Empowering-You

As we draw the curtains on the 4th and final workshop of the Autumn "Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation - Scotland" program, it's a good opportunity to reflect on how far this cohort has come already in such a short period of time. Despite never having met each other before their first workshop in September, they have really connected as a group and brought an amazing energy and genuine curiosity to every session, coupled with deep insights on a whole range of different topics and issues. The importance of reflecting on your successes and how you achieved them, as well as ensuring those around you recognise their own achievements was also a theme from our guest speaker of the day, iomart's Katie McCarron. Katie brought her own authentic leadership journey to life for the group and with her session also touching on the importance of curiosity in leaders, it really felt like the perfect natural end for this part of the program. We're looking forward to seeing the cohort again on the 27th of November for their graduation in Edinburgh and can't wait to see the outputs of their "challenge" project work! Steve Cliff, Chris Woodcock, Elizabeth A., Claire A., Paulina Barela, Blaga Baycheva, Natasha Caron, Helen Ellen, Melissa Fogwill, Helen French, Gemma Graham, Gayle Johnstone, Louise Ker, Nishtha Malhotra, Maxine Meighan, Olivia Mckeone, Rani Ron, Tracy Stasch-Goode, Rhiannon Tams, Jennifer Thomas, Kate Thomson-McDermott, Sharon Mars Leach, Caitlin McCabe, Vicki Armstrong (Sloan) #leadership #womenintech

What a positive and energising start it's been to the final round of workshops in the Autumn 2024 "Empowering Women to Lead" programs! We're back in Glasgow to kick things off and delighted to be joined by STV Group plc's Head of News and Current Affairs, Linda Grimes as our guest speaker for the day. Linda shared her leadership journey with the Scotland cohort which included key messages around the inevitability of change and how to embrace it, the importance of authenticity in leadership and being comfortable in your own skin, and the importance of allies, mentorship and being prepared to ask for help and what you need, when you need it. Many thanks again to Linda and all the participants for making this another empowering and inspiring day. Steve Cliff, Chris Woodcock, Rachel Harvie, Elizabeth A., Claire A., Paulina Barela, Blaga Baycheva, Natasha Caron, Helen Ellen, Melissa Fogwill, Helen French, Gemma Graham, Gayle Johnstone, Louise Ker, Nishtha Malhotra, Olivia Mckeone, Maxine Meighan, Rani Ron, Tracy Stasch-Goode, Rhiannon Tams, Jennifer Thomas, Kate Thomson-McDermott #leadership #womenintech

That's a wrap folks! Well, for now at least. Today's brilliant session in Belfast not only marks the end of this first stage in the journey for our "Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security" cohort in Northern Ireland, it's also the last of our Autumn programs to reach that point. Over the past two weeks, the Empowering You team have been in Glasgow, London, Manchester and now Belfast, welcoming over 80 female InfoSec leaders from across the UK into the initiative. We've been blown away by the progress that the group has made over the past couple of days and we're already looking forward to seeing them again next month when we'll be back in Belfast for round two. A big thanks to John Ferris and the Entrepreneur Accelerator Hub team in Ulster Bank for hosting us so well over the past couple of days, we felt right at home as always. Steve Cliff, Chris Woodcock, Debbie Anderson, Seema Ambrale, Colleen Armstrong, Michaela B., Ciara Burke (Cullinan), Jessica Galway, Abigail Goldney, Rashmi Harish, Sara Lyons, Jessica McClements, Annette Nugent, Rose Templeton #womenincyber #leadership

What a brilliant start it's been for the new "Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security - Northern Ireland" program! It's been a year since we were last in Belfast and it's been incredible to be back with all the energy, warmth and humour that programs here always bring to the room. A special thanks to our guest speaker of day one, the always inspiring Rachelle Reid, who shared her leadership journey with the group. Rachelle was a graduate from our very first Northern Ireland cohort and it's always something special to have an opportunity to reconnect and hear how their story has developed. Looking forward to day two and continuing this journey with our amazing cohort of cyber leaders! Steve Cliff, Chris Woodcock, Debbie Anderson, Seema Ambrale, Colleen Armstrong, Michaela B., Kathryn Brown, Ciara Burke (Cullinan), Jessica Galway, Abigail Goldney, Sara Lyons, Jessica McClements, Annette Nugent, Rose Templeton, Jackie Wishart, Judith Millar #leadership #womenincyber

It's been a busy few weeks for the Empowering You team, with Autumn "Empowering Women to Lead..." programs launching across the UK, but a special mention has to be made for another of our initiatives which kicked of yesterday... "Women in Cyber - Leading change in the public sector" is a special initiative, run on a virtual basis by Empowering You on behalf of The Scottish Government, which has been specifically designed for female InfoSec professionals looking to develop their leadership capabilities and realise their potential. The programs are run virtually so that they can be accessed by those women who are unable to attend traditional in-person programs due to barriers around location, care commitments, health related challenges or other accessibility issues. Yesterday was the launch of our third "Women in Cyber" cohort and we're delighted to welcome this latest cohort to the initiative and looking forward to working with them all over the coming months. Steve Cliff, Debbie Anderson, Chris Woodcock, Clare El Azebbi, Lorna Stallard, Diane Colquhoun, Katarzyna Slesicka, Joyce Nkansah BSc/ MSc, Lorraine More, Claire Massie, Miriam Garrido, Ember-Leigh Ellis, Janice Carter #leadership #womenincyber

It's always a big occasion for the Empowering You team when we can welcome back a past graduate from the "Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security" program as a guest speaker. So Friday's second-day session in Manchester was special on a number of levels, when we had the privilege of hearing from CrowdStrike's Emma Jones on how her leadership journey and wide range of experiences had shaped how she viewed and approached her own approach to leadership. It was an amazing few days in Manchester (as it usually is) and we're looking forward to being back in the room with this inspiring group of leaders again in November. Chris Woodcock, Steve Cliff, Nathalie Britten, ICF PCC, ORSC, Hannah Böhmer, Anu Jojy, Nimo Ali, Sahdia Amin, Helen Caldwell, Jayne Copple, Isobel C., Sally Davies, Nicola Davies, Asha Edwards, Emmanuella Hagan, Amber Jacques, Katie Rance, Emma Read, Alliah Rust, Deborah Stamp-Broadway, Jennie Williams #leadership #womenincyber

Wishing a warm Empowering You "Welcome!" to the Autumn 2024 Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security - Northern Ireland cohort! We're looking forward to meeting everyone in-person for the first time in Belfast tomorrow and can't wait to kick off this latest program! As always, a huge "thank you" is due to our Partners who make these programs possible. The "Empowering Women to Lead.." programs are all open access and free of charge to participants, ensuring that any woman working within the InfoSec professions is able to develop their leadership capabilities and realise their potential. Danske Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, the Northern Ireland Cyber Security Centre, Chartered Institute of Information Security, Northern Ireland Civil Service, techUK and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) UK & Ireland have all played a key role in making this cohort another huge success and we couldn't be more grateful. Finally, congratulations to all the participants who managed to secure a place on the cohort as we were heavily oversubscribed and we're looking forward to working with you all over the coming months! Chris Woodcock, Debbie Anderson, Steve Cliff, Jackie Wishart, Séamus Gallagher, Kellie Redford, Lorraine McCaffrey, Seema Ambrale, Colleen Armstrong, Judith Millar, Jill Broom, Michaela B., Ciara Burke (Cullinan), Jessica Galway, Abigail Goldney, Rashmi Harish, Jessica M., Annette Nugent, Rose Templeton #leadership #womenincyber

What an amazing start we had yesterday to the "Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security - Northern England" program at the Digital Security Hub (DiSH) in Manchester! The North of England has really delivered again with another brilliant cohort of dynamic, curious and engaging cyber leaders from across the region, meaning the energy in the room has been a phenomenal. We were delighted to be joined by the always inspiring Heather Lowrie FCIIS, who shared her leadership journey with the cohort, alongside some of the invaluable lessons she's learned along the way. The Q&A afterwards continued well into the lunch, so there was clearly a lot of ground to cover... Day two has already kicked off and we can't wait to see what it holds! Steve Cliff, Chris Woodcock, Nathalie Britten, ICF PCC, ORSC, Hannah Böhmer, Anu Jojy, Nimo Ali, Sahdia Amin, Helen Caldwell, Jayne Copple, Isobel C., Nicola Davies, Asha Edwards, Sara E., Emmanuella Hagan, Amber Jacques, Nayana Mukadam, Katie Rance, Emma Read, Alliah Rust, Deborah Stamp-Broadway, Jennie Williams #leadership #womenincyber

Wishing a warm Empowering You "Welcome!" to the Autumn 2024 Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security - Northern England cohort! We're looking forward to meeting everyone in-person for the first time in Manchester tomorrow and can't wait to kick off this latest program! As always, a huge "thank you" is due to our Partners who make these programs possible. The "Empowering Women to Lead.." programs are all open access and free of charge to participants, ensuring that any woman working within the InfoSec professions is able to develop their leadership capabilities and realise their potential. Lloyds Banking Group, NCC Group, Plexal, Sage, Chartered Institute of Information Security, Cabinet Office and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) UK & Ireland have all played a key role in making this cohort another huge success and we couldn't be more grateful. Finally, congratulations to all the participants who managed to secure a place on the cohort as we were heavily oversubscribed and we're looking forward to working with you all over the coming months! Steve Cliff, Chris Woodcock, Nathalie Britten, ICF PCC, ORSC, Glenda Niemand,Hannah Böhmer, 🔐Rebecca Fox, Chloe Kersey (she/her), Ruby Motabhoy, Sophia Adhami, Kimberley G., Jill Broom, Zoe Mackenzie, Anu Jojy, Nimo Ali, Sahdia Amin, Helen Caldwell, Jayne Copple, Isobel C., Nicola Davies, Asha Edwards, Sara E., Emmanuella Hagan, Amber Jacques, Katie Rance, Emma Read, Alliah Rust, Deborah Stamp-Broadway, Jennie Williams, Amanda Finch FCIIS #leadership #womenincyber

Recognising the importance of authenticity in leadership and staying true to your values. Having the courage to ask for what you want and what you need, regardless of how vulnerable that makes you feel. Using your seat at the table to champion others. All of these lessons and much more were up for discussion in our brilliant guest speaker session today from Bridewell's CFO Ruth Billen at the "Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security - London & Southern England" session. As day two draws to a close, we can reflect on how much ground has already been covered with this inspirational group of InfoSec leaders, but also look ahead to what waits in store when we see them again in November, which can't come soon enough! Steve Cliff, Rebecca Sewell CPCC, Chris Woodcock, Glenda Niemand, Laura Anderson, Eloise F., Cindy H., Inka Karppinen, PhD CPsychol 🌕/🔵, Harriet Kuzemko, Natalee L., Chantelle Macrae, Diana M., Kay Ng, MSc, CISM, FCCA, Sally Palmer, Grace Perry, Ria Player, Beatrice Smith, Kathryn Stephens, Nancy Trevethan, Louisa Clare, Briallen Main, Emma Leith, Anthony Young, Martin Riley #leadership #womenincyber