This week we talk to Dr Roze Philips, the Managing Director of Management Consulting Africa at Accenture. We discuss some aspects of her career and her drive to bring global capabilities into the continent with an emphasis to uplift and empower women into leadership positions. We consider the role of leadership and quotas as intervention mechanisms to drive equality across all levels of an organisation, with a long-term perspective on generating value to multiple stakeholders as opposed to a short-term focus on shareholders only. We remark on the responsibility that individuals who break through glass ceilings have to pull others up with them. We also highlight the importance of ordinary people taking actionable steps and making meaningful contributions to society. Tune in for more…

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