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Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to share my expertise as part of Diana Wu David's Future Proof Masterclass series. I talked about why the future is conversational and how conversational AI technology is changing the future of business, work, and broader society. How are you future proofing yourself in 2024? 💡

Today I headed over to TalkTalk with the Inclusive Companies team to facilitate a round table discussion on Maximising the Impact of D&I Budgets 💰 Conversations like these are crucial for senior leaders, HR professionals and D&I practitioners to navigate successfully implementing passion into strategy, utilising the resources available within organisations 🧭 Bringing together motivated individuals from a broad range of industries created an informative discussion, leading to a shared pool of fantastic ideas and solutions for shared concerns💡 Wonderfully guided by Paul Sesay & Sam Davys MBE , the discussion was based on some key points, essential for effective use of budgets: 🗣️How to influence budget dedicated to D&I 🗣️Where have we seen the most impact? 🗣️Getting investment from senior leadership- how can we demonstrate return on investment? 🗣️Allocation of resources 🗣️Inexpensive D&I initiatives - ‘quick wins’ ‼️A report on the conversation that flowed from this agenda will be made available for all of our Inclusive Companies Members to access and learn how to best utilise their D&I budgets‼️ A huge thank you to all those in attendance today who offered some incredibly valuable insights and questions: Melanie Bowes Amanda Phillips Assoc. CIPD Jess Mount-Kingett Kathryn Marner Cheryl Iontton (Assoc.CIPD) Luke Ives Emma Houghton Indie Clulow ☺️

Had a lovely chat last evening with Jonathan Labin about the ingredients needed to enable a culture that allows innovation, reinvention, and growth to thrive, and here are 3 of my favourite takeaways from the night: 1️⃣ What is a non-negotiable for innovation to succeed? Leadership commitment ⏳ And commitment goes beyond words, it translates into actions, tangibly demonstrated by time given to innovation by leaders. 2️⃣ How do you get leaders to care about innovation? Alignment to priorities 🎯 Focus on innovating where it matters and where impact is tangible. Earn that trust (and time). 3️⃣ How to encourage people to contribute? Eliminate fear 😨 The fear of looking bad, of repercussions should things go wrong inhibit innovation more than the lack of incentives. Stayed up past my usual bedtime, but such good conversations and as always, it was great to hang out with the Growth Lab community. Thank you Jonathan for joining us and sharing your insights! (That's Jonathan sharing passionately and me listening intently 😂)

What ended for you in 2023, and what valuable insights did you gain? How did those endings pave the way for new beginnings?

Back in March, I attended Day to Grow, an event by Maxwell Leadership. One of the speakers was Jamie Kern Lima, who sold her company for 1.2B and recently wrote the book Worthy. She said, "When you double your self-worth, you can double your net worth." I've been to enough of these events to know that building a network of like-minded people is one of the best things you can do for yourself. These people—your people, help you to learn, build your confidence, and support you.  When you do this, you'll see what Jamie said is true.  I write about my experience at events like Day to Grow all the time in my Limitless Growth Newsletter. If you want to hear these stories, check the link in the first comment to join the list.

The bigger your network the greator your net worth. You can’t achieve anything meaningful without the help of others. 3 Tips to Expand Your Network 1. Figure out where other market leaders hangout in your industry… 2. The best partnerships compliment each other and usually have opposite strengths. 3. Find someone that has achieved what you want to achieve and see if they’ll mentor you.

The words shall fall short of the excellent hospitality and conference held by @worldoftomorrow and Aalim Mohamed We had the best learning times and sharing times. My topic was Neuroleadership. I was excited to share the work done by LIMILTESS BRAIN LAB on mapping the successful leaders. A few key insights 1. Leading others always start by leading self 2. The brains of the leaders have a well developed frontal lobes 3. Debate between beta CEO vs Theta CEO ? Beta is a fast wave in the brain and theta is a slow brain 4. How can one slow down AMYGDALA - fight, flight and fear response. 5. How to quickly know the work from our book @future readynow about MYBRAINDESIGN assessment. 6. The gender differences in the brains - man vs woman actually MAN AND WOMAN and not VS. How unique biological diversity is required for the growth of the organizations. 7. HOW TO NOT LEAD>??? any small thing which you can do with a smile and a difference, you are a leader. I GET REMINDED OF ROBIN SHARMA'S JANITOR VIDEO WHERE HE CLAIMS HIM AS A LEADER as he just does his job the best. The leaded self, guided self , the curated self, the serving self becomes the serving country, nation and world at large. It was a delight to have had the opportunity to interact with many speaker leaders in their own fields. Each as mentioned by Aalim were total delight. Maldives hospitality is always number 1. And people are just also the best.

Vote-A-GenZ-Leader! 🏆 Be a Part of Recognizing Outstanding Gen Z Achievements. 🏆 Dear Gen Z Leaders, Your Nominations for Gen Z Superstars in Media, Technology, and Entrepreneurship have been accepted. Now's your chance to shine a spotlight on their brilliance by voting. Introducing the Gen Z Summit Awards: 🎉 Join the Celebration: Witness the crowning of Gen Z trailblazers who are changing the world. Award Categories: Gen Z Innovator of the Year Gen Z Change-Maker in Media Gen Z Tech Prodigy Gen Z Entrepreneur Extraordinaire How to Vote: 1. Visit the link in our bio Voting Opens on Thursday, 26th of October - Deadline, 7th of November. Don't miss your chance to honor the Gen Z leaders who are shaping our future. Nominate them today! ✨ More Nominees will be unveiled before voting begin. Join us at the Gen Z Summit as we celebrate excellence, innovation, and leadership. For more details, visit our website in our bio or contact us via the link in our bio Let's empower and inspire the leaders of tomorrow together! #GenZawards #VoteAGenZLeader #genzsummit2023

Vote-A-GenZ-Leader! 🏆 Be a Part of Recognizing Outstanding Gen Z Achievements. 🏆 Dear Gen Z Leaders, Your Nominations for Gen Z Superstars in Media, Technology, and Entrepreneurship have been accepted. Now's your chance to shine a spotlight on their brilliance by voting. Introducing the Gen Z Summit Awards: 🎉 Join the Celebration: Witness the crowning of Gen Z trailblazers who are changing the world. Award Categories: Gen Z Innovator of the Year Gen Z Change-Maker in Media Gen Z Tech Prodigy Gen Z Entrepreneur Extraordinaire How to Vote: 1. Visit the link in our bio Voting Opens on Thursday, 26th of October - Deadline, 7th of November. Don't miss your chance to honor the Gen Z leaders who are shaping our future. Nominate them today! ✨ More Nominees will be unveiled before voting begin. Join us at the Gen Z Summit as we celebrate excellence, innovation, and leadership. For more details, visit our website in our bio or contact us via the link in our bio Let's empower and inspire the leaders of tomorrow together! #GenZawards #VoteAGenZLeader #genzsummit2023