We welcomed Pia Roenhoej and Deborah Turner to the screen; two successful and inspiring women from diverse areas of business to share with us the positives, the challenges and the inspirations of being a woman in leadership.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nPia Roenhoej, Country Manager, IBM Technology Support Services Denmark (TSS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
Pia has a 32-year long career in IBM and shared with us her personal and professional experience of \u2018shattering the glass ceiling\u2019 of the tech industry.<\/p>\n
Pia emphasised that communication is key throughout work and life. She said: \u201cBe clear on what is important to<\/em> you<\/em>. Clarify with the people around you what your priorities are – be vocal, clear and close to them<\/em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nPia leads a busy life as a senior woman in tech, a mother and the founder and driving force of a housing association for young adults with multiple disabilities.<\/p>\n
Pia shared the six characteristics she feels strongly are behind a person thriving to achieve: Integrity, Responsibility, Care, Determination, Authenticity and Priorities.<\/p>\n
After a free-flowing Q&A, we invited our second speaker Deborah to the screen.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDeborah Turner, Deborah Turner Ltd<\/strong><\/h3>\nRunning two very different companies and actively championing women in business, Deborah shared with us the importance of mentoring and supporting woman. Having worked in a male-dominated environment for many years, Deborah is fully aware of the challenges that women wishing to succeed can face in the workplace.<\/p>\n
Increasing the visibility of role models<\/strong> is something Deborah is passionate about and will be driving the agenda for at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) where she is \u2018Champion for Women’ in Business.<\/p>\nDeborah said: \u201cBeing a female leader gives you a voice. It’s important we use that voice for good.”<\/em><\/p>\nWe thank our speakers and attendees for joining us, and all of you that stayed on to network. We hope you made valuable\u00a0connections<\/b><\/em><\/p>\nOur MBA Guest Lecture Series events are hosted quarterly and welcome a global live audience of MBA Students, our KBS Alumni community and the wider community of business leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\nTo register your interest in attending a future event in the series, please contact Rosie Alexander, MBA & Alumni Officer: r.alexander-601@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Pia has a 32-year long career in IBM and shared with us her personal and professional experience of \u2018shattering the glass ceiling\u2019 of the tech industry.<\/p>\n
Pia emphasised that communication is key throughout work and life. She said: \u201cBe clear on what is important to<\/em> you<\/em>. Clarify with the people around you what your priorities are – be vocal, clear and close to them<\/em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Pia leads a busy life as a senior woman in tech, a mother and the founder and driving force of a housing association for young adults with multiple disabilities.<\/p>\n Pia shared the six characteristics she feels strongly are behind a person thriving to achieve: Integrity, Responsibility, Care, Determination, Authenticity and Priorities.<\/p>\n After a free-flowing Q&A, we invited our second speaker Deborah to the screen.<\/p>\n Running two very different companies and actively championing women in business, Deborah shared with us the importance of mentoring and supporting woman. Having worked in a male-dominated environment for many years, Deborah is fully aware of the challenges that women wishing to succeed can face in the workplace.<\/p>\n Increasing the visibility of role models<\/strong> is something Deborah is passionate about and will be driving the agenda for at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) where she is \u2018Champion for Women’ in Business.<\/p>\n Deborah said: \u201cBeing a female leader gives you a voice. It’s important we use that voice for good.”<\/em><\/p>\n We thank our speakers and attendees for joining us, and all of you that stayed on to network. We hope you made valuable\u00a0connections<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n Our MBA Guest Lecture Series events are hosted quarterly and welcome a global live audience of MBA Students, our KBS Alumni community and the wider community of business leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n To register your interest in attending a future event in the series, please contact Rosie Alexander, MBA & Alumni Officer: r.alexander-601@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/p>\nDeborah Turner, Deborah Turner Ltd<\/strong><\/h3>\n