How Can We Overcome Gender Bias in Workplace Design and Culture?

from Activate Yourself by Geeta Sidhu-Robb

Sharon Peake (she/her) Founder & CEO at Shape Talent Qualifications · Chartered Occupational Psychologist · MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology · Graduate Diploma in Business and Personal Coaching · Bachelor of Business Administration · Accredited BPS psychometric test user: Hogan Personality Inventory, MVPI, OPQ, CPI, MBTI and many more) Sharon is an experienced diversity and talent management leader with over 20 years' experience in global businesses, leading teams of 100+ employees. She is also a registered psychologist and certified coach. Prior to founding Shape Talent in 2017, she held senior leadership roles in two FTSE20 business. Born in Australia, Sharon has lived and worked in Australia and the UK, and her roles have given her experience working across 6 continents, delivering work in locations as diverse as Colombia, Romania, India, Uganda, New York, and Hong Kong. Her clients come from sectors as diverse as telecoms, consumer goods, manufacturing, publishing, medical devices, and financial services. Sharon's research has identified the most significant barriers to women's career progression and this, combined with her significant corporate experience, has informed the development of the methodology underpinning Shape Talent's evidence-based solutions: the Three Barriers model™. Sharon regularly speaks at events, conferences and on panels, has published her research on career transition, and her opinion has been cited in the Guardian, Forbes.com, Psychologies magazine, Metro, Business Leader, Business Reporter, WeAreTheCity and more. Her favourite moment on a client engagement is hearing the client's success stories – whether that be a shift in the system at an organisational level or seeing a women's development programme participant achieve her desired (and deserved) promotion. Sharon's out-of-work interests include having everyday laughs with her young family, scuba diving, big cats and wildlife conservation. She is a Board Member of Born Free, a leading wildlife charity. ---- SOCIALS: Website: https://shapetalent.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonpeake/