Karen's vision is to amplify leadership impact. A critical way to do that is to make sure that everyone's talents are developed to the full. That's why inclusive leadership strategies and practices are core to her work. She is an authority on the benefits of gender balanced leadership and how to help women to succeed at work. It's her own history of experiencing difference and exclusion that drives Karen's motivation to beat bias. She's working hard to help leaders understand the value of inclusive leadership to organisational as well as social outcomes. Karen has helped organisations like Bunnings, CSL, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Downer, Fulton Hogan Australia, HASSELL, Melbourne Water, QBE, Officeworks, and the University of Melbourne on their diversity and inclusion programs. She has previously published Gender-Balanced Leadership: An Executive Guide to help organisations be fairer and get great results and Lead like a Coach: How to Make the Most of Any Team (Major Street, 2018) to help
A must-read for anyone interested in reducing gender bias and creating an inclusive workplace. Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of Business Psychology at Columbia University and UCL Beat Gender Bias is easy to read, data-rich, and informative.It provides practical and clear suggestions for achieving change. Andrea Durrant, Managing Partner, Boards Global A fantastic framework for raising awareness and identifying behaviours in ourselves and our teammates, and for challenging these head on. Michael Schneider, Managing Director, Bunnings Encouraging inclusion and listening are keys to leveraging the diversity dividend. Karen's book gives all leaders the tools we need to do this. Paul Axup, CFO, Aurecon