Dr Amanda Sterling
Dr Amanda Sterling
Leadership Consultant and Coach
Dr Amanda Sterling is a neuroscience-trained coach and business consultant who works with organisations to increase the representation of women in leadership positions. She is the author of world-first research exploring the experiences of mothers in leadership positions, what these stories tell us about norms of leadership, and the possibilities for greater inclusion of women. Her research has been featured in NewsHub, The Press, The Dominion Post, NewsTalkZB, RNZ’s The Panel and by the University of Auckland. Amanda’s background includes 20+ years experience delivering organisational development, leadership and culture initiatives, mostly for large and complex organisations. She blends her deep expertise in gender, leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion with this practical experience to start conversations, identify the things that are going to make the biggest impact, and build inclusive leadership capability.
Amanda's Session
11.25am | Re-birthing new life to leadership; advancing gender equity through a research-backed approach
Organisations are struggling to recruit and retain women in senior leadership roles, and women are struggling to stay. While current approaches to address this are well-intentioned and have made some inroads, they’re still barely scratching the surface of leadership and gender equity and, in some cases, organisations are going backwards in leadership representation. In this presentation, Dr Amanda Sterling will give a brief overview of the insights from her world-first research on motherhood and leadership, before drawing on real-life case studies to highlight three things that need to be addressed before leadership and gender equity can be realised, and how her unique research and approach can be applied to do so.