What

are

your kids

teaching

you?

Kids teach mothers exactly the skills business needs today.

Think about prioritisation, relationship building, authentic leadership…the list is long.

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In fact, many would agree that motherhood is one of the most intense ‘Learning & Development’ programs there is… easily equivalent to an MBA?

So how about a new qualification to empower mothers and help business see them as an asset not a liability?

It’s time for the Mother of Business Arts

#DoItLikeAMother

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So our plan is to create:

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a beautiful book: part memoir, part guide, filled with great stories and practical tips;

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a beautiful book: part memoir, part guide, filled with great stories and practical tips;

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after that we’ll create an online portal to drive change

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after that we’ll create an online portal to drive change

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and we’ll track the data on professional mothers to encourage businesses to reevaluate our talents and compete for our skills.

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and we’ll track the data on professional mothers to encourage businesses to reevaluate our talents and compete for our skills.

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Who’s going to be in the book?

Partners and contributors so far include:

Dionne Abramson

Director, External Affairs, Global Energy & Materials, McKinsey

Audrey Clegg

Group Talent Director, Coca-Cola HBC

Toju Duke

Responsible Artificial Intelligence Program Manager, Google

Katie Mehnert

Founder of ALLY, the community for an equitable energy transition; and Ambassador to the US Dept. of Energy’s Equity in Energy program

Christine Thoms-Knox

Manager of Innovation, Bechtel

Amy Peake

Founder of lovinghumanity.org.uk

Joseph Sczurko

Executive President Consulting at Wood

and many more.

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Who are we?

Heather Cykoski

Group Vice President, ABB

Heather leads global business development for Engineering, Procurement and Construction at ABB. Along the way, she:

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Became the first female Global Account Manager at ABB shortly after having her second child.

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Led a team of 800 to deliver US$1BN of power, automation, safety and telecoms systems on the largest integrated chemical complex ever built in a single phase, in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert.

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Created ABB’s first 42% diverse global team. They’ve tripled sales to US$1.3BN in the last three years.

Ben Jolliffe

Founder, Feed The Fire

How do we satisfy our needs for purpose, connection and progress at work? How do those factors impact the bottom line?

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Ben founded Feed the Fire to help businesses answer these questions, and consults on communications, creativity and culture. Clients include multinationals like ABB, Coca-Cola and EY as well as start-ups in Europe and Asia.

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Ben has a BA in Japanese Studies from Oxford University and is particularly interested in how business drives social change.

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Help us change business and society one baby at a time!

#DoItLikeAMother