Articles tagged with "Leadership Stories"

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Edna Kissmann

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Edna Kissmann

This month social entrepreneur Edna Kissmann, founder of The Wonder of Me, a new application and education package to challenge children’s obesity, reflects on how she rose from a junior at Burson-Marsteller in New York to become an expert authority on healthcare communications, and a trusted counsellor of CEOs and other leaders around the world.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Christine Brown-Quinn

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Christine Brown-Quinn

In this month’s Leadership story we hear from Christine Brown-Quinn, who rose to the ranks of Managing Director in International Finance. Christine is also the author of Step Aside Superwoman: Career and Family is for Any Woman. She draws on her own challenges and successes to provide practical and insightful advice.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Jan Morgan

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Jan Morgan

In the latest of our Leadership Stories, we feature our member Jan Morgan, a multi-talented entrepreneur and former Chair of IWF London (2001 to 2005). Her varied accomplishments include founding charities and her own business, and designing gardens. Jan writes about being brave in the face of adversity, in particular significant health problems.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Lynne Berry

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Lynne Berry

In this month's Leadership Story we feature Lynne Berry, OBE, Chair of Breast Cancer Now and recipient of the 2017 Daniel Phelan Award for Outstanding Achievement for her remarkable contribution to the charitable sector. Lynne emphasises the need to build trust and a common purpose to create sustainable change.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Marty Wikstrom

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Marty Wikstrom

In this month's Leadership Story, we feature Marty Wikstrom, a top brand and retail executive with over 30 years’ experience. She was the first woman to lead Harrods and her current board roles include Fortnum & Mason, Cath Kidston and Farrow & Ball. Marty writes about managing family life and how listening leads to more considered decisions.