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Here at Tower Federal Credit Union, we are moving A Smarter Way Forward! I am super grateful to be partnering with Thomas Ellis Chief Sales Coach/Business Coach/Linkedin Coach EWC Consultants. “Investing in your team is the key to unlocking potential. When you empower and nurture your team members, you don’t just elevate their performance-you elevate the entire organization. Believe in their growth, support their ambitions, and watch as they transform challenges into triumphs. Together, we achieve more.” #TrainingandDevelopment #Growing #Learning #TeamBuilding

It was an honor to be recognized for my board service by the Puget Sound Business Journal at their Directors of the Year awards last night. In accepting my award, I had the chance to share a little more about my interest in and commitment to DEI. While each of the organizations I advise has unique, industry-specific opportunities, a common denominator for each of them is the opportunity to foster cultures of growth and improve their performance by investing in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Companies that lead on DEI aren't just doing the right thing, they're setting themselves up for stronger financial performance, greater innovation, and the ability to connect with a more diverse customer base. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, those that embrace diversity will be better positioned to thrive. https://lnkd.in/gX6MYYDa

Excited to share the op-ed that Daphne Bond-Godfrey and I co-authored in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution titled "Intentionality is key to creating equitable opportunity within commercial real estate". In this article we touch on the importance of doing our part to shape the future of the built environment, work that directly aligns with the Urban Land Institute and Baker Tilly US’s commitments to DEI, stewardship and social impact. As we think about shaping the future our industry, its imperative that we commit to addressing the lack of diverse representation in commercial real estate. For me, two areas of focus are creating onramps for diverse talent into the industry, and identifying ways to democratize access to capital for diverse developers and asset managers. Every day, I am energized by the opportunity to lead the DevelUP platform, an extensive ecosystem comprising hundreds of multidisciplinary stakeholders from across the nation. Their shared commitment to enhancing our industry fuels our collective progress. I am deeply grateful for this journey and the inspiring change-makers I have encountered along the way. I am grateful for ULI Atlanta leadership - Daphne Bond-Godfrey, Amanda Rhein, and Tyrone Rachal, and DEI Committee co-chairs Keith Mack and Quinn Green, MBA for their vision, courage and commitment to this work, as well as my Baker Tilly colleagues Don Bernards, Todd Carpenter, Nuwandi Trahan, CPA, and Tracey B. Nguyen. The work is never finished, and I am excited to see all we accomplish together. #Atlanta #Economicdevelopment #ULI #DevelUP #Buildingequityfromthegroundup #collaboration #socialimpact #DEI #furthertogether #inclusiveleadership #talentdevelopment #accesstocapital

🌟 Highlighting Elsby & Co’s Values! 🌟 👉At Elsby Chartered Accountants, we’ve dedicated time to define, embrace, and live by our core values. This is something we are so proud of. ⏱️It wasn’t a quick task – we thoroughly explored what makes us tick, aligning our values with the essence of our team and they run through everything we do (or don't do!).💡 👇Here’s what we stand for: 💼Commerciality: Making smart decisions that drive success for us and our clients. 🪴Investing in Growth: Fostering development for our team and clients. 🤝Building Relationships: Creating lasting connections with trust. 🔍Working With Integrity: Staying true to our ethical compass. 💖Caring About Your Experience: Ensuring every interaction is exceptional. 🧩Integrating these values into every aspect of our operations – from social media to recruitment, from monthly 1-1s to appraisals – has been transformative. 👌We don’t just talk the talk; we walk the walk.🗣️🚶 💯Our commitment to these principles helps us highlight our culture. We’re proud of it, and it’s the reason we love working here. Connect with any of these people and they will tell you about it, whether you want to hear it or not! 🥰 #ElsbyValues #CompanyCulture #TeamSpirit #IntegrityInAction #GrowthMindset #RelationshipBuilding #CustomerExperience #ProudToBeElsby #accountants Claire Emery Leona Bateman Katy Hurren Carina Benzie ACCA Libby Shambrook ACA Matt Bysouth-Minney ACCA MAAT James Fairweather FCCA Katie Simms Lynda Dorks Debbie Bridle Susan Halsall Niamh Standen Dominic Graham Evan Fennell Alice Belcher Lydia Wright Emily Ames Clare Elsby

First: Congratulations to all of these new partners. Next: We must all do better as a profession to insist on change. I’ll be very clear about this before getting into it: This is not a problem that only exists at this law firm. It’s far more common than it should be in 2024. There is at least one other larger law firm out there that has had a partnership class comprised of all men (or almost all men) and primarily white lawyers in the last year, as well as many others in recent years. This law firm just happens to have the most recent post. Take a look at the composition of this partnership class: 11/12 are men. All of the individuals appear to be white or white-passing (and yes, I will admit and acknowledge that it’s not always clear just from a photo, and there could be more to the story on this point). What’s more abysmal than the fact that many law firms keep advancing partnership classes that are essentially homogeneous? The fact that they’ve all been promising for years that they’re “creating change” and “moving the dial.”

I grabbed the opportunity to sit down with Alan Pullinger for the last time in his role as CEO of FirstRand. "It's been an honour and a privilege." On presenting the last set of results: It's been an honour and a privilege, FirstRand is a special place. I joined 26 years ago, I knew nothing about banking, and it was a gift to be able to learn from GT Ferreira, Laurie Dippenaar and Paul Harris, they taught me the ropes. So it's an absolute gift, I've been super, super lucky. FirstRand is a family it's not just a job. Don't tell the remuneration committee, but I would probably do it for free." On leaving: People always say to me when you leave what earnings number do you want to achieve? What are you looking for? What share price are you looking for? I can't control those things. But there are some things that we can control. One of them is, the mojo of the business. How the group is feeling. Are we on the front foot? Engagement with employees, are we still attracting talent? How do our people feel? I think we're in a good space, I'm not sure I can ask for any more than that. I'm going to do my best on the numbers, and the team will do their best but it will be what it is. On interest rates: I don't think the environment is going to get easier. It’s likely to be more of the same. When we started off the new year new and got back from holiday it didn't take long for load shedding to come back and all of the things that we thought were a 2023 phenomenon have started again. The South African Reserve Bank has said interest rates are in restrictive territory. And you can see that it's having an impact. There's no doubt it is throttling consumers, but I do think later in the current year we will see interest rate cuts. But there are two points I would want to make. One interest rate cuts are going to be further out than we think. And secondly, it's going to be a shallow cutting cycle. We expect the repo to go from eight and a quarter to seven. But that's it. We don't think there's much more than one and a quarter percent of cuts coming On what is next: I know, it's going to sound crazy if I say this, but I actually am not sure. I have really had my head down focusing on FirstRand to the very last day. I hand over at the end of March, then I'm going to take a little bit of leave. I do need to contemplate what I'm going to do. I haven't had a break for a very long time. So I'm not sure what that feels like. So this transition is it's exciting, but I suppose a little bit daunting for me. So I need to go through that. I'm not going to rush to sign up to lots of things otherwise when we bump into each other in a year's time I'm going to tell you how busy I am because I'm sitting on so many boards, and I'm reading so many board packs and I'm going to be complaining again. I'm going to take a break and then I'll see what is next. I still have a little bit too much energy to choose to go and sit in the garden.

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In this month's Big Read, we hear from Jack Hicklin, business engagement manager for @DerbyCC's Employment and Skills Team. He discusses the range of services the team offer and how they can support your business. Read James' article here 👉 https://buff.ly/4egFmpl

In the fast-paced world of professional achievement, it's easy to get caught up in the daily grind and lose sight of what truly drives us. At Smith Brothers, we work together from a place of shared expectations, values, standards, attitudes, and behaviors to deliver for our clients, be a great place to work, and consistently grow. We are proud of our Helping Others culture which helps us attract the best people, offer top services to our clients, and continually invest for the long term. #SmithBrothersInsurance #BeSure #HelpingOthers #RiskManagement

Growth... 🚀 A growth environment is an exciting place to be in life, both personally and professionally. I am grateful to be part of a team that strives to improve every day, and last week was a testament to our drive. We are just getting started! If you are looking to grow your B2B company, we have the playbook, and happy to talk about our strategy and approach. #B2Bmarketing #salesgrowth #letsgo