WACL NED Talk – “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” – why company culture, values, and behaviours are a critical Board priority

More than 30 years ago, Peter Drucker, the renowned management consultant and writer, commented that “culture—no matter how defined—is singularly persistent”, summarising how even a great business strategy will fail without a company culture that encourages people to implement it.  The people who deliver the plan matter, and driving the desired behaviours – by the CEO, the employees and, indeed, […]

Talent Sessions Scotland

EH1 1JR Greyfriars Hall, Virgin Hotels Edinburgh, 2 Cowgate, Edinburgh

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 WACL is coming back to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 After a hugely successful event in 2019 WACL is returning to Scotland to run their hugely sought after Talent Sessions female leadership event. Taking the next step in your career can be linear at a junior level, but as you reach middle or senior management, the path ahead can be much less […]

WACL Wisdom – Members Only

Creature London 12 Macklin St, London WC2B 5NF, UK Creature London 12 Macklin St, London

WACL Wisdom is a celebration of the rich and diverse lived experience of our members across several generations. Successfully launched last year, we are back with the next event in the series on Thursday 13th June, at Creature's Offices (12 Macklin St, WC2B 5NF). As before, we have a line-up of four fantastic leaders (some high-profile, well-known WACL’ers along with […]

WACL Summer Dinner with guest speaker Sinéad Burke!

The Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom

 For the last dinner in the ‘Together at the Table’ series, we will be joined by guest speaker Sinéad Burke. Sinéad Burke is founder and CEO of Tilting the Lens, a consultancy founded in 2020 with the ambition to create equitable and systemic change through the lever of accessibility. With an all-Disabled team based across Belfast, Berlin, Glasgow, London, and […]

WACL AGM 2024

50 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6AL 50 Cowcross Street, London

The 101st WACL Annual General Meeting for WACL Ltd and Gather (Forum) Ltd will take place on Tuesday 2nd July, from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, plus optional ongoing social till 8.00pm. We are looking to deliver a hybrid AGM both in person and streaming to ensure everyone is able to take part in it. Note that it is a requirement of […]

Members Only – President’s Drinks

Mandrake Hotel, 20-21 Newman St, London W1T 1PG 20-21 Newman St, London

Join Karen Stacey for her President's drinks at the Mandrake Hotel. Entrance via the Yopo Bar When: Wednesday 11th September Time: 6pm - 10:30pm Eventbrite Link Here

Members Only – CEO 101 Session 4

The next CEO 101 with Catherine Becker CEO of Companies 150 people or less. Will take place virtually on the 18th September. Catherine Becker is a successful entrepreneur and has led small businesses  from startup right through to a sale to a major network.  She will lead a panel to discuss their learnings and give advice on reporting to investors when everyone has real […]

Members Only – WACL Voices

A forum where we ask the club for feedback. The sessions will be - Online - 1 hour - 8am and 9am and will be repeated 3 times a year.

Members Only – Editors Breakfast

The Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom

Tickets for our Members Only Editors Breakfast are now on sale with guest panel Alison Philips, Kate Ferguson and Camilla Tominey! Date: Tuesday 22nd October, 8:30-10:00am Where: The Grill, The Dorchester Hotel Tickets are £85 inclu VAT - please book via Eventbrite Speaker bios: Alison Phillips was the Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror from 2018 to 2024, during which the paper […]

WACL Dinner with Guest Speaker Clare Pooley

The Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom

Date: Tuesday 19th November Time: 6:45 - 10:30pm Venue: The Dorchester Hotel, 53 Park Lane, W1K 1QA Dress code - suits and sparkles (no black tie) Tables seat 10 guests but can take maximum 12. If you do not know your guests details when making the booking, add the members name or TBC. NO REFUNDS AFTER TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2024 […]

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