EVENTS
Women in Leadership: Self Image and Positive Self Talk
Thursday 23rd October
6:00 - 8:00pm
Brodies LLP, 110 Queen Street, GLASGOW, G1 3BX
This event is being held in collaboration between Look Up and Beyond and Glasgow Girls Collective, and features speakers who will discuss their journey with self-image and how positive self-talk features in their life, as well as a mini workshop with small exercises and strategies to take away and practice.
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The keynote speech from Look Up and Beyond will discuss self-image, what this means to you, how its developed through the years, and how have role models played into this. We will also hear from additional speakers Alice Thompson (founder of social bite, psychology insight – growth mindset, very personable), Karen Leigh (mindset and NLP coaching), and Melanie Woods (paralympian).
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Tickets are £12 and include light snacks and drinks.
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Register now via the Glasgow Girls Collective website​
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This event is the first of two events in a series names Women in Leadership. The second event, Collaboration over Competition, will be held in January 2026.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Certification Course for Leaders and Managers
TBC
ONLINE
We are delighted that, for the third time, we are running this EDI Certification Course for Leaders and Managers in collaboration with the Law Society of Scotland.
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Completed over two days and qualifying for 20 hours of CPD, this course will provide you the stepping stone you need to foster and promote a lasting culture of equality, diversity and inclusion to help you drive progress and help futureproof your firm.
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Practical discussions will be led by Naeema Yaqoob Sajid (Diversity+ Founder), other industry experts, and those with lived experience. Taking part in this certification course, you will gain:
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A clear understanding of the moral, legal and business imperatives to driving progress and action in the EDI field.
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Effective strategies for embedding EDI into your organisation.
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Enhanced understanding of how a leader uses their own personal insights and knowledge to drive and facilitate change within an organisation, including awareness, acceptance and use of power and privilege.
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Knowledge and comprehension of emotional and cultural intelligence to improve talent retention, innovation and business development.
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Understanding of the role leaders have in promoting and fostering a lasting culture of equality, diversity and inclusion to help future-proof workplaces
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A free demonstration of our first-of-its-kind Calculator of Privilege tool
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Reveal your Ally: Allyship in the Scottish Legal Sector
Postponed - TBC OCTOBER
Who is your ally and why?
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In collaboration with the Law Society of Scotland and the Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law (University of Edinburgh), Diversity+ brings you this in-person event, celebrating women and their supportive allies, everywhere.
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This event is designed for us to embrace and reveal the allies in our lives that support us, personally or professionally - those key individuals we turn to for guidance, sense checks and support when we feel vulnerable and unsure or when we are looking to advance our careers.
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​Attendees are encouraged to bring ‘their plus one’ to this event and share first-hand how the power of allyship helps them reach their career goals.
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Registration will be announced via our newsletter - sign up here