create a better work environment. All th

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Ali Camps, volunteer Co-chair of Pride in London and Deputy Chairman of Customer Consultancy Quadrangle and Dipesh Davadra from our Corporate Affairs, Growth team at PwC to discuss their stories and why they believe it's important to have PRIDE when it comes to LGBT+. They discuss whether the LGBT+ community are still facing challenges in the workplace an

>Suzi Woolfson is joined by Fran Boorman, CEO & Co-Founder of Goal17 and David Adair, Head of Community Engagement at PwC to discuss social mobility. The issues relating to this are complex, and the solutions are many and varied. But hear why they believe businesses have a major role to play in advancing social mobility and in being part of the solution. As major employers a

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Anjali Pindoria, Project Surveyor at Avi Contracts and Michael Otadende, a Marketing Executive at PwC to discuss how to approach conversations on ethnicity. They cover topics such as how you as an individual can feel confident in sharing knowledge about your culture and background to others, the impact of the possible introduction of BAME and ethnicity re

Suzi Woolfson is joined by Rob Stephenson, Founder of InsideOut and Abhijay Jain, Partner at PwC to discuss how to empower your mental wellbeing. They cover topics such as the InsideOut mental health advocates league table, why it's important to let other people know where you are with your mental health, and checking in with your colleagues on their mental wellbeing.